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Biography
| 1975 | In April, Rocha travels in
Latin America, where he gathers elements to his America Nuestra project. In Rome, between 30 April and 15 May, he films Claro, which has its premiere in October in that city. New controversy. And again, when the film is screened at the International Cinema Festival in Paris. La Nuova Italia Editor, in Florence, publishes, in the collection Il Castoro Cinema, a volume about Glauber Rocha consisting of a study written by Cinzia Bellumori. |
| 1976 | Glauber goes to California, taking with
him two projects: The Age of the Earth, and The Wild Palms. The latter
is based on a novel by William Faulkner. Problems with the American producers bring him back to Bralil, where he arrives on 23 June, after 5 years' exile. On 27 October, he films Di, a short-length motion picture, at the wake and burial of Di Cavalcanti, a famous Brazilian painter. . |
| 1977 | Di wins a special Award from the jury
at Cannes. On 27 March, Anecy Rocha dies in an accident on an elevator, in Rio de Janeiro. On 4 August, Pedro Paulo de Araújo Rocha is born. He is Rocha's and Maria Aparecida de Araújo Braga's son. In December, Rocha starts to film The Age of the Earth. He starts to write to the Correio Braziliense newspaper. He directs the medium-length motion picture Jorjamado no Cinema. Editora Paz & Terra, Rio de Janeiro, publishes a book called Glauber Rocha, with various studies and essays. |
| 1978 | On 19 January, Erik Aruak Gaetan Rocha
is born. He is Rocha's and Paula Gaetan's son. Rocha presents himself as a candidate to the government of the State of Bahia. Editora Record publishes Riveirão Sussuarana, a novel by Glauber Rocha. In October, Cabezas Cortadas is finally discharged at the Federal Censorship. |
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