A PRAGA (THE CURSE)
dir. José Mojica Marins (Coffin Joe), 2021
Brazil. 51 min.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 – 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 – 7:30 PM – Remote Q&A with Brazilian Film Critic Filipe Furtado, moderated by Isaac Hoff
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 – 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 – 7:30 PM
Rediscovered and restored by Heco Produções in 2021, A PRAGA represents an essential addition to the Jose Mojica Marins (1936-2020) aka “Coffin Joe” canon, filling a critical gap in the filmography of one the most important and prolific genre filmmakers from Brazil.
Shot on Super-8 in 1980, A PRAGA became the last glimpse of Marins’ supernatural horror before he adhered to directing pornochanchadas up until his final film, Embodiment of Evil, which was released in 2008. A PRAGA tells the story of a young couple who stumbles upon an exotic old woman who throws a curse which leads to terrible nightmares, irritable violence and a perpetual state of delusion and paranoia. Spectacle is proud to present, in collaboration with Cinelimite & Heco Produções, A PRAGA, in a new restoration for a one-week run.
Screening with:
MOJICA’S LAST CURSE
dir. Cédric Fanti, Eugenio Puppo, Matheus Sundfeld, & Pedro Junequeira
Brazil. 17 min.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
MOJICA’S LAST CURSE depicts the process of restoring and completing José Mojica Marins’s 1980 film, A PRAGA. Thought to be lost and filled with never-before-seen material including behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive interviews, & scenes from the original production from 1980.
