THE GREAT MYSTICAL CIRCUS

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, in 1940. Raised in Rio de Janeiro, he studied law at PUC. He was one of the founders of Cinema Novo movement, along with Glauber Rocha and Leon Hirszman. He began his career directing a segment of the film Cinco Vezes Favela (1962). Also in the 1960s, he directed his three first features: Ganga Zumba (1964), A Grande Cidade (1966, 40 th Mostra) and Os Herdeiros (1969). After living for a brief period abroad, he returned to Brazil to direct When Carnival Comes (1972, 41 st Mostra) and Joanna Francesa (1973). In 1976, he directed Xica da Silva (35 th Mostra), his most popular film, and after he made Summer Showers (1978) and Bye Bye Brasil (1980). After an absence in the beginning of the 1990s, he directed Tieta of Agreste (1996), Orfeu (1999), God Is Brazilian (2002) and The Greatest Love of All (2006). The Great Mystical Circus, his most recent movie, was chosen to run for a spot among the five nominees for the 2019 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2018, Cacá Diegues was elected immortal of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA