Hysteries
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…
About Hysteries (1983)
Released in 1983, Hysteries is a documentary film from Tatu Filmes (Brazil). It was directed by Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho and written by Isa Castro and Cida Aidar. The cast is led by Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Isa Castro, Maria Rita Kehl, Sílvia Leblon and Chiquinho Brandão. With a runtime of 16m, the film is available in full HD.
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