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
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 – 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 – 7:30 PM

Rediscovered and restored by Heco Producoes 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, A PRAGA became the last glimpse of Marins’ supernatural horror before he adhered to directing pornochanchadas up until the filming of Embodiment of Evil which was released in 2008. The film tells the story of a young couple who stumbles upon an exotic old woman who throws a curse on the young man which leads to terrible nightmares, irritable violence and finally a state of delusion and paranoia. Spectacle is proud to present A PRAGA in a new restoration for a full 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.