Black God, White Devil (1964) (b/w, Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition, 2 DVDs)

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Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazil’s socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (Yoná Magalhães). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.

TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration
Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
New interview with film scholar Richard Peña
Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of Brazil (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
Cinema Novo (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade

New cover based on the original poster by Rogério Duarte