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Tag Archives: Brazil
007 1/2 no Carnaval (1966) Victor Lima, Larry Carr, Chacrinha, Costinha
British secret agent 007 1/2 is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans Read More »
The Woman Who Invented Love AKA A Mulher Que Inventou o Amor (1979) Jean Garret, Ricardo Angelini, Carlos Arena, Rodolfo Arena
Simple-minded young woman becomes a successful prostitute. Read More »
Memórias de um Estrangulador de Loiras (1971) Júlio Bressane, Guará Rodrigues
A serial killer kills blonde women. Read More »
Abolition AKA Abolição (1988) Zózimo Bulbul, Camila Amado, Benedita da Silva, Abdias do Nascimento
A documentary, mostly in color, but with historical photography and pictures in black and white. Read More »
The Obsessed of Catulé AKA Vereda de Salvação (1965) Anselmo Duarte, Raul Cortez, José Parisi, Lélia Abramo
In the poor Brazil’s Northeast, rural laborers join in a messianic group led by Joaquim Read More »
The Amulet of Ogum AKA O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Ney Santanna, Anecy Rocha, Joffre Soares
To entertain some thieves, a blind guitar player tells them the story of a man Read More »
Word and Utopia AKA Palavra e Utopia (2000) Manoel de Oliveira, Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil Read More »
Quilombo (1984) Carlos Diegues, Bené Batista, Jonas Bloch, Zózimo Bulbul
Quilombo de Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. Read More »
The Fifth Power AKA O 5º Poder (1962) Alberto Pieralisi, Eva Wilma, Oswaldo Loureiro, Augusto Cesar Vanucci
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install on radio 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 »
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga AKA A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga (1965) Roberto Santos, Leonardo Villar, Joffre Soares, Maria Ribeiro
Augusto Matraga is a violent aggressive farmer who after being betrayed Read More »
Castle of De Sade AKA O Castelo das Taras (1982) Julius Belvedere, Dorival Coutinho, Esmeralda Barros, Silvana Alves
Three female undergraduates and their parapsychology teacher Read More »
The Devil Queen AKA A Rainha Diaba (1974) Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Milton Gonçalves, Odete Lara, Stepan Nercessian
In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the homosexual drug dealer lord Rainha Diaba (Milton Gonçalves) Read More »
Paulina AKA La patota (2015) Santiago Mitre, Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe
Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her hometown. Read More »