HysteriesMovie
Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…
About Hysteries
Hysteries is a 1983 documentary movie directed by Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho.
The production information lists a runtime of 16m, production credits from Brazil, an original language code of PT.
The credited cast includes Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Isa Castro, Maria Rita Kehl, Sílvia Leblon. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
