O Ciclo do Caranguejo

Brazilian singer Mônica Passos on stage in Paris. In her small apartment she prepares a meal. In the studio she records the song "Itaipu". She speaks of her rebellion against the power plant, that harms nature. In a park, he sings "Itaipu". His powerful voice reproduces bird sounds. She throws stones into the water, creating a visual analogy with sound waves. With her guitarist husband she walks, playfully, away from the camera.

The director tries to understand the mysteries of the Tarot cards. In a restaurant, she and Marcus Vilar talk, in French, about the making of the film. In another scene, always in French, the director says she is unsatisfied with the research. Image from the book Jung and Tarot. Punk couple in London.

Encouraged to talk about what they watch on television, workers at the Santana Mill give their testimonies on the subject. One interviewee emphasizes the importance of being filmed and seeing herself on the screen. The opening of Globo's telenovela Selva de Pedra is repeated several times and some scenes from the plot are shown. Other scenes from Globo: Jornal Nacional, the American series Duro na Queda, and the opening of Fantástico. Man uses tractor battery to turn on TV. In the end credits, the director comes on stage and records her image handling pictures of the interviewees. The credits are presented "inside" a TV set. A TV set "planting" on the floor turns on the opening of the soap opera.