A Herança
Nov 05, 1970An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his mother marrying his uncle.
Drama
João Batista de Andrade
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Soberano
Apr 17, 2005Documentary
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Jul 11, 1991Documentary
Liberdade de Imprensa
Jan 02, 1967A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
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Trabalhadores: Presente!
May 01, 1979Documentary
Trabalhadores: Presente!
May 01, 1979Documentary
O País dos Tenentes
May 25, 1987With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Drama
L'Homme pressuré
Dec 13, 1980With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Drama
L'Homme pressuré
Dec 13, 1980With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Drama
Caso Norte
Jan 01, 1978
O Tronco
Nov 25, 1999Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.
Drama
Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui
Jun 12, 1968Documentary
Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira
Aug 31, 2006Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém Brazil". But in the opening party, the Police, headed by a violent inspector nicknamed "Capitão", arrive to arrest, with extreme violence, an outlaw known as "Flexa". This violent scene scars the family permanently and becomes the prelude to a tragedy.
Drama
O Cego Que Gritava Luz
Jan 01, 1997A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.
Drama
Alice
Jan 01, 1978Drama
Alice
Jan 01, 1978Drama
A Próxima Vítima
May 10, 1983A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
Horror
Bebel, Garota Propaganda
Nov 17, 1967Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.
Comedy
Vlado: Trinta Anos Depois
Sep 30, 2005The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship.
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Wilsinho Galiléia
Jan 01, 1978Reconstruction of the life of Wilsinho, who was a dangerous criminal by the time he was 14. After getting arrested multiple times, he finally was killed by the police at the home of his girlfriend Geni.
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Gamal, O Delírio do Sexo
Dec 14, 1970Symbolic film from the Underground Movement of Brazilian Cinema (Cinema Marginal) about a woman, three men and some apes. In the director's own words: “a fable where realism and logic have no place, and in which sex is a translation of all the tortures, circumstances and violent actions.”
Drama
Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira
Aug 31, 2006Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém Brazil". But in the opening party, the Police, headed by a violent inspector nicknamed "Capitão", arrive to arrest, with extreme violence, an outlaw known as "Flexa". This violent scene scars the family permanently and becomes the prelude to a tragedy.
Drama
Rua seis, sem número
Mar 14, 2003Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number.
O País dos Tenentes
May 25, 1987With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Drama
Travessia
Oct 24, 2009The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of the March for the Family with God for Freedom in 1964. Based on stories of life under the military dictatorship, stories and reflections of people who had a significant participation in that period, whether for or against the coup.
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Travessia
Oct 24, 2009The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of the March for the Family with God for Freedom in 1964. Based on stories of life under the military dictatorship, stories and reflections of people who had a significant participation in that period, whether for or against the coup.
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Liberdade de Imprensa
Jan 02, 1967A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
Documentary
Liberdade de Imprensa
Jan 02, 1967A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
Documentary
Migrantes
Jan 01, 1973Director João Batista de Andrade was filming a documentary about migrants coming from Northeast Brazil to São Paulo in search of a better living. His intention was to give voice to these underprivileged and homeless people. While preparing to interview a man who lived under a bridge, a passer-by interfered, starting an argument about the role of people from other states in the development of São Paulo and the rural problem in the Northeast.
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Liberdade de Imprensa
Jan 02, 1967A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
Documentary
Liberdade de Imprensa
Jan 02, 1967A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
Documentary
Orgia ou O Homem Que Deu Cria
Aug 02, 1970A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a fallen black angel, a priest, two whores, a pregnant cowboy, among others.
Drama
Doramundo
Feb 17, 1978A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.
Crime
Doramundo
Feb 17, 1978A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.
Crime
Pedreira
Jan 01, 1973The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions.
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Pedreira
Jan 01, 1973The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions.
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Trabalhadores Rurais
Apr 06, 1972Documentary
Trabalhadores Rurais
Apr 06, 1972Documentary
Trabalhadores Rurais
Apr 06, 1972Documentary
Vila da Barca
Jan 01, 1964The first work by documentary master Renato Tapajós, "Vila da Barca" focuses on the daily struggles faced by the people who live on the shanty town of Vila da Barca, Pará, Brazil.
Documentary
O País dos Tenentes
May 25, 1987With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Drama
Céu Aberto
Jan 01, 1985When Brazil finally came out from its dictatorship period, Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president after 20 years of military rule, got ill with a strange infection and finally died on 21 April 1985 before taking office. Knowing political stability could get compromised, before dying, he tried to look healthy, and the press also helped with the farce. The documentary is about his slow public agony and death.
Documentary
Greve
Sep 01, 1979Greve
Sep 01, 1979
Universidade em Crise
Apr 21, 1965Documentary
O Cego Que Gritava Luz
Jan 01, 1997A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.
Drama
Em Cada Coração um Punhal
Mar 12, 1970A Cia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz
Jan 01, 1972A Próxima Vítima
May 10, 1983A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
Horror
Restos
Jul 29, 1975Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the world." The film shows the misery of those who live on this garbage and the police repression on the scavengers.
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O Tronco
Nov 25, 1999Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.
Drama
Paulicéia Fantástica
Apr 13, 1970Documentary wich tries to capture the iconoclastic spirit of the 1922 Week of Modern Art, to tell about the beginning of cinema made in the city of São Paulo.
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Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui
Jun 12, 1968Documentary
Independência
Jul 12, 1991
O fim da utopia
Mar 10, 2011
Vida de Artista
Jan 01, 2003The central character is a talented sculptor of saints from the historic city of Pirenópolis, Goiás. Praised, controversial, he opens his life and the vigor of his work to the camera, willing to also reveal the dark sides of his existence as a craftsman and as a person. His name: José Inácio Nascimento.
Documentary
Por Um Fio
Jan 01, 2003Drama
Pedreira
Jan 01, 1973The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions.
Documentary
Pedreira
Jan 01, 1973The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions.
Documentary
Trabalhadores Rurais
Apr 06, 1972Documentary
O Buraco da Comadre
Jul 10, 1975Documentary short focusing on the people of a poor São Paulo neighborhood, whose lives are made difficult by a large hole on the ground that the government won't fix.
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Ônibus
Jan 01, 1973Starting from a starting point of a bus line, the film discusses the deficiencies of urban transport and the problems caused to workers. Interviews reveal a population on the periphery that was the hidden counterpoint to the economic miracle. In the big image of the film, the cameraman travels hanging on the bus, along with other passengers. This subjective image in the narrative places the viewer on the side of the population who daily risk themselves to go to work.
Documentary
Ônibus
Jan 01, 1973Starting from a starting point of a bus line, the film discusses the deficiencies of urban transport and the problems caused to workers. Interviews reveal a population on the periphery that was the hidden counterpoint to the economic miracle. In the big image of the film, the cameraman travels hanging on the bus, along with other passengers. This subjective image in the narrative places the viewer on the side of the population who daily risk themselves to go to work.
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