Barão Olavo, o Horrível (1970) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1970, Barão Olavo, o Horrível is a comédie, policier and horreur film directed by Júlio Bressane, running about 72 minutes.

What it’s about. Bressane’s first color film, shot in the home of the artist Elyseu Visconti. Part of it is missing sound and final editing because the director was forced to leave Brazil. Horror and humor to deal with the subject of insanity: “In the end everyone leaves the house as though they were laboratory mice escaping, they invade the city and contaminate the world”. “If we talk about horror, this film deals with national horror, with Mojica Marins as an emblem. There might be a few touches of Corman and English horror, but it is another level of horror. What transformed the film was the location where we were shooting, the house of a 19th century painter, a receptacle of light. When I arrived and saw that house, that light, I said: ‘This is the film. This is the horror’. The meaning of the film, its appeal, derives from this laboratory of light” (J. Bressane). — Torino Film Festival

Who’s in it. Barão Olavo, o Horrível stars Rodolfo Arena, Helena Ignez, Isabella Cerqueira Campos and Lilian Lemmertz, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Barão Olavo, o Horrível has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Barão Olavo, o Horrível page.

If you liked it. Fans of Barão Olavo, o Horrível tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.