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Tag Archives: Brazil
Carnaval Atlântida (1952) José Carlos Burle, Carlos Manga, Oscarito, Grande Otelo, Cyl Farney
The famous Brazilian producer Cecílio B. De Milho wants to produce an epic about Helen of Troy. Read More »
The Past / El pasado (2007) Hector Babenco, Mabi Abele, Mariana Anghileri, Mimí Ardú
A traumatic love, on which Rimini (Gael García Bernal) fails to discard. Read More »
The Hills of Disorder / Serras da desordem (2006) Andrea Tonacci
The documentary, using re-enactments, traces the steps of an indigenous Read More »
Um Caso de Polícia (1959) Carla Civelli, Renato Consorte, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Mara di Carlo
Belinha is worried about violence. When she hears a conversation about the murder Read More »
Orgia ou O Homem Que Deu Cria (1970)
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. Read More »
Por que Você não Chora? (2020) Cibele Amaral, Bárbara Paz, Carolina Monte Rosa, Elisa Lucinda
“Why don’t you cry?” addresses the delicate topic of suicide. Read More »
Master, a Building in Copacabana / Edifício Master (2002) Eduardo Coutinho, Fernando José
The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana Read More »
Cinco vezes Favela – Pedreira de São Diogo (1962) Leon Hirszman, Flávio Migliaccio
The short is part of the feature film Cinco Vezes Favela, one of the first films of Cinema Novo. Read More »
Brazilian Planet of the Apes / O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos (1976) J.B. Tanko, Renato Aragão, Baiaco, Renato Bastos
This movie is a spoof of “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and follows the storyline Read More »