The documentary, using re-enactments, traces the steps of an indigenous Read More »
Tag Archives: Brazil
Um Caso de Polícia (1959) Carla Civelli, Renato Consorte, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Mara di Carlo
Belinha is worried about violence. When she hears a conversation about the murder Read More »
Orgia ou O Homem Que Deu Cria (1970) João Silvério Trevisan, Fernando Benini, Jean-Claude Bernardet, Marcelino Buru
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. Read More »
Por que Você não Chora? (2020) Cibele Amaral, Bárbara Paz, Carolina Monte Rosa, Elisa Lucinda
“Why don’t you cry?” addresses the delicate topic of suicide. Read More »
Master, a Building in Copacabana AKA Edifício Master (2002) Eduardo Coutinho, Fernando José
The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana Read More »
Cinco vezes Favela – Pedreira de São Diogo (1962) Leon Hirszman, Flávio Migliaccio
The short is part of the feature film Cinco Vezes Favela, one of the first films of Cinema Novo. Read More »
Brazilian Planet of the Apes AKA O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos (1976) J.B. Tanko, Renato Aragão, Baiaco, Renato Bastos
This movie is a spoof of “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and follows the storyline Read More »
The Man of the Crowd AKA O Homem das Multidões (2013) Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães, Paulo André, Sílvia Lourenço, Jean-Claude Bernardet
Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s story of the same name, Marcelo Gomes Read More »
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation AKA O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (2006) Cao Hamburger, Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk
In 1970, near the World Cup, Daniel Stern and his wife Miriam leaves Belo Horizonte in a hurry Read More »
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures AKA Cinema Aspirinas e Urubus (2005) Marcelo Gomes, João Miguel, Peter Ketnath, Madalena Accioly
A road movie about a German man who went to the Northeast of Brazil in 1942 to sell Aspirin. Read More »
Four Days in September AKA O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (1997) Bruno Barreto, Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 Read More »
Mutum (2007) Sandra Kogut, Thiago da Silva Mariz, Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso, Maria Juliana Souza de Oliveira
Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Read More »
The Quartet AKA O Quatrilho (1995) Fábio Barreto, Glória Pires, Patricia Pillar, Alexandre Paternost
The story of two immigrant couples: Teresa and Angelo; Pierina and Massimo. Read More »
They Don’t Wear Black Tie AKA Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981) Leon Hirszman, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli
A large factory in Brazil is having problems with its workers and their union Read More »
A Dama da Zona (1979) Ody Fraga, Marlene Silva, Marlene França, Hélio Porto
Esmeralda, an independent prostitute with a strong personality, loves two things Read More »