Told by gauchos from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguai, the legend says that Anahy de las Missiones wandered around the Plata Basin during the time of Cisplatina War (1825-1828), stealing the dead.
Tag Archives: Brazil
Viúva Rica Solteira Não Fica / Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch (2006) José Fonseca e Costa, Bianca Byington, Cucha Carvalheiro, José Raposo, Comedy, Drama
In the late 19th century, the life of an aristocratic Lady, divided between love and patrimony, as she marries and becomes a widow yet again.
Corpo / Body (2007) Rossana Foglia, Rubens Rewald, Regiane Alves, Rejane Arruda, Louise Cardoso, Drama, Thriller
A Sao Paolo forensic pathologist who fights boredom by dreaming up causes of death for those who have yet to pass away is called on to examine a most atypical corpse in this mystery from co-directors/co-screenwriters Rossana Foglia and Rubens Rewald.
The Lion Has Seven Heads / Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças (1970) Glauber Rocha, Rada Rassimov, Giulio Brogi, Gabriele Tinti, Drama
A Latin-American insurgent and a black leader join forces to free an African nation.
Jango (1984) Silvio Tendler, Leonel Brizola, Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, João Goulart, Documentary, Biography, History
The film depicts the life and career of João Belchior Marques Goulart, known as “Jango”, a leader of the Labor Party which eventually (and accidentally) became President of Brazil.
O Homem Que Copiava / The Man Who Copied (2003) Jorge Furtado, Lázaro Ramos, Renata de Lélis, Sérgio Lulkin, Comedy, Crime, Drama
André, relatively poor, falls in love with Silvia, a neighbor whom he spies with a telescope.
Mortal Possession The Reincarnation of Sex (1982) Luiz Castellini, Patrícia Scalvi, Roberto Miranda, Lia Farrel, Horror, Erotic
A farmer kills the servant who have sex with his daughter.The soul of the servant haunt the farm along the years inducing the residents to have sex and kill.
Jubiabá (1986) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Grande Otelo, Julien Guiomar, Charles Baiano, Drama
A white girl and a black boy grow up together in the same house. When he is thrown out of the house after a misunderstanding, the two ceaselessly look for each other.
O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra / The Sintra Road Case (2007) Jorge Paixão da Costa, Ivo Canelas, António Pedro Cerdeira, Bruna Di Tullio, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily “Diário de Notícias”.
Violencia na Carne (1981) Alfredo Sternheim, Hércules Barbosa, Luiz Carlos Braga, Claudio D’Oliani, Crime, Erotic
Three criminals escape from prison and break in a seaside house to wait for the getaway boat. They subdue four aspirant actresses and three men and rape and torture them. One of the escapees is an idealistic political prisoner that falls in love with Letícia. When the violent Jorge kills a woman camped on the beach, the police investigate the area.