Film
The Devil's Work
2018 · 24m
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Overview
A historical documentary and filmic poem that interprets the story of José Francisco Pereira, an enslaved man who was tried by the Lisbon Inquisition for sorcery and sodomy. An adaptation of Pereira’s trial is interwoven with passages from Saint Peter Damian’s passionate 11th-century condemnation of sodomy as an unrepeatable sin in Letter 31 (also known as The Book of Gomorrah), and Walter Benjamin’s iconic elucidations on historicism and progress in Theses on the Philosophy of History. The film revisits the morally and legally charged figure of the sodomite as a violent historical construction and expression of ecclesiastical, institutional, and colonial patriarchy.
Cast
Dario Azzellini
Saint Peter Damian’s voice
Paulo Pascoal
José Francisco Pereira
John Arthur Peetz
The Monk
Vicente Wallenstein
The Conquistador
Crew
- Carlos MottaDirector
Details
- Release date
- October 31, 2018
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 24m
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