Awakening of the Beast (1970) - full transcript
During a debate of journalists with the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Sérgio and José Mojica Marins a.k.a. Zé do Caixão, Sr. Sérgio presents several cases of kinky sex and orgy associated to the use of drugs. The journalists defend that the cases are related to perverts and criminals, but Dr. Sérgio blames the influence of drugs for the violence. Then Dr. Sérgio invites four persons from different classes to use LSD and analyze the effect of Zé do Caixão's films in their twisted minds to prove his theory.
I would like to thank everyone
who helped, directly or indirectly
in the production of this film
Jose Mojica Marins
My world is strange
but welcomes all
who are willing to accept it
lt is not evil, as some say
Though it may be filled
with strange people
none, my friend
are stranger...
...THAN YOU!
Fotocena Films Present
A film by
Jose Mojica Marins
AWAKENING OF THE BEAS T
Featuring.`
Special thanks to.`
Debate.`
Editor.`
Script.`
Director of photography.`
Directed by.`
Warl
Warl
War, a word I deplore
That cuts deep inside
There's nowhere to hide
When it comes to the kill
Till all is extinct
Till all love is gone
and hope is forlorn
Hope that still lives
In a world so lost
So lost
It makes us all cry
Just look, you'll know why
Peace is but a big lie
I try to deny
We're going to die
To die at first light
Because of our fear
We fear the insane
Who are given free rein
To write on the wall
The end for us all
With war in the scene
To wipe out and clean
The face of the Earth
For all that it's worth
Peacel
Peacel
Peace is but a big lie
I try to deny
We're going to die
To die at first light
Because of our fear
We fear the insane
Who are given free rein
To write on the wall
The end of us all
With war in the scene
To wipe out and clean
The face of the Earth
From all that it's worth
My God, it's so sad
The world is gone mad
My God, it's so sad
Really, Dr. Sergio!
lf such a sick fantasy came from
Coffin Joe...
...it'd be no surprise
But from you...
A distinguished psychiatrist!
l only report the facts!
Take this case
lt was in all the papers
The whole country was shocked
Baby...You left me on my own
Baby... lt's so sad to be alone
Suffer the little children
to come to me
For their's is the Kingdom of Heaven!
Quack, quack!
Relax, baby.
Everyone's cool here
Now you can feel
Things'll change a great deal
You've gotta get real
Open your window,
O maiden so fair
Come see the splendour of the moon
Come drink the water
from life's very spring
That this my mouth
is so eager to bring
Dig it, baby?
Thirty seconds
Here l go!
You're all losers!
Bingo!!!
Look!
First prize!
My world is filled with colours!
My world is filled with colours!
l made it that way!
As the Lord ordained,
it shall be done!
And they shall see the glory
of the coming of the Lord!
Like a scene from Dante's lnferno
ending in tragedy!
Just a wild orgy
Nothing to do
with your theories, doctor
Nothing to do with them?!
An orgy of addicts!
Sick behaviour
that led to a young girl's death
A typical crime
caused by lack of moral fibre
l agree
Just the behaviour
of reckless youth
Nothing to do with your theory
doctor
You describe these things
like poetry from some romance
What kind of message is there
in such filth?
Same as any
in this blighted world!
Such scenes happen
every second!
This evening I order YOU...
Yes - YOUll
To dance and party till you fall
exhausted, in the ballroom
Then you'll get back on your feet
and start dancing againl
This is my wish and my command
My name is Coffin Joel
I live in my very own castle
I don't fear the ghouls
that come and go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
My name is Coffin Joel
I live in my very own castle
I don't fear the ghouls
that come and go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
My name is Coffin Joel
Baby there's no need to be afraid
of a skull or a Frankenstein
Sooner or later you'll be hooked...
Society is in chaos
While the world closes its eyes
to the truth
A generation collapses!
That's just drugs.
Not all the misery of the world!
But what causes that misery?
The good doctor is indeed
referring to drugs
Behold gentlemen, the unbridled
imagination of this psychiatrist
as he shakes up the country
if not the whole world
Good night, dear
Coffee
Hi
Call them in
Take the evening off
Adam, you can stay
l'm so tired.
l think l'll go to bed
Good night, dear
A catalogue of depravity!
That's all your little story is!
lt's concrete proof
of the danger of drugs
How they stimulate perversity
and promote corruption
Here, gentlemen...
More proof - more reality!
DOMES TIC'S AGENC Y
The magic powder
Today's the day...
You!
Me?
Yes, you
Come in, please
That's all for today
Come back tomorrow...
lf you want to, OK?
And stop moaning!
That's the only way
to treat these people
Sit down, my dear
That's it
Want some?
Life is hard
So you need a job, eh?
You remind me of my late wife
Poor Mariana.
And you remind me so much of her
There we go again - the old come-on
Ah, this chick would make
such a juicy meall
I know it's hard to believe,
but I'm very lonely
And you remind me so much
of my wife
I don't know how you feel, but...
You know...
I might get married again
Maybe I should?
At least there'd be lots of pasta
Well, enough of this chit chat.
Let's get straight to the point
You know...
l may have a good position for you
Come here. Come on
Watch out, Maria,
this guy is dangerous
You have such a nice body
l know a top film director
Trust me, your future is guaranteed
Sit here
Here?
Yes, on the table
l'm a decent woman
Come now, don't be afraid
l can help you
Sit down
He certainly doesn't waste time
Ah, that line never failsl
Chicks are the same all over
Open your legs...Wider
That's it!
Go for it, old boyl
She's gagging for it.
I can tell
God, he's hideousl
Don't lose your cool, Maria
But remember.`
Keep the treasure off limits
You were born to be a star!
Trust me
l'm not going to hurt you
l want to help you
Just help you
Ah, Pascoalino...
How we women have to sufferl
Ah, Pascoalinol
If only it was you...
Can't you control yourself?
Thanks, honey
Listen, if you marry me
You can do what you want
You'll be free as a bird
You should have
the good things in life
And l can show them to you!
Nothing happened.
You can lower your dress
Get down. Get down
That's right
Now get down.
Lower...
There you go. Very good.
That's better
What's he want now?
Steady, Maria, steady
This is almost too easy
What the... ?
Easy, Maria
No. That's too muchl
No! l don't want to do that!
Now it's getting out of hand.
Think fastl
You've passed the audition
Next the photo session
Soon you'll be on the screens
of the whole wide world
That was close
Go right in, child.
lt's all right
The gates of success
are wide open for you
Step up, my little star.
Get in
You showed real talent
Don't worry
Take your clothes off and relax
All of them?
Yes but relax, take it easy
Don't be shy
lt's no different
from looking at a work of art
Watch out, Maria
or goodbye, weddingl
Think of Pascoalino.
And take care...take carel
Now it's your turn
And then - mission accomplishedl
No! You'll ruin my whole life!
l beg you! Don't do this to me!
Spare me! l beg you!
Spare me! l'm a virgin!
A virgin!
''You only know what you've got
once it's gone''
Pain is the price
of the need to work
Caused by the action of drugs
Mr. Mojica
So far you only listened
and took notes
Do you agree with Dr. Sergio?
My position is neutral.
l don't even know why l'm here
l'll explain soon,
Mr. Mojica
But first, yet another episode
Ridiculous!
You're mistaking sexual frustration
for stimulation through drugs!
lt took me years of research
to reach my conclusions
Evil spreads evil
Now strip!
Everything?
Slowly
Very slowly
You're so hot, you're on fire!
l'm burning for action!
Please don't be too rough
Don't worry
l swear l'll be
the gentlest guy in the world
What's up?
l'm an adulteress
Forgive me, honey
You don't deserve this
l know
Don't hate me for this
l swear
you're the only one l love
l don't want to do this!
Please believe me!
You're the only one!
l can't live without you!
My body is tainted,
but my heart is pure as a flower
Forgive me, my darling...
Suicide.
Guilt caused by adultery
You see?
She carried the evil in herself
and didn't know it
And resorted to drugs
The evil that ended her life!
But what of your own crime
against society?
- What crime?
- None of your concern, Coffin Joe!
This is a bit too intellectual
for you!
Excuse me, but Coffin Joe
stayed behind in the graveyard
You're talking to Jose Mojica Marins
The point is...
You committed a crime
against medical science
You used human beings
in your experiments!
That's what you're saying
l don't see any crime
in my statement
Cut the hypocrisy, doctor!
You said you used four addicts
in an experiment with LSD
l don't deny that.
lt's all explained here
And this is where you come in,
Mr. Mojica
l don't see what our discussion
has to do with this man
l was writing the final chapters
of my book
l was looking for a motif
to help me round off my theory
Jose Mojica Marins -
or ''Coffin Joe''
Writer, director, actor and producer
of films and TV shows
Glauber Rocha,
known all over the world...
...as a leading figure of
New Brazilian Cinema...
...considers Coffin Joe
a genuine primitive, a pure filmmaker
Anselmo Duarte,
Cannes prize winner...
...considers Coffin Joe a filmmaker
of real talent
Though most film critics
don't take him seriously
Coffin Joe - filmmaker or fraud?
Guilty or not guilty?
The People's Court of Truth
will now hear the evidence
and decide
What do you think of life?
It's absolutely empty
Why not kill yourself?
Suicide is a crime
To argue with him
is a waste of time
I have no intention of arguing
I ask a simple question
and expect a straight answer
If you think life is rotten
you must explain why
To explain such a thing
is beyond my power
How do your movies contribute
to Brazilian Cinema?
I create jobs
and give audiences what they want
His writing is just trashl
Only good for the garbage can
Then it's good for something
Mojica,
that long fingernail of yours...
That wild boar's claw...
- Do you hang your coat on it?
- My reply has been censored
What's the title
of your next film?
Ritual of the Sadists
I know it's hard
to make films in Brazil
But couldn't you at least
make one happy one?
Making films here is like trying to
send a rocket to the moon
We have no resources to make movies
The filmmaker has to do everything
for himself
He has to buy imported film stock
Film stockl
He has to reinvent the wheel
To give audiences
what they want to see
Otherwise the cinemas will close
Reviewers will sell bananas
and filmmakers will eat the peell
We saw a man alone
I believe this man
has the right to a defender
And now,
I summon his attorney
I knew anything
could happen in this trial
But I never imagined
that one of us
would be so rude
as to insult our guest
Refuse to greet him
Call him a moron, a cretin,
and throw onto the floor
a comic book he publishes,
which sells 7 0,000 copies
To correct the grammar of our
self-described uneducated guest
I now call a witness
of impeccable credentials
who will defend the accused
A man who understands film
better than any of us
This man commands respect
He believes in something
And he acts on what he believes in
The praise of intellectuals
doesn't matter
There are many
overrated frauds out therel
Members of the jury,
please state your decision
I acquit Jose Mojica Marins
- Very well. Next?
- Not guilty
- Next?
- Set him free
Very well. Next?
I acquit Ze Do Caixao
I want to remind you
that we are all individuals
Acquit Ze do Caixao
Next?
Guiltyl
Very well.
Six votes to one
Ze do Caixao is acquitted
That concludes the first part
Our guest now has one minute
to answer
I thank all the jurors
What matters
is how we think of ourselves
Whatever you do,
however insignificant
Try to make your work
of benefit to mankind
That's all you can do
Thank you and good night
Your book's
sure to be a best-seller, doctor
With your credentials
lt should be a document
of great social importance
- Don't you agree?
- l don't know
l can only promise
it'll be sincere and honest
Based only on proven facts
lf l could be of any help, doctor
l'd be proud to take part
in your project
l could certainly use some help
l'm looking for four drug addicts
Each from a different
social class
That should be easy
l'll ask Mourao, our crime reporter
l'm planning an experiment
using LSD
Test the reaction of each of the four
in a given situation
Did you find that motif?
l'm still looking
But l think l'm close
''We have the complete
Coffin Joe series''
- A Ze do Caixao poster, please
- Just a minute
ACCOUNTANT
Hello? Speaking. What?
All right. OK
Six-thirty. OK?
Bye
- All right?
- l'm fine
- What's this?
- A present
So what's up now?
Don't tell me the price's
going up again!
Nothing like that
l'm looking for 4 people
to take part in an experiment
lt's a doctor
He's looking for some people
to try out LSD
lnterested?
That stuff costs a packet
The doc's paying for everything
He's writing a book
and wants to study your reactions
OK, Waldomiro.
l have to be off now
- We'll fix the details later, OK?
- Fine
l have great news for you
There's a doctor wants volunteers
for an LSD experiment
You were suggested
Me? That's fascinating, Anita
l have to let my dealer know
A reporter asked him
to find some volunteers
Great. lt'll be a new buzz for me
l'm dead tired
l'm tired too.
See you guys tomorrow
- Sorry, l was talking to a client
- lt sounded urgent
Good news this time
A reporter l know asked me
to find four people
For an experiment
a doctor wants to do with LSD
l hope you'll do it
l know what you're thinking,
but it's quite safe
What's it all for?
For a book he's writing
about addicts
A reporter l know
told me about it
Don't worry, there'll be no trouble
lt's all being kept very quiet
An offer l can't refuse.
Just tell me when
Cool, honey. Wait for my call.
Bye
But you know l work for TV
So what?
- Sure l won't get arrested?
- Come on, man!
You know l only make safe deals
You in, or not?
ln
l'll study your reactions in certain
situations
This will help me in my research
The whole thing depends on you
Now, let's begin our experiment
Why do you touch me?
You are a man
l'll sleep with you if you want.
Why can't l say that?
Sometimes l don't grab
everything within reach
You know how to judge me.
l'll be on my knees
lt's easy
l'll let my body down,
and drop my head and shoulders
Look! l'm not wearing
the clothes you gave me
l think to be ashamed
is to be brave
Yes, l'm brave.
l'm in love with you
A woman who gives
what she doesn't have...
...doesn't give much
My body is untouched
lt's easy to go
through the Black Hole
Your virginity is no barrier
l feel ashamed next to you
This is the Black Hole.
Forty years will pass
l don't say no
The bottom of the pit cracks
and the sewage rises up
But the desires it brings are weak
Do you want to buy her?
She is my property
Help! l'm being sold!
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Which of the shows
The movie
l hate Ze do Caixao.
l couldn't stand his TV shows
Those fingernails are disgusting!
But l had to admit,
he had the strongest effect on me
For me, he's just a great artist
l think he's a genius.
l worked with him on TV
He made a strong impression on me
Then it's decided
The focus of our experiment
will be Ze do Caixao
Power!
lt's a dimension
beyond the mind of man
Where woman is justly assigned
to her proper place
From the beginning
to the end of the centuries
Man is the ruler of all!
He is the ruler of life
And woman is his instrument
His acts know no reproach!
She is the willing slave
before the power of man!
So has it been throughout the ages
So shall it be...
until the end of everything!
He is right.
Man's acts can't be condemned
Man rules and woman submits
lt's the world humankind
has always been seeking
Our reward for the suffering
for the lack of understanding
Woman is, and shall always be
across the barriers of time and the
dimensions of the universe
the unattainable goal
of the foul tarnish
that emanates
from man's bestial desires!
He is the Prince of Darkness
The protector of the wretched
Good and evil merge as one
A neutral entity adjusts itself
to ordinary reason
That unreachable layer
Unknown
Unexplored
And fantastic!
Forms the fabric of reality
ln relentless pursuit
of perpetuity
Whoever dedicates
himself to that quest
Will find the doors of the abyss
open to him
Neither good nor evil can halt
the mortal
branded with my mark!
His world is a work of art
lt is poetry of the macabre
He is hell incarnate
Disciple of the King of Darkness
Pain itself made matter!
Flesh becomes blood!
And blood becomes water!
To bathe throughout eternity
and glorify the pleasures of pain
in the body of the damned!
So it shall be,
from one galaxy to another
From one existence to another!
The little, forever midgets
The great, eternal giants!
He's a sadist, a degenerate.
The Devil incarnate!
That's all gentlemen.
You all know the results
And now the book is published
You used people like guinea pigs!
Even if they were all addicts!
And you made their addictions worse
Sorry to disappoint you
But l didn't use LSD or any drugs
in my experiment
l simply used distilled water
And l have proof of that
What sort of proof?
My subjects underwent
a rigorous blood test
Before and after the experiment
Men and women.
lt was all done very precisely
Here's the report
With the results
lt does say distilled water
But what was
the point of your experiment?
The aim of your book?
Yes,
what were you trying to prove?
Narcotics only serve to release
what is inside all of us
lf someone commits a crime
while on drugs...
...his mind was already sick,
and his instinct exacerbated
ln brief, such a person
is a menace to society
My message is not to destroy drugs
But to moderate their use
lncrease our vigilance
on those who deal in them
lt was this power of auto suggestion
that l set out to demonstrate
So all those nightmares
were caused by suggestion?
Precisely.
They thought they were on drugs
Their minds did the rest
Why did you pick Ze do Caixao?
l used the character
of Ze do Caixao
because he is controversial
and generates heated arguments
The way he visualises horror
touches the subconscious
of his fans and detractors alike
So he is a powerful figure
for many people
Exactly what l was looking for
Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your attention
As we conclude another program
in the series
A Light in the Darkness
Okay
That's it!
Get that camera out of the way!
l'd really like to know
Where do you get your stories?
That's easy
Where your work ends,
mine begins. OK?
Want a ride?
No, thanks, l'd rather walk.
Bye
Cut!
THE END
who helped, directly or indirectly
in the production of this film
Jose Mojica Marins
My world is strange
but welcomes all
who are willing to accept it
lt is not evil, as some say
Though it may be filled
with strange people
none, my friend
are stranger...
...THAN YOU!
Fotocena Films Present
A film by
Jose Mojica Marins
AWAKENING OF THE BEAS T
Featuring.`
Special thanks to.`
Debate.`
Editor.`
Script.`
Director of photography.`
Directed by.`
Warl
Warl
War, a word I deplore
That cuts deep inside
There's nowhere to hide
When it comes to the kill
Till all is extinct
Till all love is gone
and hope is forlorn
Hope that still lives
In a world so lost
So lost
It makes us all cry
Just look, you'll know why
Peace is but a big lie
I try to deny
We're going to die
To die at first light
Because of our fear
We fear the insane
Who are given free rein
To write on the wall
The end for us all
With war in the scene
To wipe out and clean
The face of the Earth
For all that it's worth
Peacel
Peacel
Peace is but a big lie
I try to deny
We're going to die
To die at first light
Because of our fear
We fear the insane
Who are given free rein
To write on the wall
The end of us all
With war in the scene
To wipe out and clean
The face of the Earth
From all that it's worth
My God, it's so sad
The world is gone mad
My God, it's so sad
Really, Dr. Sergio!
lf such a sick fantasy came from
Coffin Joe...
...it'd be no surprise
But from you...
A distinguished psychiatrist!
l only report the facts!
Take this case
lt was in all the papers
The whole country was shocked
Baby...You left me on my own
Baby... lt's so sad to be alone
Suffer the little children
to come to me
For their's is the Kingdom of Heaven!
Quack, quack!
Relax, baby.
Everyone's cool here
Now you can feel
Things'll change a great deal
You've gotta get real
Open your window,
O maiden so fair
Come see the splendour of the moon
Come drink the water
from life's very spring
That this my mouth
is so eager to bring
Dig it, baby?
Thirty seconds
Here l go!
You're all losers!
Bingo!!!
Look!
First prize!
My world is filled with colours!
My world is filled with colours!
l made it that way!
As the Lord ordained,
it shall be done!
And they shall see the glory
of the coming of the Lord!
Like a scene from Dante's lnferno
ending in tragedy!
Just a wild orgy
Nothing to do
with your theories, doctor
Nothing to do with them?!
An orgy of addicts!
Sick behaviour
that led to a young girl's death
A typical crime
caused by lack of moral fibre
l agree
Just the behaviour
of reckless youth
Nothing to do with your theory
doctor
You describe these things
like poetry from some romance
What kind of message is there
in such filth?
Same as any
in this blighted world!
Such scenes happen
every second!
This evening I order YOU...
Yes - YOUll
To dance and party till you fall
exhausted, in the ballroom
Then you'll get back on your feet
and start dancing againl
This is my wish and my command
My name is Coffin Joel
I live in my very own castle
I don't fear the ghouls
that come and go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
My name is Coffin Joel
I live in my very own castle
I don't fear the ghouls
that come and go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
My name is Coffin Joel
Baby there's no need to be afraid
of a skull or a Frankenstein
Sooner or later you'll be hooked...
Society is in chaos
While the world closes its eyes
to the truth
A generation collapses!
That's just drugs.
Not all the misery of the world!
But what causes that misery?
The good doctor is indeed
referring to drugs
Behold gentlemen, the unbridled
imagination of this psychiatrist
as he shakes up the country
if not the whole world
Good night, dear
Coffee
Hi
Call them in
Take the evening off
Adam, you can stay
l'm so tired.
l think l'll go to bed
Good night, dear
A catalogue of depravity!
That's all your little story is!
lt's concrete proof
of the danger of drugs
How they stimulate perversity
and promote corruption
Here, gentlemen...
More proof - more reality!
DOMES TIC'S AGENC Y
The magic powder
Today's the day...
You!
Me?
Yes, you
Come in, please
That's all for today
Come back tomorrow...
lf you want to, OK?
And stop moaning!
That's the only way
to treat these people
Sit down, my dear
That's it
Want some?
Life is hard
So you need a job, eh?
You remind me of my late wife
Poor Mariana.
And you remind me so much of her
There we go again - the old come-on
Ah, this chick would make
such a juicy meall
I know it's hard to believe,
but I'm very lonely
And you remind me so much
of my wife
I don't know how you feel, but...
You know...
I might get married again
Maybe I should?
At least there'd be lots of pasta
Well, enough of this chit chat.
Let's get straight to the point
You know...
l may have a good position for you
Come here. Come on
Watch out, Maria,
this guy is dangerous
You have such a nice body
l know a top film director
Trust me, your future is guaranteed
Sit here
Here?
Yes, on the table
l'm a decent woman
Come now, don't be afraid
l can help you
Sit down
He certainly doesn't waste time
Ah, that line never failsl
Chicks are the same all over
Open your legs...Wider
That's it!
Go for it, old boyl
She's gagging for it.
I can tell
God, he's hideousl
Don't lose your cool, Maria
But remember.`
Keep the treasure off limits
You were born to be a star!
Trust me
l'm not going to hurt you
l want to help you
Just help you
Ah, Pascoalino...
How we women have to sufferl
Ah, Pascoalinol
If only it was you...
Can't you control yourself?
Thanks, honey
Listen, if you marry me
You can do what you want
You'll be free as a bird
You should have
the good things in life
And l can show them to you!
Nothing happened.
You can lower your dress
Get down. Get down
That's right
Now get down.
Lower...
There you go. Very good.
That's better
What's he want now?
Steady, Maria, steady
This is almost too easy
What the... ?
Easy, Maria
No. That's too muchl
No! l don't want to do that!
Now it's getting out of hand.
Think fastl
You've passed the audition
Next the photo session
Soon you'll be on the screens
of the whole wide world
That was close
Go right in, child.
lt's all right
The gates of success
are wide open for you
Step up, my little star.
Get in
You showed real talent
Don't worry
Take your clothes off and relax
All of them?
Yes but relax, take it easy
Don't be shy
lt's no different
from looking at a work of art
Watch out, Maria
or goodbye, weddingl
Think of Pascoalino.
And take care...take carel
Now it's your turn
And then - mission accomplishedl
No! You'll ruin my whole life!
l beg you! Don't do this to me!
Spare me! l beg you!
Spare me! l'm a virgin!
A virgin!
''You only know what you've got
once it's gone''
Pain is the price
of the need to work
Caused by the action of drugs
Mr. Mojica
So far you only listened
and took notes
Do you agree with Dr. Sergio?
My position is neutral.
l don't even know why l'm here
l'll explain soon,
Mr. Mojica
But first, yet another episode
Ridiculous!
You're mistaking sexual frustration
for stimulation through drugs!
lt took me years of research
to reach my conclusions
Evil spreads evil
Now strip!
Everything?
Slowly
Very slowly
You're so hot, you're on fire!
l'm burning for action!
Please don't be too rough
Don't worry
l swear l'll be
the gentlest guy in the world
What's up?
l'm an adulteress
Forgive me, honey
You don't deserve this
l know
Don't hate me for this
l swear
you're the only one l love
l don't want to do this!
Please believe me!
You're the only one!
l can't live without you!
My body is tainted,
but my heart is pure as a flower
Forgive me, my darling...
Suicide.
Guilt caused by adultery
You see?
She carried the evil in herself
and didn't know it
And resorted to drugs
The evil that ended her life!
But what of your own crime
against society?
- What crime?
- None of your concern, Coffin Joe!
This is a bit too intellectual
for you!
Excuse me, but Coffin Joe
stayed behind in the graveyard
You're talking to Jose Mojica Marins
The point is...
You committed a crime
against medical science
You used human beings
in your experiments!
That's what you're saying
l don't see any crime
in my statement
Cut the hypocrisy, doctor!
You said you used four addicts
in an experiment with LSD
l don't deny that.
lt's all explained here
And this is where you come in,
Mr. Mojica
l don't see what our discussion
has to do with this man
l was writing the final chapters
of my book
l was looking for a motif
to help me round off my theory
Jose Mojica Marins -
or ''Coffin Joe''
Writer, director, actor and producer
of films and TV shows
Glauber Rocha,
known all over the world...
...as a leading figure of
New Brazilian Cinema...
...considers Coffin Joe
a genuine primitive, a pure filmmaker
Anselmo Duarte,
Cannes prize winner...
...considers Coffin Joe a filmmaker
of real talent
Though most film critics
don't take him seriously
Coffin Joe - filmmaker or fraud?
Guilty or not guilty?
The People's Court of Truth
will now hear the evidence
and decide
What do you think of life?
It's absolutely empty
Why not kill yourself?
Suicide is a crime
To argue with him
is a waste of time
I have no intention of arguing
I ask a simple question
and expect a straight answer
If you think life is rotten
you must explain why
To explain such a thing
is beyond my power
How do your movies contribute
to Brazilian Cinema?
I create jobs
and give audiences what they want
His writing is just trashl
Only good for the garbage can
Then it's good for something
Mojica,
that long fingernail of yours...
That wild boar's claw...
- Do you hang your coat on it?
- My reply has been censored
What's the title
of your next film?
Ritual of the Sadists
I know it's hard
to make films in Brazil
But couldn't you at least
make one happy one?
Making films here is like trying to
send a rocket to the moon
We have no resources to make movies
The filmmaker has to do everything
for himself
He has to buy imported film stock
Film stockl
He has to reinvent the wheel
To give audiences
what they want to see
Otherwise the cinemas will close
Reviewers will sell bananas
and filmmakers will eat the peell
We saw a man alone
I believe this man
has the right to a defender
And now,
I summon his attorney
I knew anything
could happen in this trial
But I never imagined
that one of us
would be so rude
as to insult our guest
Refuse to greet him
Call him a moron, a cretin,
and throw onto the floor
a comic book he publishes,
which sells 7 0,000 copies
To correct the grammar of our
self-described uneducated guest
I now call a witness
of impeccable credentials
who will defend the accused
A man who understands film
better than any of us
This man commands respect
He believes in something
And he acts on what he believes in
The praise of intellectuals
doesn't matter
There are many
overrated frauds out therel
Members of the jury,
please state your decision
I acquit Jose Mojica Marins
- Very well. Next?
- Not guilty
- Next?
- Set him free
Very well. Next?
I acquit Ze Do Caixao
I want to remind you
that we are all individuals
Acquit Ze do Caixao
Next?
Guiltyl
Very well.
Six votes to one
Ze do Caixao is acquitted
That concludes the first part
Our guest now has one minute
to answer
I thank all the jurors
What matters
is how we think of ourselves
Whatever you do,
however insignificant
Try to make your work
of benefit to mankind
That's all you can do
Thank you and good night
Your book's
sure to be a best-seller, doctor
With your credentials
lt should be a document
of great social importance
- Don't you agree?
- l don't know
l can only promise
it'll be sincere and honest
Based only on proven facts
lf l could be of any help, doctor
l'd be proud to take part
in your project
l could certainly use some help
l'm looking for four drug addicts
Each from a different
social class
That should be easy
l'll ask Mourao, our crime reporter
l'm planning an experiment
using LSD
Test the reaction of each of the four
in a given situation
Did you find that motif?
l'm still looking
But l think l'm close
''We have the complete
Coffin Joe series''
- A Ze do Caixao poster, please
- Just a minute
ACCOUNTANT
Hello? Speaking. What?
All right. OK
Six-thirty. OK?
Bye
- All right?
- l'm fine
- What's this?
- A present
So what's up now?
Don't tell me the price's
going up again!
Nothing like that
l'm looking for 4 people
to take part in an experiment
lt's a doctor
He's looking for some people
to try out LSD
lnterested?
That stuff costs a packet
The doc's paying for everything
He's writing a book
and wants to study your reactions
OK, Waldomiro.
l have to be off now
- We'll fix the details later, OK?
- Fine
l have great news for you
There's a doctor wants volunteers
for an LSD experiment
You were suggested
Me? That's fascinating, Anita
l have to let my dealer know
A reporter asked him
to find some volunteers
Great. lt'll be a new buzz for me
l'm dead tired
l'm tired too.
See you guys tomorrow
- Sorry, l was talking to a client
- lt sounded urgent
Good news this time
A reporter l know asked me
to find four people
For an experiment
a doctor wants to do with LSD
l hope you'll do it
l know what you're thinking,
but it's quite safe
What's it all for?
For a book he's writing
about addicts
A reporter l know
told me about it
Don't worry, there'll be no trouble
lt's all being kept very quiet
An offer l can't refuse.
Just tell me when
Cool, honey. Wait for my call.
Bye
But you know l work for TV
So what?
- Sure l won't get arrested?
- Come on, man!
You know l only make safe deals
You in, or not?
ln
l'll study your reactions in certain
situations
This will help me in my research
The whole thing depends on you
Now, let's begin our experiment
Why do you touch me?
You are a man
l'll sleep with you if you want.
Why can't l say that?
Sometimes l don't grab
everything within reach
You know how to judge me.
l'll be on my knees
lt's easy
l'll let my body down,
and drop my head and shoulders
Look! l'm not wearing
the clothes you gave me
l think to be ashamed
is to be brave
Yes, l'm brave.
l'm in love with you
A woman who gives
what she doesn't have...
...doesn't give much
My body is untouched
lt's easy to go
through the Black Hole
Your virginity is no barrier
l feel ashamed next to you
This is the Black Hole.
Forty years will pass
l don't say no
The bottom of the pit cracks
and the sewage rises up
But the desires it brings are weak
Do you want to buy her?
She is my property
Help! l'm being sold!
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Which of the shows
The movie
l hate Ze do Caixao.
l couldn't stand his TV shows
Those fingernails are disgusting!
But l had to admit,
he had the strongest effect on me
For me, he's just a great artist
l think he's a genius.
l worked with him on TV
He made a strong impression on me
Then it's decided
The focus of our experiment
will be Ze do Caixao
Power!
lt's a dimension
beyond the mind of man
Where woman is justly assigned
to her proper place
From the beginning
to the end of the centuries
Man is the ruler of all!
He is the ruler of life
And woman is his instrument
His acts know no reproach!
She is the willing slave
before the power of man!
So has it been throughout the ages
So shall it be...
until the end of everything!
He is right.
Man's acts can't be condemned
Man rules and woman submits
lt's the world humankind
has always been seeking
Our reward for the suffering
for the lack of understanding
Woman is, and shall always be
across the barriers of time and the
dimensions of the universe
the unattainable goal
of the foul tarnish
that emanates
from man's bestial desires!
He is the Prince of Darkness
The protector of the wretched
Good and evil merge as one
A neutral entity adjusts itself
to ordinary reason
That unreachable layer
Unknown
Unexplored
And fantastic!
Forms the fabric of reality
ln relentless pursuit
of perpetuity
Whoever dedicates
himself to that quest
Will find the doors of the abyss
open to him
Neither good nor evil can halt
the mortal
branded with my mark!
His world is a work of art
lt is poetry of the macabre
He is hell incarnate
Disciple of the King of Darkness
Pain itself made matter!
Flesh becomes blood!
And blood becomes water!
To bathe throughout eternity
and glorify the pleasures of pain
in the body of the damned!
So it shall be,
from one galaxy to another
From one existence to another!
The little, forever midgets
The great, eternal giants!
He's a sadist, a degenerate.
The Devil incarnate!
That's all gentlemen.
You all know the results
And now the book is published
You used people like guinea pigs!
Even if they were all addicts!
And you made their addictions worse
Sorry to disappoint you
But l didn't use LSD or any drugs
in my experiment
l simply used distilled water
And l have proof of that
What sort of proof?
My subjects underwent
a rigorous blood test
Before and after the experiment
Men and women.
lt was all done very precisely
Here's the report
With the results
lt does say distilled water
But what was
the point of your experiment?
The aim of your book?
Yes,
what were you trying to prove?
Narcotics only serve to release
what is inside all of us
lf someone commits a crime
while on drugs...
...his mind was already sick,
and his instinct exacerbated
ln brief, such a person
is a menace to society
My message is not to destroy drugs
But to moderate their use
lncrease our vigilance
on those who deal in them
lt was this power of auto suggestion
that l set out to demonstrate
So all those nightmares
were caused by suggestion?
Precisely.
They thought they were on drugs
Their minds did the rest
Why did you pick Ze do Caixao?
l used the character
of Ze do Caixao
because he is controversial
and generates heated arguments
The way he visualises horror
touches the subconscious
of his fans and detractors alike
So he is a powerful figure
for many people
Exactly what l was looking for
Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your attention
As we conclude another program
in the series
A Light in the Darkness
Okay
That's it!
Get that camera out of the way!
l'd really like to know
Where do you get your stories?
That's easy
Where your work ends,
mine begins. OK?
Want a ride?
No, thanks, l'd rather walk.
Bye
Cut!
THE END