David Neves

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Brasil em Cannes
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Brasil em Cannes

Dec 24, 1971

Brasil em Cannes
1971 10 min 1 vues
The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the transition from film to industrialized production. It is the meeting of producers, technicians, critics , celebrities in general, offering opportunities for greater knowledge and renewal of values
Documentary
Veja Esta Canção
6.3

Veja Esta Canção

Sep 15, 1994

Veja Esta Canção
1994 104 min 6 vues
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Drama
A Grande Cidade
5.5

A Grande Cidade

May 13, 1966

A Grande Cidade
1966 83 min 4 vues
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
Drama
Cinema Novo
6.7

Cinema Novo

May 16, 2016

Cinema Novo
2016 93 min 22 vues
Une enquête approfondie, sous forme d'essai poétique, sur l'un des principaux mouvements cinématographiques latino-américains, analysé à travers la pensée de ses principaux auteurs, qui ont inventé, au début des années 1960, une nouvelle façon de faire du cinéma au Brésil, avec une attitude politique, toujours proche des problèmes du peuple, combinant art et révolution.
Documentary
Fulaninha
3.7

Fulaninha

Feb 05, 1986

Fulaninha
1986 100 min 4 vues
Movie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl he sees walking down the streets, without knowing she's the daughter of the woman he's having a relationship with.
Comedy
Fulaninha
3.7

Fulaninha

Feb 05, 1986

Fulaninha
1986 100 min 4 vues
Movie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl he sees walking down the streets, without knowing she's the daughter of the woman he's having a relationship with.
Comedy
Muito Prazer
8.3

Muito Prazer

Sep 25, 1979

Muito Prazer
1979 94 min 3 vues
Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.
Drama
Memória de Helena
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Memória de Helena

Nov 19, 1969

Memória de Helena
1969 74 min 1 vues
Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal friend, has an important role.
Drama
Memória de Helena
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Memória de Helena

Nov 19, 1969

Memória de Helena
1969 74 min 1 vues
Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal friend, has an important role.
Drama
Garrincha, Alegria do Povo
6.6

Garrincha, Alegria do Povo

Jul 13, 1962

Garrincha, Alegria do Povo
1962 60 min 17 vues
Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.
Documentary
Luz Del Fuego
5.1

Luz Del Fuego

Apr 05, 1982

Luz Del Fuego
1982 106 min 4 vues
Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.
Comedy
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas

Sep 01, 1996

Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996 104 min 1 vues
Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings a recording of the event, also featuring backstage, rehearsals, testimonies and some relaxing moments of these great names in Bahia's music.
Documentary
A Noiva da Cidade
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A Noiva da Cidade

May 26, 1978

A Noiva da Cidade
1978 130 min 1 vues
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
Music
As Meninas
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As Meninas

Dec 08, 1995

As Meninas
1995 92 min 8 vues
During the military dictatorship in Brazil, Lorena, Lia and Ana Clara, three university students of different social backgrounds and origins meet at a nun's pension in São Paulo. Besides their differences, they become close friends, sharing their dramas and dreams, helping each other until the day they have to separate permanently.
Drama
Maioria Absoluta
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Maioria Absoluta

Jan 09, 1964

Maioria Absoluta
1964 20 min 10 vues
Statistics, interviews and historical information on illiteracy and inequality in land distribution in Brazil's countryside.
Documentary
Jardim de Alah
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Jardim de Alah

Jan 02, 1989

Jardim de Alah
1989 86 min 1 vues
An overlook at the southern Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods, from the perspective of one of its most well-known places: Jardim de Alah, a group of squares on the middle of neighborhoods Ipanema and Leblon. There, people of different social classes interact together - workers who live in the Cruzada de São Sebastião building and the local bourgeois class who live in fancy condos. There, the rich and the poor unite in the same spirit.
Comedy
A Noiva da Cidade
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A Noiva da Cidade

May 26, 1978

A Noiva da Cidade
1978 130 min 1 vues
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
Music
Couro de Gato
7.4

Couro de Gato

May 07, 1962

Couro de Gato
1962 15 min 18 vues
A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
Drama
O Guesa
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O Guesa

Jan 01, 1969

O Guesa
1969 20 min 1 vues
"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the proclamation of the Republic."
Documentary
Muito Prazer
8.3

Muito Prazer

Sep 25, 1979

Muito Prazer
1979 94 min 3 vues
Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.
Drama
Integração Racial
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Integração Racial

Jan 01, 1964

Integração Racial
1964 40 min 1 vues
A comprehensive view of the situation of different ethnic groups in Brazil. In the testimonies gathered in the streets and neighborhoods of various capitals, black, white, mulatto, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese express their opinion and describe personal experiences involving relationship, racism, miscegenation and cultural exchange.
Documentary
Colagem
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Colagem

Nov 06, 1967

Colagem
1967 10 min 1 vues
The new Brazilian cinematic movement (Cinema Novo) through films starring actors Antonio Pitanga and Luiza Maranhão.
Documentary
Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show
6.7

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show

May 27, 1966

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show
1966 33 min 3 vues
Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão in the show Opinião. Bethânia's appearance, at that time in southern Rio, was a cultural shock that shook the city. The film also contains scenes of her daily life and meetings with other musicians.
Documentary