Glauber Rocha’s Long-Forgotten 1970 Anti-Fascist Work ‘Cabezas Cortadas,’ Undergoing 6K Restoration, Set to be Presented at Lyon’s Classic Film Market

Oct 9, 2026 6:20am PT Glauber Rocha’s Long-Forgotten 1970 Anti-Fascist Work ‘Cabezas Cortadas,’ Undergoing 6K Restoration, Set to be Presented at Lyon’s Classic Film Market

Carried out by Video Mercury Films, streaming service FlixOlé and the ECAM Madrid Film School, the restoration project will be showcased at the Classic Film Market Re>Birth Programme during Lyon's Lumière Film Festival

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Marta May and Francisco Rabal in 'Cabezas Cortadas' (Courtesy of Video Mercury Films)

Glauber Rocha’s 1970 work “Cabezas Cortadas” (“Cutting Heads”) will be among the anticpated restorations in progress presented at this year’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC), taking place during the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon.

The MIFC’s Re>Birth Programme showcases five ongoing or upcoming restoration projects as well as five recently restored films, selected for the Lumière Festival under the Lumière Classics label.

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