Lígia Cortez

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Viver a Vida
4

Viver a Vida

Dec 31, 1991
The daily routine of a streetwise office boy, waiting in long lines, having to deal with some fishy situations, listening to music, and meeting people.
Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
4.8
Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a simple woman who works as a teacher to support her mother and her three sisters. One day, Peixoto, Werneck's son-in-law, makes him a proposal to marry Maria, the boss's daughter. The reason is that Maria was abused and now is being forced to marry by her family. Edgard hesitates first but accepts the offer. From then on he enters into a great doubt: should he deposit the check and marry Maria or stay with Ritinha, his great love?
Drama
O Fim do Filme
9

O Fim do Filme

Aug 24, 2012
João Lucas works at a video store and always ends up revealing the ending of films to customers. After being approached by a girl who always rents the same movie, the two eccentric characters start to argue about the true meaning of the plot and attract each other through their passion for cinema.
Comedy
Oswaldianas
1

Oswaldianas

Feb 21, 1992
Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.
Drama
A Causa Secreta
1

A Causa Secreta

Sep 14, 1994
Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.
Drama
Vida de Menina
6.8

Vida de Menina

Jun 07, 2003
The day-to-day life of a young girl in the town of Diamantina, Brazil, on the end of 19th Century, based on real life diaries.
Drama
Alguma Coisa Assim
5.7

Alguma Coisa Assim

Oct 12, 2017
Caio and Mari are two young people living in a relationship that goes beyond any definition. Over ten years, the plot transits between three striking moments where their desires conflict and their relationship is put to the test. The film, originated from the short film of the same name in 2006, proposes a reflection on sexuality, labels and how time constructs and transforms relationships.
Drama
Amores Urbanos
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Amores Urbanos

May 19, 2016
São Paulo best friends Julia, Micaela and Diego enter their thirties entirely unprepared for the considerations of adult maturity. Julia has chosen to remain blind to the obvious signs that her current boyfriend is a two-timing cad, but her eyes are forced wide-open when she discovers that she is pregnant with his child. Diego is a party boy with daddy issues who can’t stay faithful to his sweet, dependable boyfriend. Micaela, meanwhile, is wasting her time chasing a bisexual actress who won’t even acknowledge their shared intimacy in private. As these three charismatic but troubled friends keep spinning their wheels, even their own chosen-family bonds get stress-tested to their breaking point.
Drama
O Príncipe
6

O Príncipe

Aug 09, 2002
After 20 years of exile in Paris, Gustavo returns to his native city São Paulo. Back home, he encounters a place which no longer exists. His old friends and family members have changed, almost beyond recognition. He tries to recapture the past, and make some sense of his life, that of his friends and family, and the present state of his native country.
Drama
História Familiar
1

História Familiar

Jul 01, 1988
It's Friday night. Pedro and Anastácia are at home, like millions of other couples in São Paulo. Locked away in the living room of their apartment, Pedro and Anastácia's relationship finds an opportunity to reveal its degree of wear and tear. História Familiar portrays the banality of everyday life and contemporary emotional malaise.
Drama
Segunda Chamada
8.2

Segunda Chamada

Sep 10, 2021
'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system. After some time off from teaching, Lúcia Helena returns to the classroom, now giving night classes to teenagers and adults. Along with other three teachers and the principal, she faces institutional adversities and the lack of appreciation without flinching. The conflicts involve both the faculty and the student body and, in this scenario, Education emerges as a hope, reminding everyone that it is never too late to have a second chance.
Drama
Le roman de la vie
6.5

Le roman de la vie

Mar 02, 2007
Grâce aux sacrifices financiers de sa mère, Nanda se rend en Europe, à Amsterdam, pour étudier. Elle découvre un jour qu’elle est enceinte. Son petit ami Léo, fils d'un riche chef d'entreprise brésilien, la rejette car elle refuse d'avorter. Il lui donne de l'argent pour payer un médecin et rentrer chez ses parents au Brésil. Craignant sa mère Martha, une femme autoritaire, elle attend d'être sur le point d'accoucher pour revenir à Rio, sans prévenir.
Soap
Hebe
8.5

Hebe

Dec 13, 2019
Between comings and goings in time, over 8 decades, the story of a poor country girl who fulfills the dream of becoming a great star, always in search of her truth.
Drama
Esperança
5.5

Esperança

Feb 14, 2003
The story of two young Italian lovers of different, rival families who are separated after he moves to Brazil and falls for another woman, while she is forced to marry a fascist.
Drama