Edson Santos

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O Jogo da Vida
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O Jogo da Vida

Jun 17, 1977
The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.
Drama
Jardim de Guerra
6.9

Jardim de Guerra

May 13, 1969
Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for her film, but ends up being arrested and tortured as his torturers suspect he's involved in a plot to overthrow the military government.
Drama
Os Sete Gatinhos
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Os Sete Gatinhos

Apr 17, 1980
Noronha is a low middle-class civil servant who lives with his frustrated wife Gorda and their three elder daughters. The youngest one, virginal Silene, is unexpectedly sent back home. Noronha discovers she has been expelled from boarding school for having killed a female cat and her seven newborns in a hysterical fit. Many dark family secrets will emerge from that episode leading to tragic events.
Horror
HO
5.2

HO

Jan 01, 1979

HO

An experimental film on Brazilian avant-garde artist Helio Oiticica and his works, especially the Parangolés.
Documentary
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
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In the 17th century, to guarantee the possession of the region, disputed with Spanish and Dutch pirates, the Portuguese built a fort at the point where the dark waters of the Rio Negro meet the clear waters of the Rio Solimões, forming the Amazon River. Around the fort, the city of Manaus was born. Alli lived the Manaús Indians, warriors who worshiped Manari, the Good, and from him they received the order to fight all the invaders of the forest.
Muda Brasil
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Muda Brasil

Mar 18, 1985
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
América do Sexo
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América do Sexo

Jan 01, 1969
Film in four segments: "Colagem", "Balanço", "Bandeira Zero" and "Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia", having in common a strongly allegorical and gross protest tone in the approach of its subjects.
Drama
Carnaval na Lama
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Carnaval na Lama

Mar 22, 1970
Rogério Sganzerla’s lost film. The only existing copy was lost in 1992 and the negatives are lost. It tells about the history of Betty Bomba, an exhibitionist woman.
Comedy
Heliorama
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Heliorama

Jan 03, 2004
A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound regarding the late plastic artist Helio Oititica.
Documentary
O Anjo Nasceu
6.9

O Anjo Nasceu

Feb 12, 1969
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.
Crime
Os Sete Gatinhos
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Os Sete Gatinhos

Apr 17, 1980
Noronha is a low middle-class civil servant who lives with his frustrated wife Gorda and their three elder daughters. The youngest one, virginal Silene, is unexpectedly sent back home. Noronha discovers she has been expelled from boarding school for having killed a female cat and her seven newborns in a hysterical fit. Many dark family secrets will emerge from that episode leading to tragic events.
Horror
Sem Essa, Aranha
6.2

Sem Essa, Aranha

Apr 09, 1970
Spider, a banker, lives with three women. This tycoon is a caricature of Brazil's bourgeoisie, his trajectory is the starting point for an essay on the mental underdevelopment of Brazilian elites, in which black humor sets the tone for sharp criticism.
Comedy
Rio Babilônia
5.3

Rio Babilônia

Sep 14, 1982
A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.
Drama
Cuidado Madame
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Cuidado Madame

Jan 01, 1970
Two maids decide to rebel against the society that oppresses them and start murdering their own mistresses.
Comedy
A Dama do Lotação
5.4

A Dama do Lotação

Apr 17, 1978
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.
Drama
Flor Pedra
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Flor Pedra

Nov 01, 1975
The southern city of Minas Gerais, São Tomé das Letras, founded in 1785, is placed on a quartzite reservoir and at the same time on a valuable floral reserve. The film deals with the ecological and social changes that occurred in time.
Documentary