In Lisbon, Marcelo writes a novel, using the life of his own wife, Beatriz Read More »
Tag Archives: Brazil
The Fifth Power / O 5º Poder (1962) Alberto Pieralisi
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install on radio Read More »
Hour of the Star / A Hora da Estrela (1985) Suzana Amaral, Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman
Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. Read More »
The Boy and the World / 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 (1978) Carlos Hugo Christensen
Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house Read More »
John, the Knife and the River / 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 (1964) Êsse Mundo é Meu
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 / 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 »