Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun. Read More »
Tag Archives: Brazil
All the Women in the World AKA Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966) Domingos de Oliveira, Leila Diniz, Paulo José, Flávio Migliaccio
Womanizer suddenly finds a woman who makes him change the way he looks at women. Read More »
People I Could Have Been and Maybe Am (2010) Boris Gerrets
What would it be like, to enter into the life of a complete stranger? The film evolved from two chance Read More »
Baixo Gávea (1986) Haroldo Marinho Barbosa, Lucélia Santos, Louise Cardoso, José Gregório
The existential questions of two young women who live together Read More »
Valley of Souls AKA Tantas Almas (2019) Nicolás Rincón Gille, José Arley de Jesús Carvallido Lobo
A man returns to his home in the Colombian countryside after a long fishing night Read More »
To the Left of the Father AKA Lavoura Arcaica (2001) Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Selton Mello, Simone Spoladore, Raul Cortez
The story concerns a young man living at home, André (Selton Mello) Read More »
Case of the Naves Brothers AKA O Caso dos Irmãos Naves (1967) Luiz Sérgio Person, Anselmo Duarte, Raul Cortez, Juca de Oliveira
The innocent brothers are wrongly accused of a crime by a corrupt Read More »
The Angel of the Night AKA O Anjo da Noite (1974) Walter Hugo Khouri, Selma Egrei, Eliezer Gomes, Lilian Lemmertz
Student girl goes to a mansion in Petrópolis, Brazil, to babysit two children Read More »
Almost Brothers AKA Quase Dois Irmãos (2004) Lúcia Murat, Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Werner Schünemann
The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. Read More »
Fear X (2003) Nicolas Winding Refn, John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, Stephen Eric McIntyre
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions Read More »
Cinema Inocente (1979) Júlio Bressane, Leovegildo Cordeiro, Nunes Pereira
A parodical interview with Radar, a known pornochanchada film editor Read More »
Passing By AKA De Passagem (2003) Ricardo Elias, Lohan Brandão, Thiago de Mello, Wilma de Souza
Jefferson and Washington are brothers, and have a common friend, Kennedy, whom they’ve known since they were kids. Read More »
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies AKA Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema (1969) Júlio Bressane, Márcia Rodrigues, Renata Sorrah, Antero de Oliveira
There are many concurrent plots in this film. The main one being the one in which a desperate guy kills his parents Read More »
The Age of the Earth AKA A Idade da Terra (1980) Glauber Rocha, Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga
The day that Pier Paolo Pasolini was killed, Glauber Rocha decided to make this film about the life of Christ in the Third World. Read More »
Men and Women AKA Noite Vazia (1964) Walter Hugo Khouri, Norma Bengell, Odete Lara, Mário Benvenutti
Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved Read More »