Miriam Mehler

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Cordialmente Teus
3.3

Cordialmente Teus

Sep 22, 2022

Cordialmente Teus
2022 94 min 3 vues
Ten stories or one. Ten moments in the timeline: 1972, 1999, 1550, 2083, 1891, 2012, 1618 – and the same reality: violence giving the final face to relations in brazil. a slave revolt on a coffee plantation, the torture of an indian, the kidnapping of an ambassador, jews hiding from the inquisition, a tortured woman who sees her torturer in the audience to which she tells the crime committed by him, father and son talking during the second war, a widow who lost everything in “ensiling crisis” and is forced to marry and lose her freedom.
Drama
Chega de Saudade
5.9

Chega de Saudade

Nov 25, 2007

Chega de Saudade
2007 95 min 11 vues
An 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
O Bandido da Luz Vermelha
7.6

O Bandido da Luz Vermelha

Dec 02, 1968

O Bandido da Luz Vermelha
1968 92 min 63 vues
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
Crime
Máquina do Desejo
5

Máquina do Desejo

Apr 10, 2021

Máquina do Desejo
2021 108 min 1 vues
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Documentary
Querido Embaixador
5.5

Querido Embaixador

Aug 02, 2018

Querido Embaixador
2018 89 min 1 vues
The extraordinary story of Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas, who served as Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII. A largely unsung hero, he defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing imminent capture and death.
Drama
Ato de Violência
2

Ato de Violência

Apr 06, 1981

Ato de Violência
1981 112 min 1 vues
Antônio Nunes is sentenced to 30 years in jail, after having killed a woman, and becomes known as ripper of women. Infatuated Tânia begins to visit him frequently and hires a lawyer to try to take him out.
Crime
Compasso de Espera
8.3

Compasso de Espera

Jan 01, 1969

Compasso de Espera
1969 94 min 3 vues
Jorge de Oliveira is an Afro-Brazilian poet who works in a publicity agency in São Paulo. Torn between his rich white lovers and his black family and friends, Jorge's situation serves as a springboard to a discussion about racial issues in Brazil.
Drama
A Escrava Isaura
7.4

A Escrava Isaura

Apr 29, 2005

A Escrava Isaura
2005 min 174 vues
Isaura was born in 1835, in the farm of Commender Almeida. She is the daughter of the slave Juliana and the tenant of the farm, Miguel. Juliana dies right after the birth, because she denied going to bed with the Commender. He whips her to death in revenge. So, Isaura is raised and educated by Gertrudes, wife of the Commender, who always wanted to have a daughter. In spite of her excellent education and the white skin, Isaura, as a daughter of a slave,will always be treated as a slave.
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