The Age of the Earth
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The Age of the Earth is an 1980 avant-garde
film directed by Glauber Rocha.
In the blurb from Tate Modern
, the film is described as thus:
“Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni claimed of The Age of Earth that ‘each scene is a lesson in how modern cinema should be made.’ After stints in Cuba, the United States and Europe, in 1980 Rocha returned to Brazil to make the film, which was his last. This monumental culmination of his career is an urgent ‘anti-symphony’ intended to reinvent Brazilian cinema. Originally, the 16 reels of the film were to be presented in a random order. The frenzied feast of allegories and symbols defied rational reality and sought to ‘resist the classification of colonial anthropology’.”
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
film directed by Glauber Rocha.
In the blurb from Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
, the film is described as thus:
“Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni claimed of The Age of Earth that ‘each scene is a lesson in how modern cinema should be made.’ After stints in Cuba, the United States and Europe, in 1980 Rocha returned to Brazil to make the film, which was his last. This monumental culmination of his career is an urgent ‘anti-symphony’ intended to reinvent Brazilian cinema. Originally, the 16 reels of the film were to be presented in a random order. The frenzied feast of allegories and symbols defied rational reality and sought to ‘resist the classification of colonial anthropology’.”