Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Jan 01, 1997"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Documentary
Tônia Carrero
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Chega de Saudade
Nov 25, 2007An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
Drama
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Apr 21, 1952Tico-Tico no Fubá is a 1952 Brazilian comedy film directed by Adolfo Celi and starring Anselmo Duarte. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s.
Drama
Socia de alcoba
Jun 05, 1962Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.
Crime
Gordos e Magros
Jan 01, 1976After staying the day at the gym, eating and drinking, Carlos, a fat man, go meet his parents, Helena and Jorge, at the party they are throwing. He is drunk and end up having a fight and leaving home.
Comedy
Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture
Feb 19, 2006
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Oct 10, 2017A portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of acting through the career of Paulo Autran (1922-2007), one of the greatest actors in Brazil.
Documentary
Sonhos de Menina Moça
Sep 10, 1988Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories. The celebration is marked by a barbecue with lots of gossip and fun among old friends.
Romance
Alias Gardelito
Jan 02, 1961The title of this story is taken from the name of the great Argentine singer Carlos Gardel, the idol of the antihero Toribio portrayed by Alberto Argibay. Toribio's goal in life is to emulate the famous singer and making his own way successfully in the music business. Yet at the same time, he does not stop his illegal means of making ends meet, stealing and petty thievery. Discouraged when his big break never quite materializes, Toribio heads for disaster when he joins up with a large smuggling scheme.
Drama
Vinicius
Nov 01, 2005To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
Documentary
Appassionata
May 26, 1952Sílvia Nogalis a concert pianist prefers her career to marriage. On the night when she performs "Appassionata" by Beethoven she receives news of the suicide of her husband, the master Walter Hauser.
Crime
Fogo e Paixão
Apr 29, 1989The story of citizens from different parts of the world who come together to participate in a project to visit a Latin American city, however its location is not revealed.
Comedy
Fabula de la Bella Palomera
May 30, 1990Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.
Romance
Copacabana Palace
Nov 03, 1962For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; three charming stewardesses are looking for entertainment, but their three Carioca host, musicians Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and João Gilberto, are married; a man, separated from his wife, wants to catch her in the act of adultery.
Crime
Quando a Noite Acaba
Dec 07, 1950Drama
Querida Suzana
Jan 01, 1947
Mãos Sangrentas
Aug 05, 1955Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory swath through the countryside. As his comrades are killed off one by one, the leader of the group descends into gibbering madness. In contrast to this, a subplot develops involving the least dangerous of the escapees, who murdered his wife in a peak of self-righteous rage and is now seriously in doubt about the wisdom of his deed. Principal scenes reworked in 1962 to make the film The Violent and the Damned (q.v.).
Drama
É Proibido Beijar
Jun 02, 1954Eduardo wants to become a police reporter. To do so, he unravels a mysterious crime, but fails to get the editor of his newspaper to promote it. He is engaged to Suzy, who works at a nightclub. In charge of interviewing a famous actress, June, gets involved in several embarrassing situations that are created by Suzy and two other reporters, Harry and Steve, who follow June since her arrival in Brazil.
Comedy
Plínio Marcos — Nas Quebradas do Mundaréu
Jan 01, 2013The theatrologist, actor, director and overall polemist Plínio Marcos gets his life traced through images of the many spectacles he has put on interviews from various moments in his life, from the most rebellious and marginal, when he lacked resources for his art, to when he was invited to go to Paris and talk about his work
Documentary
Eu eu eu José Lewgoy
Nov 25, 2011Documentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors of all times.
Documentary
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
Jul 09, 1962Drama
Tempo de Violência
Jan 01, 1969Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activities of a gang of smugglers. After they find out about him, Antônio and his wife are both targeted and pursued by the criminals.
Action
Inezita Barroso - A Voz e a Viola
Nov 21, 2013Documentary
The Violent and the Damned
Jan 01, 1962When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives, who have fled by foot and boat and now have begun to turn on each other.
Drama
O Gato de Botas Extraterrestre
Jan 01, 1990A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defeat an evil wizard.
Fantasy
Caminhos do Sul
Jan 01, 1949Adventure
De Corpo Inteiro Entrevistas
Jan 01, 2010Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.
Documentary
Sassaricando
Jun 09, 1988Soap
Louco Amor
Oct 21, 1983Drama
Água Viva
Aug 08, 1980Soap
Pigmalião 70
Oct 24, 1970Comedy
A Próxima Atração
Apr 17, 1971Soap
O Cafona
Oct 20, 1971Soap
O Primeiro Amor
Oct 17, 1972Soap
O Amor é Nosso!
Oct 24, 1981Soap
Uma Rosa com Amor
Jun 30, 1973Soap
Kananga do Japão
Mar 24, 1990Soap
Esplendor
Jun 23, 2000Soap
Senhora do Destino
Mar 11, 2005A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
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