Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. Read More »
Tag Archives: Brazil
The Boy and the World AKA O Menino e o Mundo (2013) Alê Abreu, Vinicius Garcia, Marco Aurélio Campos, Lu Horta
An amazing Brazilian animation that truly exemplifies the power of imagery and music Read More »
Runnin’ After Love AKA A Morte transparente (1978) Carlos Hugo Christensen, Bibi Vogel, Wagner Montes, Jaime Barcellos
Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house Read More »
John, the Knife and the River AKA João en het mes (1972) George Sluizer, Joffre Soares, Ana Maria Miranda, Joao-Augusto Azevedo
An older man consumed by jealousy over his much younger wife decides Read More »
That World and Mine AKA Êsse Mundo é Meu (1964) Sérgio Ricardo, Antonio Pitanga, Léa Bulcão
The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill worker. Read More »
House of Sand AKA Casa de Areia (2005) Andrucha Waddington, Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra
Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having Read More »
Bela Donna (1998) Fábio Barreto, Natasha Henstridge, Eduardo Moscovis, Sophie Ward
American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. Read More »
Mangue Bangue (1971) Neville de Almeida, Sérgio Bandeira, Damião Experiência
The picture draws a parallel between man and animal to illustrate 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 »
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 »
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 »
Brave New Land AKA Brava Gente Brasileira (2000) Lúcia Murat, Diogo Infante, Floriano Peixoto, Luciana Rigueira
Diogo is a cartographer and artist who is encharged to set the new frontiers of Portuguese Colonies in South America. Read More »
Conjugal Warfare AKA Guerra Conjugal (1974) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Lima Duarte, Joffre Soares, Carmem Silva
Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other Read More »
Playing AKA Jogo de Cena (2007) Eduardo Coutinho, Marília Pêra, Andrea Beltrão, Fernanda Torres
Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho Read More »
Rough Gang AKA Ganga Bruta (1933) Humberto Mauro, Durval Bellini, Dea Selva, Lu Marival
A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. Read More »