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- DirectorHumberto MauroStarsNita NeyLuís SoroaMáximo SerranoIn Rio de Janeiro, the wasteful Luis Soares is deserted by his father and has no money. Meanwhile, the sugarcane plant owner Mr. Carlos Silva decides to fire the manager of the plant, Pedro Bento, and hire a new one. When Luis sees the advertisement in the newspaper, he is interviewed by Mr. Silva and meets his daughter Anita Silva. Mr. Silva hires Luis and he moves to the countryside to work at the plant. Soon Anita and he fall in love with each other, but the vengeful Pedro sends letters to Mr. Silva telling the affair of his daughter with Luis. Mr. Silva decides to move to the big city with Anita to avoid a scandal. On her birthday, Luis travels with his friend Jorge to meet Anita and give a rose to her. Meanwhile Pedro uses dynamite to blow up the funnel of the plant. When Luis returns, he seeks out Pedro. What will happen next?Rio de Janeiro
second decade, 20Th century - DirectorLuiz de BarrosStarsGenésio ArrudaGina BianchiTom BillIt tells the story of two hillbillies who arrive in São Paulo. Naive, they are deceived by rascals and fall into a vicar's tale, believing they bought a tram. They end up without money, having to return to the countryside.
- DirectorAdalberto KemenyRudolf Rex LustigDocumentary about the city of São Paulo, Brazil, having as model and inspiration the previous Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927).
- DirectorMario PeixotoStarsOlga BrenoTatiana ReyRaul SchnoorThree people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
- DirectorOduvaldo ViannaStarsGilda de AbreuDelorges CaminhaConchita de MoraesA poor woman passes herself as singer that just arrives from Frances and becomes a sensation on Rio de Janeiro's high society.
- DirectorRaul RoulienStarsDea SelvaRosina PagãRosita RochaA 16-year-old orphan, raised in an orphanage with inhuman treatment, is adopted by a teacher who hears her complaints when visiting the site. At the age of 24 and graduated in Social Sciences, the so-called Vitória do Santos decides to pursue the rights of so many girls who suffer in nursing homes throughout the city. It seeks to implement more humane and modern methods and, for that, it needs to overcome a lot of conservative resistance.Now in Youtube
- DirectorGilda de AbreuStarsVicente CelestinoAlice ArchambeauRodolfo ArenaA good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiAdolfo CeliTom PayneStarsEliane LageAbilio Pereira de AlmeidaCarlos VergueiroA beautiful woman with a tragic past marries the owner of a small shipyard in an island, and they set up residence in a poor village. Besides not being able to adapt to the place, the partner of her husband becomes hostile to her presence.
- DirectorHumberto MauroStarsCláudia MontenegroMário MascarenhasHumberto MauroCoronel Januário's daughter, Maria Fausta, is having a secret affair with João Galdino. While her father is engaged in his political campaign for mayor of the city, the couple disappear. Galdino, an accordionist who is secretly in love with her, goes looking for them.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiStarsMargarida CardosoCacilda LanuzaRuy SaraivaIn the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.
- DirectorLima BarretoStarsAlberto RuschelMarisa PradoMilton Ribeiro'Capitão', a bandit, terrorizes poor villages in the Northeast region of Brazil, looting and frequently killing with his armed gang, until he kidnaps and becomes attracted to a beautiful schoolteacher, creating discord in his group.
- DirectorCarlos MangaStarsOscaritoGrande OteloJosé LewgoyCity Down is a town where impunity reigns thanks to the outlaw Jesse Gordon. But the situation changes when Humphrey and Bogart arrest him by chance and get named local sheriffs. It gets complicated when Gordon escapes, promising revenge.
- DirectorLuciano SalceStarsCacilda BeckerJardel FilhoIlka SoaresMan and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão, Brazil
- DirectorAnselmo DuarteStarsAnselmo DuarteDercy GonçalvesOdete LaraA man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.
- DirectorCarlos MangaStarsOscaritoCyl FarneyZezé MacedoUFO falls on a hillbilly's hencoop and he tries to sell it. Soon international missions are sent to the place, for there's a suspicion it might be the famous Russian satellite, the Sputnik.
- DirectorAnselmo DuarteStarsLeonardo VillarGlória MenezesDionísio AzevedoA simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in the end?
- DirectorRoberto FariasStarsEliezer GomesReginaldo FariaJorge DóriaFilm about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.
- DirectorAlberto PieralisiStarsEva WilmaOswaldo LoureiroAugusto Cesar VanucciForeign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install on radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. They aim to transform the people into an aggressive and imbecile mass, leading the country to chaos, allowing the government to be taken to usurp Brazil's natural wealth. A journalist, Carlos, accompanied by chemist Laura Leal, begins to investigate a series of facts and discovers those responsible for the disturbances. (DVD 2016 - Filmes Clássico - Rio De Janeiro)
- DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsÁtila IórioMaria RibeiroOrlando MacedoA poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsGeraldo Del ReyYoná MagalhãesOthon BastosAfter killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
- DirectorWalter Hugo KhouriStarsNorma BengellOdete LaraMário BenvenuttiTwo friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness of their lives.
- DirectorLuiz Sérgio PersonStarsAna EsmeraldaEva WilmaOtelo ZeloniA man lives in conflict as he deals with his friends and love interests against the backdrop of São Paulo.
- DirectorDomingos de OliveiraStarsLeila DinizPaulo JoséFlávio MigliaccioA womanizer suddenly finds a woman who makes him change the way he looks at women. He falls in love and believes she is, in fact, all women in one. Because of that, he faces an important decision: go on with his old life, or embrace this special relationship and become a monogamous man.
- DirectorLuiz Sérgio PersonStarsAnselmo DuarteRaul CortezJuca de OliveiraThe innocent brothers are wrongly accused of a crime by a corrupt and violent police officers and are forced to face the injustices of the brazilian penal system.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsJardel FilhoPaulo AutranJosé LewgoyIn the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.
- DirectorReginaldo FariaStarsReginaldo FariaWalter ForsterIrene StefâniaTwo ladykillers living in Rio de Janeiro know no limits when courting a beautiful woman. A problem arises when one of them starts coming on to a girl, not knowing she's his buddy's daughter.Better than "Os Cafajestes"
- DirectorVictor di MelloStarsCláudio CavalcantiMário BenvenuttiDilma LóesIn Rio de Janeiro, the renowned doctor and professor François Miranda brings his wife Juliana to the airport to travel with her cousin to Switzerland. Out of the blue, youth Alberto Lobo introduces himself to François explaining that he is the son of his old friend Renato. Womanizer Lobo had had problems in São Paulo and his father sent him to live in Rio de Janeiro. Lobo organizes a party with booze and women in François's apartment and the neighbors gossip about the event. When Lobo meets the gorgeous aspirant actress Claudia on the beach, he lures her and tells her he is a prominent theater producer from São Paulo and invites the beautiful girl for a test with the director in François's apartment. However his friend is reluctant to borrow the apartment and Lobo plots a scheme with his maid Dorilana that has a crush on François. However, when Claudia's grandmother and François's client and neighbor Ms. Chiquinha finds that her granddaughter has been lured by Lobo but is in love with the liar, she uses her life experience to advise Claudia.
- DirectorCarlos CoimbraStarsTarcísio MeiraGlória MenezesDionísio AzevedoThe dream of Brazilian independence, under Dom Pedro I, is expressed in the cry of "Freedom or Death" (O Grito de Independencia ou Morte), since cries were the only way to rally up support against colonial oppression. Dom Pedro I (played by Tarcisio Meira) heads Brazil's break from his own parent's homeland, Portugal. A classic Brazilian historical costume drama epic.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsJosé WilkerLuiz LinharesPaulo César PeréioA film version of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, a separatist movement that took place on the year 1789, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
- DirectorArnaldo JaborStarsPaulo PortoDarlene GlóriaElza GomesRich, spoiled youngman encounters a prostitute, and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her; he can't decide between attraction, and repulsion.
- DirectorArnaldo JaborStarsAdriana PrietoPaulo PortoCamila Amado
- StarsRubens de FalcoLucélia SantosGilberto MartinhoThe difficulties faced by a gentle-hearted young white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial period.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsZezé MottaWalmor ChagasAltair LimaIn18th-century Minas Gerais, the Portuguese mined diamonds and gold. João Fernandes de Oliveira arrives from Lisbon with the Crown's exclusive contract for mining diamonds. He quickly asserts control, letting the attendant and other authorities know that he's aware of their corruption. Xica, a slave of the local sergeant-major and possessed of phenomenal sexual drive and tricks that cause men to howl with pleasure, quickly captures João. He denies her no extravagance; miners die for his greed. Eventually Lisbon hears of João's excesses and sends an inspector. José, a political radical, provides Xica refuge; her unrelenting sexual tingle is Brazil's spirit.
- DirectorReginaldo FariaStarsStepan NercessianCosme dos SantosKátia D'AngeloYoung robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
- DirectorPaulo ThiagoStarsJosé WilkerRenée de VielmondJardel FilhoMain political and economic events involving two battles between Dutch and Portuguese-Brazilians in 1648 and 1649 for the newly discovered domain of northeastern Brazil.
- DirectorCarlos Hugo ChristensenStarsJosé de AbreuArlindo BarretoMaria Zilda BethlemThe film follows the parallel lives of two brothers of Danish ancestry in the "Pampas" of the Brazilian-Argentine-Uruguayan rural area. The rough life these "gauchos" (South American cowboys) lead means they must share all aspects of their lives. Suddenly, enter "A Intrusa" (the Intruder). How is this new element in their lives to be shared?
- StarsAntônio FagundesStênio GarciaReginaldo FariaTruckers Pedro and Bino buy an expensive, powerful truck, a Scania LK141V8 to transport heavy loads on long journeys thru dirty roads and improvised paths of Brazilian roads carrying goods. They meet both good guys and heavies on the way.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsJosé WilkerBetty FariaFábio Jr.The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
- StarsPaulo GracindoLima DuarteEmiliano QueirozIn this sequel to telenovela O Bem-Amado (1973), Mayor Odorico Paraguaçu, a corrupt and cunning politician, arises from dead and once again wins elections in a small town of Sucupira.
- DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsJosé DumontAldo BuenoRafael de CarvalhoSão Paulo police mistakenly thinks a folk poet and singer is the same man who had stabbed his boss.
- DirectorLeon HirszmanStarsGianfrancesco GuarnieriFernanda MontenegroCarlos Alberto RiccelliUnion leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsFernando Ramos da SilvaJorge JuliãoGilberto MouraThe life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
- DirectorNeville de AlmeidaStarsOvídio AbreuPedro AguinagaTamur AimaraPublic relations man is invited to guide American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. In this course, he gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties and sexy ménages-a-trois to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.
- DirectorRoberto FariasStarsReginaldo FariaCarlos ZaraAntônio FagundesThis movie is about one of the worst periods for the Brazilian people. Shows the days of military dictatorship when the Brazilian people against the government were put in jails, tortured, and some of them assassinated by the military and para-military people. At the same time, the same government censored the press and didn't allow anything but news about three times-champion soccer team. While the people made parties, etc for the soccer team, in the underground, people suffered all kinds of torture.
- DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsEdson CelulariFernanda TorresSebastião VasconcelosIn the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsEduardo CoutinhoElizabeth TeixeiraFerreira GullarA filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.
- StarsLima DuarteJosé WilkerRegina DuarteAfter being presumed dead, a messianic figure returns to the small city he once helped to defend from a criminal mob, shaking everyone's lives up.
- DirectorSergio RezendeStarsJosé WilkerMarieta SeveroJonas BlochBiography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.
- DirectorSylvio BackStarsHermano HenningCarlos Pussineri ScalaDocumentary on 19th-century war between Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
- DirectorJúlio BressaneStarsOthon BastosEduardo TornaghiBia NunnesHistory of father Antônio Vieira, born in Portugal, in 1608, and who died in Salvador, Brasil, in 1697. Considered one of the greatest Portuguese writers, master in Rhetoric, he was persecuted and condemned by Portuguese Inquisition for his position against slavery and colonialism, as well his sympathy for the Hebrews.
- StarsClaudio MarzoCristiana OliveiraMarcos WinterIn the Brazilian Pantanal, marked by land and family disputes and watched over by a mystical figure from nature, a man from the big city falls for a woman believed to be a shapeshifter.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsMarília PêraPaulo JoséZezé MottaEarning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
- StarsJosé MayerLetícia SabatellaLúcia VeríssimoThe series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of the businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar, at the beginning of August. During the Vargas government crisis, the case is taken by the police commissioner Alberto Mattos, an honest and incorruptible man, who is not well regarded by colleagues, since the place is totally surrendered to corruption.
- DirectorBill KrohnMyron MeiselOrson WellesStarsManuel 'Jacare' Olimpio MeiraJeronimo André De SouzaRaimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima"It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
- StarsAntonio CalloniCláudio Corrêa e CastroGiulia GamIn the same period was made
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Marco Nannini, Diogo Vilela and Giulia Gam - DirectorCarla CamuratiStarsMarieta SeveroAntonio AbujamraThales Pan ChaconA hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.
- DirectorFábio BarretoStarsGlória PiresPatricia PillarAlexandre PaternostTwo Italian-immigrant couples are part of a game that leads to treason and brings serious consequences to those who lose.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsSonia BragaMarília PêraChico AnysioJust when her family starts believing that she is dead and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of her involvement with a goatherd. Believed to be fabulously rich--and nobody knows how--she brings, to the great disappointment of her family, a young stepdaughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta, turmoil enters the life of her family and their fellow villagers, most particularly those of her nephew who was promised to the Church, and the young aspiring mayor.
- DirectorBuza FerrazLuiz Carlos LacerdaStarsBetty FariaJosé WilkerPaulo GorgulhoDuring the Second World War, the U.S.A. established a military base in Natal, Brazil, changing in many ways people's lives and behavior.
- DirectorSandra WerneckStarsAndrea BeltrãoDaniel DantasTony RamosThe story of a relationship illustrated by words in alphabetical order.
- DirectorBruno BarretoStarsAlan ArkinPedro CardosoFernanda TorresBrazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
- DirectorSergio RezendeStarsJosé WilkerCláudia AbreuPaulo BettiThe drama of a poor family in the bloodiest war in the History of Brazil: the war of Canudos.
- StarsGiulia GamEdson CelulariMarco NaniniDona Flor marries Vadinho, who is very handsome and passionate, but does not offer him much. She supports the family by cooking for her neighbors, but the husband bets most of the money. Vadinho dies suddenly and Dona Flor begins to miss the wedding. She marries the doctor Teodoro Madureira, but he is the opposite of Vadinho. While Dona Flor is married to Theodore, the ghost of her late husband appears.Because this Serie was better than old movie
- StarsAna Paula ArósioRodrigo SantoroDanton MelloOn her wedding day, teenage queen Hilda left the church and went straight to the red-light district.
- DirectorPaulo ThiagoStarsPaulo JoséGiulia GamChico DíazPolicarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is behind his strange ideas about how to build a great nation.
- StarsMatheus NachtergaeleSelton MelloVirginia CavendishThe adventures of friends João Grilo, a poor man a liar, and Chicó, the most cowardly of men. Both struggle for daily bread in the Northeast of Brazil and crossing for several episodes fooling all of the small village of Taperoá, in the backlands of Paraiba. Adaptation of the work of Ariano Suassuna.
- DirectorSergio RezendeStarsPaulo BettiMalu MaderOthon BastosA movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.
- StarsAdriana EstevesEduardo MoscovisDrica MoraesA short tempered, feminist rich woman notable for her aversion to marriage and her aggressive behavior gradually falls in love for a rough and lowly farmer.
- DirectorZelito VianaStarsAntônio FagundesMarcos PalmeiraAndré RicardoThe film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure, and passion for Brazil. The story shows aging Villa-Lobos going to a gala concert in the Theatre of Rio de Janeiro for a tribute in his honor. This is the last time he is coming out of his house alive. His looks are feverish and attentive. Different scenes of the concert will bring back memories of his life. Villa-Lobos suffers a great many ordeals: his father's violence; his mother's sadness; his first wife Lucilia's disaffection, inability to have children, and rejection of his art; the possible loss of his great love Mindinha; and the abyss between genius and madness. The pieces of this puzzle recreated chronologically confirm his personality: energetic and fragile, humble and megalomaniac, amorous and egocentric, brilliant and naive, adventurous and independent, sensitive and brutal.
- DirectorJúlio BressaneStarsFernando EirasPaulo JoséMariana XimenesA cinematographic essay, without dialogues, about the months Nietszche spent in Turin, Italy, with narration quoted by his original writings.
- DirectorLuiz Fernando CarvalhoStarsSelton MelloRaul CortezJuliana Carneiro da CunhaA young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.
- CreatorMaria Adelaide AmaralStarsIsabelle DrummondFábio AssunçãoAna Paula ArósioPortrait of the decadent Portuguese aristocracy in the second half of the 19th century, through the tragic history of a traditional Lisbon family.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsFernando JoséThe daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...
- DirectorAlain FresnotStarsSimone SpoladoreOsmar PradoCaco CioclerThe story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- StarsThiago LacerdaGiovanna AntonelliWerner SchünemannThe greatest civil war Brazil ever faced by the point of view of the seven women of the separatist leader's family.
- DirectorHelena SolbergStarsLudmila DayerDaniela EscobarDalton VighThe day-to-day life of a young girl in the town of Diamantina, Brazil, on the end of 19th Century, based on real life diaries.
- DirectorRenato FalcãoStarsHique GomezCarmem SilvaJefferson SilveiraA black and white, surreal and silent comedy. Pedro has a dream of giving his wife an unforgettable birthday feast.
- DirectorIrene LangemannStarsJoão Carlos MartinsPeléDave BrubeckDocumentary about Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins.
- StarsLetícia SabatellaRodrigo SantoroOsmar PradoRunning away from her abusive father, a brave, bold little girl goes on a journey of magic and fantasy, lured by a demonic trickster.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraAndré RamiroCaio JunqueiraIn 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
- DirectorMarcos JorgeStarsJoão MiguelFabiula NascimentoBabu SantanaIn the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place in society. He arrives in town without a penny in his pockets and starts working as help in a decadent bar, a nasty place, lost amid the urban desert. He sleeps in the storage room on the back, and under a cold neon light learns how to fry "pastel" and "coxinhas", outdoing his "master", Zulmiro, the owner of the bar. Nonato is ignorant, but talented. He knows how to work the kitchen, soon others realize it too. The first one to notice him, is Iria, a prostitute, who doesn't know how to cook but loves to eat and starts an affair with him. Then, Giovanni, the owner of the Boccaccio (an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood), offers Nonato a job as his apprentice. A turn of events results in Nonato spending time in prison. For the prisoners and their boss, the violent Bujiù, Nonato is a savior; in fact soon their meager meals turn to a feast of exotic dishes orchestrated by Nonato's magic. As a consequence of this, Nonato is given the following the nickname, a well suited one indeed: Rosemary.
- DirectorMarcelo GalvãoStarsChristiano CochraneWarley SantanaLeonardo MiggiorinA secret party is thrown by ex-students from the American school who bet fortunes on poor wrestlers confronting each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars.
- DirectorFabiano MacielStarsChico BuarqueCarlos Heitor ConyLúcio CostaA documentary on the life, works and philosophy of a genius and a human being of unique "largesse d'esprit".
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraIrandhir SantosAndré RamiroAfter a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
- DirectorDaniel FilhoStarsNatalia SouttoNelson XavierÂngelo AntônioA biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
- DirectorCláudio TorresStarsWagner MouraAlinne MoraesMaria Luísa MendonçaZero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to own time to find totally changed.
- DirectorJosé Henrique FonsecaStarsRodrigo SantoroAngie CepedaAlinne MoraesA biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.
- CreatorJoão Emanuel CarneiroStarsAdriana EstevesDébora FalabellaMurilo BenícioA young girl who had her life ruined by an ambitious, unscrupulous woman returns to her as an adult, under a new identity and seeking revenge.
- DirectorJuliano Ribeiro SalgadoWim WendersStarsSebastião SalgadoWim WendersLélia Wanick SalgadoThe life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsRegina CaséHelena AlbergariaMichel JoelsasWhen the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
- DirectorDavid SchurmannStarsFionnula FlanaganErroll ShandMaria FlorBased on true events Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world. Adopted at childhood by a loving family after facing the loss of her parents, Kat led a life full of adventures. Now in her teenage years she is trying to fit into a "normal" life, as the world shows her how cruel living can be. After discovering a secret which threatens her life, she wonders if her dreams are still possible. Heloisa is a dedicated mother who has been entrusted with the secret and will do everything to keep her family together; however, she knows that the future is unpredictable. Jeanne, a beautiful young Amazonian native, falls in love with Robert, a New Zealander, with whom he discovers that her possibilities are infinite, however she forgets that destiny has plans of its own. Barbara, an older English woman, who became cold and lonely, is capable of doing anything to get what she wants. When the past knocks on her door, she sets out on a journey to rediscover love. Stories that cross borders and show that in this world people are pulled apart by destiny, racism and tragedy, but can be pulled together by friendship, tolerance and love. An inspiring film that will challenge the way you look at life.
- DirectorDaniel RezendeStarsVladimir BrichtaLeandra LealTainá MüllerBased on a true story, "Bingo" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto is an actor hungry for a place in the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother, a stage artist in the 50's. While starring in soft porn and soap operas he finally gets the chance to conquer the crowds when he is cast as "BINGO", a television host clown. With his irreverent humor and natural talent, the show is a big hit, but a clause on his contract forbids him to reveal his true identity. Augusto becomes an anonymous celebrity. With makeup on, he brings happiness to children across the country but not to his own son Gabriel, that sees his father distancing himself in search of recognition. Filled with irony and humor and an exaggerated pop look from the backstage universe of the Brazilian 80's television, the film tells the incredible and surreal story of a man that whilst looking for his artistic value, finds his personal decay.
- DirectorMurilo BenícioStarsDébora FalabellaMarcelo FloresStênio GarciaBased on the homonymous play written by Nelson Rodrigues. When witnessing a hit by a car, Arandir, a newly married bank clerk, tries to help the victim, but the man, almost dead, has only time to make one last request: a kiss. Arandir kisses the man, but his act is caught by his father-in-law Aprígio and photographed by Amado Ribeiro, a sensationalist police reporter.
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsJulia StocklerCarol DuarteFlávia GusmãoKept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.