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Tag Archives: Brazil
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 »
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 / 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
The story of Passarinho, one of the most feared and dangerous Brazilian criminals. Read More »
Almost Brothers / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »