Hysteries
1983, Portuguese. Directed by Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho.
Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…
- Runtime
- 0h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- Histerias
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Cida Aidar, Isa Castro
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Hysteries runs 16 minutes (0h 16m).
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Hysteries isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Hysteries?
If you liked Hysteries, try Feminists: What Were They Thinking?, My Mom Jayne, As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty.
Who directed Hysteries?
Hysteries (1983) was directed by Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho and stars Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Isa Castro, Maria Rita Kehl.