Hysteries

Hysteries

1983
16m
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Overview

Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…

Status: Released

Language: PT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tatu Filmes
Production Countries
Brazil
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Quick Facts

Original Title Histerias
Release Date January 1, 1983
Status Released
Language PT
IMDb ID tt21855410

Cast

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Dancer

Isa Castro
Isa Castro

Maria Rita Kehl
Maria Rita Kehl

Sílvia Leblon
Sílvia Leblon

Chiquinho Brandão
Chiquinho Brandão

Nilson Villas-Boas
Nilson Villas-Boas

Teca Pereira
Teca Pereira

Key Crew

Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho
Director
Cida Aidar
Screenplay
Isa Castro
Screenplay