Awakening of the Beast | |
Brazilian title | Despertar da Besta O Ritual dos Sadicos |
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Directed by | José Mojica Marins |
Produced by | José Mojica Marins Giorgio Attili George Michel Serkeis |
Written by | Rubens Lucchetti |
Starring | José Mojica Marins Mario Lima Sérgio Hingst Ozualdo Candeias Andréa Bryan Lurdes Ribas |
Music by | |
Cinematography | Giorgio Attili |
Editing | Luis Elias |
Genre | Horror |
Release date | 1969 |
Country | Brazil |
Length | 93 min |
Language | Portuguese |
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Followed by |
Awakening of the Beast (1970) (original titles: O Ritual dos Sádicos, and O Despertar da Besta) is a Brazilian horror film by Brazilian filmmaker and actor José Mojica Marins[1][2]. Marins appears as himself and as the Coffin Joe character in the fictional film which is in the form of a pseudodocumentary.
Summary[]
Dr. Sergio, a psychiatrist, appears on a television program called "Shining a Light". He is attempting to prove a theory of his by presenting a series of anecdotal vignettes which portray drug users and various negative and shocking results.
- The Chapters
The Fantoma 3 DVD Box Set insert lists the film's chapters as follows:
- The Chamber Pot: A woman, being watched by a group of derelict men, injects a drug into her vein, then strips off her clothes to a song entitled Guerra ("War"). Once naked, the men produce a chamberpot on which the woman squats and supposedly defecates.
- Holy Moses: A schoolgirl is coaxed into an apartment where men are partying. She joins them in smoking marijuana. As the party escalates, the men compete in a game to see who can remove the girl's underwear with only their teeth. When the game is finished, a man appears dressed as Moses holding the 10 Commandments tablets and a staff. He penetrates the girl with the staff which results in her death.
- Addicts and Cops: Drug users are arrested and treated to random brutalities by the police.
- The Pony
- The Producer's a Pig
- Dirty Laundry
- Meet the Press
- Rounding Up the Subjects
- On the Town
- The Trip: Color segment of the film reveals the visions seen by the four volunteers during Dr. Sergio's experiment.
- Philosophy
- Finale
Opening monologue[]
O meu mundo é estranho, mas digno de todos que o queiram aceitar.
E nunca corrupto como querem fazê-lo.
Pois é composto, meu amigo, de pessoas estranhas, mas não mais estranhas que VOCÊ!!!!
"My world is strange. But it is worthy to those I accept.
And never corrupt, as it has been told.
It is made, my friend, of strange people, but none are stranger than YOU!!!!"
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Screenshots[]
- Main article: Screenshot gallery: Awakening of the Beast
Cast[]
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Covers and promotional art[]
References[]
External links[]
- Official film site
- IMDb profile
- Portal Brasileiro: Article
- EccentricCinema: Article
- Film essay at Tropical Gothic
- Movie Review: Coffin Joe - Awakening of the Beast BlogCritics Video.com
- Awakening of the Beast bocadoinferno.com