The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth is a 1980 Brazilian avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was his final film. The film had its world premiere at the Golden Lion competition of the 1980 Venice Film Festival. Cast Maurício do Valle as John Brahms Jece Valadão as Indigenous Christ Antonio Pitanga as Black Christ Tarcísio Meira as Military Christ Geraldo Del Rey as Guerilla Christ Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena Norma Bengell as Amazonas' Queen Carlos Petrovich as the Devil Mário Gusmão as Babalawo Danuza Leão Paloma Rocha Production Rocha started the film in 1975 and planned to shoot it in Los Angeles, and subsequently proposed it in Paris, Rome, Mexico and Venezuela, but was unable to obtain financial support.