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The End of Man is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by José Mojica Marins with José Mojica Marins
The End of Man (1971)
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Add to a movie listThe End of Man (Portuguese: Finis Hominis) is a 1971 Brazilian film directed by José Mojica Marins. The unusual and surreal film was made on a low budget, and rather than the often disturbing gothic horror of his previous films, The End of Man conveys a sense of social black humor and tongue in cheek style seen in other Brazilian Mouth of Garbage Cinema (Boca do Lixo) of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
A sequel to the film was produced in 1972 titled When the Gods Fall Asleep (Quando os Deuses Adormecem).
Synopsis
An mysterious man (Marins) emerges naked from the ocean and proceeds to affect the lives of townspeople, the country, then the world.Actors
José Mojica Marins
(Finis Hominis)
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, 1h26Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Fantasy, Horror
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Rating52%
The story is built around a montage of scenes that were omitted or censored from four of Marins' earlier films: Awakening of the Beast, This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse, The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe and The Strange World of Coffin Joe. Marins filmed approximately 35 minutes of new scenes, also adding the characters to the plot. Marins portrays himself as well as the character of Coffin Joe in the film.
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, 1h33Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Documentary, Horror
Actors José Mojica Marins, Ítala Nandi, Sérgio Hingst, Maurice Capovila, Othon Bastos
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, 1h28Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Western
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating71%
After running away from a shoot out, the outlaw Jaime falls to the edge of a river, where he is helped by two beautiful young women. He becomes involved romantically with Dorinha, daughter of a farmer and, because of his love for her, kills her father. When escaping the arrest, Jaime has to face Xavier, a bloodthirsty outlaw who plans to avenge the father of Dorinha. Marins appears as Gregorio, a gunman of the flock of Xavier. Marins also wrote the lyrics of the ten songs of the soundtrack. In 1964, the film was relaunched with an extra dose of sex, having included a new scenes with about ten minutes in the brothel.
Fifth Dimension of Sex (1984)
, 1h21Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Pornographic
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating52%
Two chemistry students, Paulo and Norberto are ridiculed by their classmates, as it is rumored that they are impotent. They work together to develop a formula that turns them into crazed sex maniacs, and begin kidnapping women on the streets and raping them. The series of sex crimes soon leads to a police chase, and the two men discover that they are in love with each other.
, 1h39Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating55%
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Hellish Flesh (1977)
, 1h25Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors José Mojica Marins
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, 1h21Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Horror
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating47%
The film opens with a surreal sequence of dancing women, monkey-like figures fearing lightning, and native Brazilian drummers. An old man begins chanting over a closed coffin. The coffin opens and a man rises. He appears with a top hat, cape, and long fingernails.
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Origin Bresil
Genres Horror
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Rating59%
Playing himself, and having filmed the final scene of his most recent movie, Jose Mojica Marins gives an interview discussing his plans for his next film. After an interviewer asks Marins about the true existence of Coffin Joe, Marins replies “Coffin Joe does not exist”. A camera light then explodes. He states he will leave for vacation at the country home of his friend Alvaro to write the script for his next film, which he plans on calling “The Demon Exorcist”.
Perversion (1979)
, 1h40Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Horror
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating59%
Vitório Palestrina is a playboy millionaire who passes his days sleeping with, abusing and discarding the local women in a small village. After seducing a young woman, Silvia, he brutally rapes her, biting off one of her nipples in the process. He keeps the nipple in a glass case as a sort of trophy. When his actions become public knowledge, he is actually admired for what he has done, while his victim is ostracized and tormented by the townspeople.
When the Gods Fall Asleep (1972)
, 1h22Directed by José Mojica Marins
Origin Bresil
Genres Horror
Actors José Mojica Marins
Rating61%
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