Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having Read More »
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Of Gods and the Undead AKA Os Deuses e Os Mortos (1970) Ruy Guerra, Norma Bengell, Othon Bastos, Ítala Nandi
In the 1930’s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history Read More »
Turbulence AKA Estorvo (2000) Ruy Guerra, Jorge Perugorría, Bianca Byington, Suzana Ribeiro
After a restless night HE is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. 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 »
Mueda, Memory and Massacre AKA Mueda Memoria e Massacre (1981) Ruy Guerra, Romao Canapoquele, Filipe Gunoguacala, Mauricio Machimbuco
Mueda was a massacre. The name is that of the village in Northern Mozambique where in 1960 it took place. Read More »
The Fall AKA A Queda (1978) Ruy Guerra, Nelson Xavier, Leonidas Bayer, Carlos Alberto Baía
This sequel to “Os Fuzis” follows the story of a hard working operator who dies on a work related accident Read More »
Portugal S.A. (2004) Ruy Guerra, Diogo Infante, Cristina Câmara, Henrique Viana
Jacinto Pereira Lopes is manager of a major economic and financial group, which the State returned to its former owner. Read More »
The Hustlers (1962) Ruy Guerra, Per Aabel, Norma Bengell, Hugo Carvana
This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the “cafajestes”). Read More »
Eréndira (1983) Ruy Guerra, Irene Papas, Claudia Ohana, Michael Lonsdale, Drama
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother’s house catches on fire and burns to the ground.
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