Jorge Amado

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Looking Back at You
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Looking Back at You

Oct 12, 1993

Looking Back at You
1993 51 min 1 vues
Looks at the work of Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado (b.1944). In his monumental photo-essay, Workers, Salgado’s dominant theme is the displacement of manual labor by technological advances. He documents the effects of this new industrial revolution on laborers in Eastern Europe, Cuba, Gdansk, Brazil, India, Sicily, and Bangladesh. Includes archival footage of Salgado’s life and commentary by artists, photographers, critics, and writers such as Jorge Armado, Robert Delpire, Jimmy Fox, and Arthur Miller.
Documentary
Jorge Amado no Cinema
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Jorge Amado no Cinema

Jan 01, 1979

Jorge Amado no Cinema
1979 37 min 2 vues
Jorjamado no Cinema foi feito para um programa de televisão consagrado ao escritor Jorge Amado. Nesse documentário, Jorge Amado é filmado em sua casa, rodeado por sua numerosa família; numa livraria, durante uma sessão de autógrafos de um de seus livros, em um cinema em Salvador, na avant-première do filme Tenda dos Milagres, de Nelson Pereira dos Santos, adaptação do livro homônimo de Jorge Amado. Glauber filma seu amigo com muito humor e carinho. A câmera vai evoluindo lentamente, sem cessar e com rapidez sobre o escritor, seus familiares, atores e atrizes do filme de Nelson, além de passar por objetos de rituais de candomblé que constituem o museu de Jorge Amado.
Documentary
Bahia, Por Exemplo
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Bahia, Por Exemplo

Nov 24, 1969

Bahia, Por Exemplo
1969 82 min 1 vues
Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture.
Documentary
Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire
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Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire

Jul 29, 1995

Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire
1995 165 min 1 vues
Portrait en 3 parties composé de témoignages et d'un long entretien du poète antillais Aimé Césaire qui évoque ses rencontres littéraires et son engagement politique. Des extraits de poèmes et de pièces de théâtre et des documents d'archives illustrent ce film. "L'Ile Merveilleuse" est centrée sur la Martinique. Après une évocation de ses premiers poèmes, Césaire parle de son retour en Martinique comme professeur, puis de son engagement politique au sein du Parti Communiste. "Au Rendez-vous de la conquête" est consacrée à Paris, des années 30 à 50, avec la rencontre de Léopold Sedar Senghor et de Léon Gontran Damas. "La Force de regarder demain" aborde les problèmes du monde contemporain, et en premier lieu celui de l'Afrique, depuis le festival des arts nègres de Dakar (1965) jusqu'à l'hommage rendu à Césaire à Miami en 1987.
Documentary
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
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Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Oct 06, 2022

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022 94 min 1 vues
Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important Brazilian documentary filmmakers in activity, his images influenced the emergence of Cinema Novo and the new Brazilian documentary years later. Quando a Coisa Vira Outra covers the most important films made by Vladimir, revealing where ideas come from to show the true reality of a country.
Documentary
Tieta do Brasil
6.8

Tieta do Brasil

Aug 30, 1996

Tieta do Brasil
1996 115 min 22 vues
Sant'Ana do Agreste, petit village brésilien, est en effervescence : c'est le retour de Tieta, une enfant du pays, après 26 années d'absence. Chassée par sa famille à 17 ans à cause d'une sexualité un peu trop libérée, Tieta revient comme la riche et puissante veuve d'un industriel, et tous entendent bien profiter de ses largesses.
Comedy
Dê Lembranças a Todos
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Dê Lembranças a Todos

Jul 01, 2018

Dê Lembranças a Todos
2018 73 min 1 vues
Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought about his Bahia, even far from it. His family, partners, friends and fans remember his history, which made him one of the pillars of Brazilian culture.
Documentary
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
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Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

Jan 01, 2002

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
2002 90 min 1 vues
Tempo Rei is the first audiovisual record of Gilberto Gil's vast work, celebrating the artist's thirty-year career, celebrated in 1996. Gil recalls his artistic trajectory, recalls striking facts and reveals some intimacies. Completely filmed on film, it includes great successes of the artist like Madalena, Cores Vivas, Vamos Fugir, Procissão and Expresso 2222.
Music
O Milagre dos Pássaros
4.5

O Milagre dos Pássaros

Dec 20, 2012

O Milagre dos Pássaros
2012 47 min 3 vues
Sabô marries Lindolfo Ezequiel in exchange for the life of his brother, who was sworn to death by the captain. The brunette is known as the most desired woman in the region and her husband is reputed to be a killer. One day, Ubaldo Capadócio arrives in the city of Cachoeira, in Bahia, and takes away hearts. The poet is a handsome man, has nine children and is married to three women: Rosecler, Romilda and Valdelice. Rosecler is the most fiery and spendthrift, Romilda abandoned her butcher husband for Ubaldo and Valdelice is the most daring. In Cachoeira, Ubaldo sees Sabô and is attracted by so much beauty. The captain's wife surrenders to the poet's charms, but they are caught by Lindolfo Ezequiel. Then begins the saga of Ubaldo to escape death. That's where the miracle of birds happens.
Comedy
جنة الشياطين
5.8

جنة الشياطين

Jan 01, 1999

جنة الشياطين
1999 77 min 8 vues
Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts to give him a decent burial, but his friends take the corpse away to bid him farewell in their own way.
Drama
Otalia de Bahia
5.3

Otalia de Bahia

Sep 26, 1976

Otalia de Bahia
1976 105 min 3 vues
Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts to give him a decent burial, but his friends take the corpse away to bid him farewell in their own way.
Drama
Tenda dos Milagres
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Tenda dos Milagres

Jul 30, 1977

Tenda dos Milagres
1977 132 min 8 vues
When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by championing a long-forgotten local writer named Pedro Archanjo, who believed that humanity would be improved only through miscegenation.
Drama
Dona Flor et ses deux maris
6.8

Dona Flor et ses deux maris

Nov 22, 1976

Dona Flor et ses deux maris
1976 117 min 132 vues
When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by championing a long-forgotten local writer named Pedro Archanjo, who believed that humanity would be improved only through miscegenation.
Comedy
Jubiabá
5.2

Jubiabá

Sep 17, 1987

Jubiabá
1987 100 min 6 vues
Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the daughter of a rich Commander and Antonio Balduíno, a rascal, fighter and famous lover from Salvador.
Drama
Gabriela
5.8

Gabriela

Mar 24, 1983

Gabriela
1983 99 min 34 vues
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Drama
Embrasse-Moi Je te quitte
5.8

Embrasse-Moi Je te quitte

Dec 22, 1982

Embrasse-Moi Je te quitte
1982 101 min 43 vues
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Comedy
The Sandpit Generals
5.8

The Sandpit Generals

Aug 08, 1972

The Sandpit Generals
1972 102 min 8 vues
Inspired by the classic novel by Brazilian cultural icon Jorge Amado, this is the story of a gang of homeless children lead by Pedro Bala. Set in Bahia, the film follows the adventures of Bala's gang of under aged outlaws as they steal, rape, find love, "capoeira" (a Brazilian form of martial arts) and African-Brazilian religion.
Drama
Capitães da Areia
6.5

Capitães da Areia

Oct 07, 2011

Capitães da Areia
2011 96 min 31 vues
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
Adventure
O Duelo
6.7

O Duelo

Aug 21, 2014

O Duelo
2014 108 min 3 vues
Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales.
Comedy
Die Windrose
5

Die Windrose

Mar 08, 1957

Die Windrose
1957 104 min 2 vues
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
Drama
Tieta do Brasil
6.8

Tieta do Brasil

Aug 30, 1996

Tieta do Brasil
1996 115 min 22 vues
Coralito is the wife of Paulino, who dies but never leaves her. Especially when she marries the town doctor, Hernán.
Comedy
O Duelo
6.7

O Duelo

Aug 21, 2014

O Duelo
2014 108 min 3 vues
Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales.
Comedy
Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
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Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

Nov 02, 2017

Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
2017 108 min 41 vues
In a small city of Brazil, Flor (a very good looking woman) marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking to her neighbours but he takes all her money to gamble. One day he dies. Flor misses the goods of the marriage so she marries again with a very correct gentleman – the owner of the drugstore (Teodoro). Now she’s very happy with her man, but misses the erotic moments with her previous husband. Then the ghost of Vadhino comes to earth to chase her.
Comedy
The Sandpit Generals
5.8

The Sandpit Generals

Aug 08, 1972

The Sandpit Generals
1972 102 min 8 vues
Inspired by the classic novel by Brazilian cultural icon Jorge Amado, this is the story of a gang of homeless children lead by Pedro Bala. Set in Bahia, the film follows the adventures of Bala's gang of under aged outlaws as they steal, rape, find love, "capoeira" (a Brazilian form of martial arts) and African-Brazilian religion.
Drama
Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos
6.3

Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos

Aug 31, 1998

Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos
1998 141 min 3 vues
The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho and soon finds out he's spending all their money on gambles and has mistresses all over the city. Vadinho suddenly dies while partying during Carnival, and Flor, left helpless and full of debts, ends up marrying Teodoro, who's the exact opposite of her late husband.
Comedy
Xuxa, O Documentário
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Xuxa, O Documentário

Aug 10, 2023

Xuxa, O Documentário
2023 min 9 vues
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the business, looks back at all the important moments in her life and career. Successes and disappointments, fights and love, she retraces her entire trajectory.
Documentary
Le Grand Échiquier
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Le Grand Échiquier

Oct 29, 2020

Le Grand Échiquier
2020 min 2 vues
Le Grand Échiquier mêle tous les arts et toutes les générations d'artistes et propose des rencontres artistiques exceptionnelles, inédites et insoupçonnables entre chanteurs, musiciens, chorégraphes, danseurs, humoristes ou encore chefs d'orchestre.
Reality
Apostrophes
8.5

Apostrophes

Jun 22, 1990

Apostrophes
1990 min 2 vues
Magazine culturel consacré à la littérature. L'émission proposait des discussions ouvertes entre quatre ou cinq auteurs autour d’un sujet commun, mais également des entrevues individuelles avec un seul auteur. En 15 ans d’existence, Apostrophes est devenu l'émission littéraire emblématique à la télévision française de cette période, notamment grâce à la personnalité de son présentateur Bernard Pivot, la diversité et la qualité de ses intervenants, voire des polémiques qui surgirent épisodiquement lors de l'émission.
Talk
Apostrophes
8

Apostrophes

Mar 30, 1990

Apostrophes
1990 min 11 vues
Inspired on Jorge Amado's romance "Tieta do Agreste", the plot is set on the fictional city of Santana do Agreste, at Brazil's northwest, and has as main theme Tieta's life turnarounds. Twenty-five years after being chased out of town by her father Zé Esteves, she returns to her home town seeking revenge against everyone who mistreated her and laugh at her face in the past.
Drama
Apostrophes
5.6

Apostrophes

Sep 28, 2001

Apostrophes
2001 min 5 vues
Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares and loosely based on two works written by Jorge Amado - The Dead Sea and the discovery of America by the Turks. Had Philip collaboration Miguez, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nadotti Nelson and Gloria Baker, directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Director general Mark and Robert Paul Naar, co-directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Had the direction of core Marcos Paulo.
Soap
Apostrophes
1

Apostrophes

Dec 17, 2002

Apostrophes
2002 min 1 vues
The Night Shepherds universe is inhabited by prostitutes, priests, rogues, saint's parents and street vendors. For a very Brazilian people who fight every day for survival and only rely on the solidarity spirit and friendship of each other. The seductive Cabo Martim, the romantic Curió, the noble Massu, the artful Foot of Wind and the Jesuit master live their adventures in four independent episodes, which are completed in their poetry and the strength of each story.
Drama
Apostrophes
2

Apostrophes

May 01, 1998

Apostrophes
1998 min 2 vues
Florípedes, Dona Flor, a cooking teacher, loses her husband Vadinho, an incorrigible trickster, on Carnival Sunday. In deep mourning, tearful, she recalls the ups and downs of that relationship. But, as she is still young and beautiful, she attracts the attention of the very correct pharmacist Teodoro, with whom she marries.
Comedy
Apostrophes
7.1

Apostrophes

Oct 26, 2012

Apostrophes
2012 min 24 vues
Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
Comedy
Apostrophes
6

Apostrophes

Apr 22, 2003

Apostrophes
2003 min 1 vues
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Comedy
Apostrophes
7

Apostrophes

Jun 21, 2019

Apostrophes
2019 min 177 vues
The story revolves around Flor (Ana Serradilla), a happy and beautiful woman who knows Valentín (Joaquín Ferreira) a "man's disaster", but even so she likes him as he is, everything was cheerful, fun and lived happy, but due to Valentín's problems, he dies. And in the midst of the loneliness and pain of having lost her husband. Teodoro (Sergio Mur), Ana's friend and who was always in love with her, decides to start conquering her. Everything was fine, "normal, calm and a little boring" as a marriage should be. Until in one night Ana asks for a wish "that her husband returns", until suddenly her wish comes true. And now Ana does not know how to live with the ghost of her late husband and her current husband.
Comedy