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Tag Archives: Brazil
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 »
Benito Cereno (1969) Serge Roullet, Ruy Guerra, Georges Selmark, Tamour Diop
When Captain Amaso Delano approaches a three-masted ship in distress Read More »
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) Mika Kaurismäki, Samuel Fuller, Jim Jarmusch
In 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil’s Mato Grosso Read More »
Swirl AKA Girimunho (2011) Clarissa Campolina, Helvécio Marins Jr., Maria Sebastian Martins Alvaro, Luciene Soares da Silva, Wanderson Soares da Silva
In Minas Gerais hinterland Bastú has just lost her husband Feliciano. Read More »
O Espelho (2015) Rodrigo Lima, Ana Abbott, Augusto Madeira
A man is mysteriously called to the entrance gate of an abandoned country home. Read More »
Cidade Ameaçada (1960) Roberto Farias, Jardel Filho, Eva Wilma, Reginaldo Faria
The story of Passarinho, one of the most feared and dangerous Brazilian criminals. 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 »
Razor in the Flesh AKA A Navalha na Carne (1969) Braz Chediak, Jece Valadão, Glauce Rocha, Emiliano Queiroz
A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello’s gay cleaner fight Read More »
He, the Dolphin AKA Ele, o Boto (1987) Walter Lima Jr., Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kis Magro, Ney Latorraca
“Ele, o Boto” is based on an old legend of a water spirit who takes on form of Amazon river dolphin. Read More »
Rat Fever AKA A Febre do Rato (2011) Cláudio Assis, Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele
Rat Fever is the alcohol-drenched story of an unrequited love. Read More »
São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima (1965) Luís Sérgio Person, Ana Esmeralda, Eva Wilma, Otelo Zeloni
In São Paulo, Carlos leaves his wife Luciana and his son seeking a new beginning of his life. Read More »
Tabu (2012) Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Hortêncílio Aquina
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor’s maid to seek out a man Read More »
Rio, 40 Degrees AKA Rio 40 Graus (1955) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside Read More »