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Tag Archives: Brazil
Rio, 40 Degrees / Rio 40 Graus (1955) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside Read More »
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 / 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 »
The Amulet of Ogum / 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 / 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 »
Paulina / La patota (2015) Santiago Mitre
Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her hometown. Read More »
FantastiCozzi (2016) Felipe M. Guerra, Luigi Cozzi, Caroline Munro, Sybil Danning
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi Read More »