Hysteries (1983)

0h 16m · 1 Jan 1983

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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…

Movie ID	112942
Genre	Documentary
Director	Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho
Main cast	Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Isa Castro, Maria Rita Kehl, Sílvia Leblon, Chiquinho Brandão, Nilson Villas-Boas, Teca Pereira
Release date	1 January 1983
Release year	1983
Language	Portuguese
Duration	16 min (0h 16m)
Rating	–
Production house	Tatu Filmes