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O despertar da besta : Awakening of the beast /

A psychiatrist conducts experiments on volunteer drug addicts with LSD, to prove that illegal drug use leads to sexual perversion and other immoral behaviors. A surreal exploitation flick, which seems to start out as a documentary but quickly turns farcical. Banned for more than 20 years by the Braz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marins, José Mojica (Author, Director, Producer), Lucchetti, Rubens Francisco (Author)
Corporate Authors: Ibéria Filmes (Producer), Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Hingst, Sérgio, 1924-2004 (Actor), Candeias, Ozualdo, 1922- (Actor), Bryan, Andréa (Actor), Serkeis, George Michel (Producer), Attili, Giorgio (Producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Published: [United Kingdom] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2009]
Series:Coffin Joe collection ; disc 2.
Subjects:
Coffin Joe (Fictitious character) > Drama.
LSD (Drug) > Drama.
Drug abuse > Drama.
Documentary-style films > Brazil.
Motion pictures > Censorship > Brazil > Cases.
Horror films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Independent films.
Experimental films.
Surrealist films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Brazilian.
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Summary:A psychiatrist conducts experiments on volunteer drug addicts with LSD, to prove that illegal drug use leads to sexual perversion and other immoral behaviors. A surreal exploitation flick, which seems to start out as a documentary but quickly turns farcical. Banned for more than 20 years by the Brazilian government.
Item Description:Originally produced in Brazil as a motion picture in 1970.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL, region 2; aspect ratio: 1:33:1 (4:3); stereo 2.0 sound format.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Giorgo Attili; editor, Luiz Elias.