|
Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003)
Character: uncredited
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and died in relative decadence. The movie focuses on his zenith, from 1953 until the World Championship and the Rio Regional Championship, in 1962.
|
|
|
5 Frações de uma Quase História (2007)
Character: Juiz Nicolau
An obsessive photographer crazy for female feet; a man that projects himself on situations he sees on TV; a simple public officer that receives a proposal from a corrupt Judge; a slaughter in a marriage crisis and a broken heart secretary that dreams to get married. These five characters will have their lives changed from a hot weekend.
|
|
|
A Serpente (1992)
Character: Décio
Two sisters are newly married; Guida to Paulo and Lígia to Décio. They spend their honeymoon in the apartment, a gift from the father of the brides. They will live there. Just a wall separating the intimacy of the two couples. Guida and Paulo are very happy. But on the other side of the wall; Ligia and Decius were never able to consummate their marriage. Decius is impotent and Ligia decides to commit suicide. To avoid the tragedy Guida, asks her own husband Paul to sleep with her sister for one night to help her losing her virginity. But when they continue to see each other, Guida gets jealous.
|
|
|
A Difícil Vida Fácil (1972)
Character: N/A
Young woman needs money to pay her mother's medical treatment. She gets a work in a bar that is, in fact, a cover for a prostitution net. She is drugged and raped while some photographs are taken, to be presently used as blackmail, to force her to work as a hooker. She accepts her fate but starts a serious relationship with a reporter, to whom she doesn't dare tell the truth. She wants to leave that life behind and get married, but the gangsters won't allow it. Until one of the girls decides to tell the reporter about the underground activities going on, and he calls the police.
|
|
|
Pedro y Pablo (1973)
Character: N/A
In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the work of two young priests.
|
|
|
O Mau-Caráter (1974)
Character: Baby
A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy (the target being old women), a sultan who is gathering money for his cause, helped by a fake baron and his beautiful daughter.
|
|
|
Memórias de um Gigolô (1970)
Character: Esmeraldo
Man raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man.
|
|
|
As Sete Faces de um Cafajeste (1968)
Character: Alfredo
Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the seven involved women accuse each other causing a big mess.
|
|
|
Quem Matou Pacífico? (1977)
Character: N/A
Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing unites them: the three are suspected of having murdered Colonel Pacífico, the rich and powerful owner of the city of Parada de Deus, in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. However, jail may be the least of his problems, as the colonel's brother is a bloodthirsty gunslinger looking for revenge.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brasil em Cannes (1971)
Character: N/A
The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the transition from film to industrialized production. It is the meeting of producers, technicians, critics , celebrities in general, offering opportunities for greater knowledge and renewal of values
|
|
|
Un animal doué de déraison (1976)
Character: Rui
A wealthy French promoter living in Rio tries to seduce Alexandra, a young woman of high society, but a prisoner of her strict education. He then shared his project with a journalist friend, who decided to make it the theme of a novel he imagined in 18th century Brazil...
|
|
|
Águia na Cabeça (1984)
Character: Canedo
A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm, who wanted to get his position. But the power structure resents this disturbance and can fall apart, specially since there's a witness.
|
|
|
A Lei do Cão (1967)
Character: N/A
Bebeto is a playboy who commits a passional crime killing a friend because of his fiancee. Feeling cornered he kills other four people to survive and scapes to the countryside where meets Quinzinho, a professional hitman who protect him. Then Bebeto starts a romance with a local woman causing the wrath of the population and forcing him to leave.
|
|
|
Mulheres & Milhões (1961)
Character: N/A
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.
|
|
|
A Noite dos Assassinos (1976)
Character: N/A
In a little forgotten town three bandits robbers a bank and manages to run away with a lot of dough. The police is triggered killing two of them after a pursuit and Ruth now is the only to scape.
|
|
|
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria (1967)
Character: N/A
A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world.
|
|
|
Garotas e Samba (1957)
Character: N/A
Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines
|
|
|
O Matador Profissional (1969)
Character: N/A
Hit man does his part in a deal, but doesn't get the money he was promised. For the treason, he decides to eliminate them all.
|
|
|
Obsessão (1973)
Character: N/A
A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.
|
|
|
Barnabé, Tu És Meu (1952)
Character: N/A
A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom.
|
|
|
Carnaval no Fogo (1949)
Character: N/A
A gang, leaded by the unknown and mysterious Anjo, robs a jewelry and schedules a meeting in the Copacabana Palace Hotel, in Copacabana. The identification would be through a cigarette case with an angel, and the password "- Is everything all right?" Meanwhile, the director Ricardo is preparing a show for the carnival in the hotel with Marina, and they love each other. The janitor Serafim receives a letter from his unknown American brother, who will come to Rio to spend the carnival and meet him, and asks Eliana for a chance in the show, since his brother believes he is an artist. When Ricardo finds the cigarette case lost by Anjo in the entrance of the hotel, he is misidentified by the thieves, and this is the beginning of lots of confusion and fun.
|
|
|
O Gigante da América (1980)
Character: N/A
A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown.
|
|
|
O Torturador (1980)
Character: Capitão Jonas
Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. Get ready for gunshots; sex scenes; strange form of tortures; a cocaine-addict priest who helps the dictatorship; contemptous remarks and behavior from the main "hero"; amusing sequences of Chuchu having fun with beautiful women pretending to be James Bond; and the wimp colonel who is in love with a male prostitute. It's all good and fun to watch but remember that this is a product of its era, so it's quite possible to see some objectionable things. But for the most part it's never crass or insanely offensive.
|
|
|
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme (2015)
Character: Gracindo
Adaptation of the series shown in 1986. Marcos and Lurdinha live in love in the 1950s. The young man is the son of separated parents and his mother, Glória, works as a cashier in a nightclub. The conservatism of the girl's family and the sexual repression of the time are factors that affect the couple's relationship.
|
|
|
Amei Um Bicheiro (1952)
Character: N/A
Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun...
|
|
|
Quelé do Pajeú (1969)
Character: Cesídio da Costa
A man seeks revenge after his sister get raped by an unknown foreign, identified only by scar and a missing finger. But his payback journey is a long way and bears its surprises.
|
|
|
Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
Character: Maurício
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
|
|
|
Asfalto Selvagem (1964)
Character: Sílvio
While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised as a member of the family by her father, Dr. Arnaldo, a highly respected government official. Years pass, and to Lollipop's dismay, Silvio becomes engaged to her cousin Leticia. During the engagement party, the enraged Lollipop seduces Silvio, and sometime later, she reveals to Leticia that she is pregnant as a result of the encounter.
|
|
|
Rio, 40 Graus (1955)
Character: Miro
On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and encounters, unfolding a vivid tapestry of urban life in Rio de Janeiro during that period. These true misadventures shed light on the gritty reality of the city, unveiling its vibrant urban tapestry.
|
|
|
O Enterro da Cafetina (1971)
Character: Otávio
As the owner of a very famous bordello in Rio de Janeiro gets buried, an old scoundrel remembers his own past among the bohemian circles of the city.
|
|
|
O Homem de Papel (1976)
Character: Jece
A jaded reporter used to making up sensationalist headlines gets in trouble when real criminals come after him.
|
|
|
A Navalha na Carne (1969)
Character: Vado
A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty.
|
|
|
Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido (1966)
Character: Paraíba
True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life.
|
|
|
Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto (1967)
Character: N/A
Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro.
|
|
|
|
|
Encarnação do Demônio (2008)
Character: Coronel Claudiomiro Pontes
Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child.
|
|
|
Favela (1960)
Character: N/A
A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry
|
|
|
Também Somos Irmãos (1949)
Character: Garçom
Renato and Miro are black brothers raised by a white family in an old mansion in Rio de Janeiro. Renato, a graduated lawyer, has always looked for dignity, winning in life due to his honesty and search for social recognition. His brother, on the contrary, is a rebel small time crook who believes his behavior is the product of the treatment he received while being rased by the whites.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nós, Os Canalhas (1975)
Character: José Cláudio
Two twin brothers, Cláudio José and José Cláudio, definitively separate when one of them decides to leave for the big city. Years later, the second brother also started living in Rio de Janeiro. One night, he is attacked by three thugs, who kill his pregnant wife and leave him disfigured. In search of revenge, he follows in the footsteps of his brother, who will find himself working for a crime figure. And in pursuit of his discoveries, he began to wage his revenge against the criminals on the same level as he had been confronted.
|
|
|
Boca de Ouro (1963)
Character: Boca de Ouro
After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man.
|
|
|
Eu Matei Lúcio Flávio (1979)
Character: Mariel Moryscött de Mattos
In the early seventies in Rio de Janeiro, detective Mariel Moryscötte de Mattos belonged to a special police force called "The Golden Men". This powerful group of the elite of the police was created with the intention of eliminate crime from Rio de Janeiro, and they had privileges above law to expedite their action against the outlaws. However, absolute power in wrong hands corrupts, and this group formed the "Death Squad", executing criminals without the conventional trial from the justice.
|
|
|
Os Cafajestes (1962)
Character: Jandir
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.
|
|
|
Tieta do Agreste (1996)
Character: Dario
After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.
|
|
|
A Longa Viagem do Ônibus Amarelo (2023)
Character: N/A
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that sheds light on Bressane’s themes and obsessions, which become increasingly apparent and finally, a whole idea of cinema reveals itself to the curious and patient viewer. Will Bressane, from now on, rework The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus when he makes another film? Is this his latest beginning? Why not, for the eternally young master maverick seems to embark on a maiden voyage with each and every new film!
|
|
|
Os Raptores (1969)
Character: N/A
Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two powerful bankers. While the police faces contradictory evidence and clues, Bruno starts killing the other criminals, to keep the ransom for himself.
|
|
|
|
|
O Cangaceiro (1997)
Character: Joca Leitão
This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.
|
|
|
A Idade da Terra (1980)
Character: Indigenous Christ
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
|
|
