Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins (Maldito: O Estranho mundo de José Mojica Marins). André Barcinski and Ivan Finotti, 2001.
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Edition screened: Included in Anchor Bay 5-DVD set The Coffin Joe Collection, released 2009. Portuguese language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 65 minutes.
Summary: Condemnatory discussion by film crew members of a dog’s disappearance and probable poisoning.
Not glitzy bonus feature fodder, this director bio allows Marins to guide us through impoverished neighborhoods where he shot his films and tell the truth of his history in the industry. The discussion of controversy surrounding Awakening of the Beast (1970) is particularly interesting and suggests more generous reconsideration of many of his films.