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Beyond Citizen Kane
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Beyond Citizen Kane

Sep 01, 1993

Beyond Citizen Kane
1993 93 min 28 vues
Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.
Documentary
Jango
6.9

Jango

Oct 23, 1984

Jango
1984 115 min 8 vues
The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.
Documentary
Dossiê Jango
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Dossiê Jango

Jul 05, 2013

Dossiê Jango
2013 103 min 3 vues
João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the neighboring country were not well explained today. His body was buried immediately after his death, raising the suspicions of premeditated murder. This documentary brings the issue back to the fore and tries to publicly clarify some obscure facts of the history of Brazil.
Documentary
O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
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O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio

Jan 01, 1984

O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
1984 81 min 1 vues
Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country. At this point, he was a man on the brink of death, already victimized by the cancer that would kill him.
Documentary
1964: 40 Anos Depois
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1964: 40 Anos Depois

Jan 01, 2004

1964: 40 Anos Depois
2004 145 min 1 vues
Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of the military dictatorship in Brazil. Around 40 characters reveal behind the scenes and comment in detail on this important moment in Brazilian political history.
Documentary
Muda Brasil
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Muda Brasil

Mar 18, 1985

Muda Brasil
1985 105 min 1 vues
The documentary recalls the political reopening of the country, and narrates in detail the events that culminated in the election of Tancredo Neves as the first civilian president after 20 years of military dictatorship.
Documentary
O Dia Que Durou 21 Anos
7.6

O Dia Que Durou 21 Anos

Sep 30, 2012

O Dia Que Durou 21 Anos
2012 77 min 22 vues
Stunning espionage documentary on the US conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White House tapes, and CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected president João Goulart.
Documentary
1º de Abril, Brasil
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1º de Abril, Brasil

Jan 01, 1989

1º de Abril, Brasil
1989 137 min 1 vues
The daily routine of a women's Republic in the late days of 1963 and early 1964 - before the military coup - is presented from the perspective of several characters, and the place's owner who is about to sell the house to an international company who wants to build a mall in the place.
Comedy
Democracia em Preto e Branco
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Democracia em Preto e Branco

Oct 18, 2014

Democracia em Preto e Branco
2014 90 min 2 vues
Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by adopting a democracy within their team, making a statement against the country's military dictatorship.
Documentary
Darcy, um Brasileiro
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Darcy, um Brasileiro

May 19, 2013

Darcy, um Brasileiro
2013 100 min 1 vues
Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with testimonials from friends, collaborators and speeches by Darcy himself.
Documentary