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DEATH DEALER
Introducing Coffin Joe, Brazil’s Horror Superstar
January 7, January 10 and January 23

A cult figure for horror fans, Brazilian actor/director José Mojica Marins created in his “Zé do Caixao” (Coffin Joe) a terror icon that sprung from the margins of Brazilian culture with the power of a long-suppressed nightmare. Here’s your chance to enter the world of this unique film artist, long celebrated but rarely seen.

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul
Brazil, 1964; 81m
Thu Jan 7: 6:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Sat Jan 23: 12:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

Scene PhotoA brutal, God-denying undertaker hatches a diabolical plot to conceive a perfect son. The first appearance of Zé do Caixao (Coffin Joe), Brazil’s horror superstar.



This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse
Brazil, 1967; 107m
Thu Jan 7: 8:20pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Sat Jan 23: 2:15pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

Scene Photo Zé do Caixao continues his quest to father the perfect child, but his killing of a pregnant woman proves too much even for the demons that drive him.







Single Screening Tickets:
$11 public
$8 senior (62+)
$7 member/student/child
Online service charge: $1.25 per ticket ordered.

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  Awakening of the Beast
Brazil, 1970; 91m
Sun Jan 10: 7:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Sat Jan 23: 4:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

Scene Photo Banned in Brazil, an ambitious parable about a psychiatrist who injects LSD in his patients—only to discover that Zé do Caixao awaits within their nightmares!



 
Finis Hominis
Brazil, 1971; 79 min.
Sun Jan 10: 5:45pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

Scene PhotoA mysterious traveler arrives in a small village, and through performing miracles soon attracts a cult following that threatens the establishment.











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