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- DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsModesto De SouzaRoberto BataglinJece ValadãoA semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside shanty town who sell peanuts at Copacabana, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and a soccer game. Various subplots, involving characters they meet along the way, are interspersed.
- DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsGrande OteloJece ValadãoMalu MaiaA talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
- DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsMozart CintraIvan De SouzaLuiz Paulino Dos SantosDespite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at the farm she lives in , and together they escape. According tradition in Northeast Brazil, her aunt goes after them, in order to kill them for revenge.
- 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 RochaStarsSolon BarretoHelena IgnezA man and a woman are laying on a chess-like patio. Both are trying to reach each other in the best way they can. However, for some odd reason they don't get on their feet, they don't talk to each other, and the only sounds heard are voices coming from a radio and strange sounds that seem to indicate something's about to happen.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsAntonio PitangaLuiza MaranhãoLucy de CarvalhoIn the State of Bahia, Brazil, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression.
- 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.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsJardel FilhoPaulo AutranJosé LewgoyIn the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsMaurício do ValleOdete LaraOthon BastosIn this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsFrancisco RabalMarta MayRosa Maria PennaIn a castle, somewhere in the Thirld World, Diaz is delirious, dreaming of the power he had in Eldorado, while oppressing the indians, workers and peasants. He is well aware of the menace his old victims represent, while a miracle-making shepherd fascinates and frightens him. Diaz finds a countrywoman, symbol of purity, and prepares a ceremony in his castle resembling his own funeral.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsMaurício do ValleJece ValadãoAntonio PitangaFour Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha's experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder.
- DirectorRuy GuerraStarsNorma BengellHugo CarvanaLucy de CarvalhoThis film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the "cafajestes"). The two plan a blackmail coup against a rich old man, using nude pictures of a lady on a deserted beach. But things don't always happen as planned.
- DirectorRuy GuerraStarsÁtila IórioNelson XavierMaria GladysIn an extremely poor region in the Northeast of Brazil, a group of soldiers try to stop the population from sacking a food deposit.
- DirectorRuy GuerraStarsNorma BengellOthon BastosÍtala NandiIn the 1930's, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who had already been shot 7 times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.
- DirectorMiguel BorgesJoaquim Pedro de AndradeCarlos DieguesStarsIsabellaFlávio MigliaccioHenrique MontesFive segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
- DirectorLeon HirszmanStarsFerreira GullarStatistics, interviews and historical information on illiteracy and inequality in land distribution in Brazil's countryside.
- DirectorLeon HirszmanStarsFernanda MontenegroPaulo GracindoIvan CândidoWoman who is obsessed with death wants a first-class burial for herself, and even buys a luxury coffin beforehand.
- DirectorLeon HirszmanStarsOthon BastosIsabel RibeiroNildo ParenteThe story of Paulo Honório, a poor kid who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways.
- 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.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsPaulinhoRiva NimitzHenrique CésarA few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsHeron DominguesGarrinchaDocumentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsHelena IgnezPaulo JoséMário LagoIn a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair soon turns into an unbridled passion.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsFerreira GullarImages of Brasilia in its sixth year and interviews with different categories of people living in the capital. One question structures the documentary: could a fully planned city, created in the name of national development and the democratization of society, reproduce the inequalities and oppression that exist in other regions of the country?
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsGrande OteloPaulo JoséJardel FilhoOur story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born fully grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family and followers on a journey to the Big City. More miracles occur on the way, but Macunaima still has the heart and mind of a child. In the Big City, terrorists enlist him in their revolutionary schemes. In the Big City he learns that nuts are not always food and other hilarious life lessons.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsPaulo AutranJoel BarcellosLuiz Carlos BarretoGerman documentary for TV about the "Cinema Novo" movement (Brazilian New Wave). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967: Leon Hirszman preparing the script with poet/writer Vinicius de Moraes for "Garota de Ipanema" (1967); Glauber Rocha shooting "Terra em Transe" (1967); Arnaldo Jabor editing "A Opinião Pública" (1967); Nelson Pereira dos Santos shooting "El Justicero" (1967); the rushes and voice-looping sessions of Domingos Oliveira's "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo" (1967); and the opening of Carlos Diegues's "A Grande Cidade" (1966).
- DirectorMário CarneiroPaulo César SaraceniIn the brazilian city of Arraial do Cabo, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, fishermen struggle to sustain their community. A big industry installs in town, changing the way and the culture of this small village.
- DirectorPaulo César SaraceniStarsIrma ÁlvarezReginaldo FariaPaulo PadilhaIrma can only think about getting rid of her cowardly dirty husband. She seeks out lovers not to commit adultery or for pleasure, but to find an accomplice to kill her husband.
- DirectorPaulo César SaraceniStarsIsabellaOduvaldo Vianna FilhoSérgio BrittoPassively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in Brazil in the 60s, a journalist gets into a personal crisis, aggravated by his love affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son.
- DirectorPaulo César SaraceniStarsIsabellaOthon BastosRaul CortezAdaptation of Machado de Assis's classic novel "Dom Casmurro". Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying. But Bentinho destroys his life when he starts suspecting Capitu has an affair with his best friend and that his son is not really his.
- DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsGeraldo Del ReySávio RolimRodolfo ArenaIn Brazil in the 1920s, boy is sent to live with some parents in a sugarcane plantation, after losing his mother. His adaptation will be difficult and painful.
- DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsRubens CorreiaIvan de AlbuquerqueRoberto BonfimAdaptation of José Vicente's play "O Assalto" (The Theft). Bank clerk and a janitor meet at work in the middle of the night, when the first decides to rob the bank's safe.
- DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsAnecy RochaClaudio MarzoPaulo César PeréioDuring the Carnival, in Niterói (city next to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the son of a Lira do Delírio (Lyre of Delirium) nightclub dancer is kidnapped. With the help of a journalist friend, she dives into Rio de Janeiro's underworld and meet all kind of criminals. She also goes back in time, to a past carnival, where she thinks she might pin-point the culprit among a group of people.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsAntonio PitangaLéa GarciaEliezer GomesThe life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsLeonardo VillarAnecy RochaAntonio PitangaLuzia comes from the backwoods of Northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, in search of her fiancé. But soon she'll find out he has turned into a dangerous criminal and is being looked after by the police.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsSérgio CardosoOdete LaraMário LagoAn allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
- DirectorGustavo DahlStarsPaulo César PeréioMário LagoÍtalo RossiAn ambitious and well-meaning congressman change parties attempting to achieve political change but has to deal with the tough realities of Brazilian politics.
- DirectorGustavo Dahl
- DirectorJorge BodanzkyOrlando SennaStarsPaulo César PeréioEdna de CássiaLúcio Dos SantosTruck driver travelling along the Transamazonic Road, a huge highway in Brazil that crosses the Amazon forest, meets a prostitute and slowly becomes aware of the problems in that region.
- DirectorMaurice CapovillaStarsValdir de MoraesAntero de OliveiraVicente FeolaIn the wide world of sports, soccer is a passion for Brazilians and in this documentary viewers are presented with testimonies from players Vavá, Pelé and Zózimo the great accomplishments of the sport and also the dream of young and poor boys who dream of a better social status.
- DirectorMaurice CapovillaStarsJosé Mojica MarinsMaurício do ValleJulia MirandaThe story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.
- 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.
- DirectorGeraldo SarnoGeraldo Sarno tries to understand, in this documentary, why people leave the Northeastern region in Brazil way to São Paulo.
- DirectorGeraldo Sarno
- DirectorArnaldo JaborStarsFernando GarciaJerry AdrianiValéria AmarDocumentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the sixties, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.
- DirectorDavid NevesStarsHumberto MauroGlauber RochaDocumentary about Humberto Mauro, his work and its importance.
- DirectorAntónio Campos
- 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.
- DirectorFernando Coni CamposStarsEsmeralda BarrosFernando Coni CamposTalula CamposDuring a flight, passengers confront their aspirations, frustrations, fears, wishes and fears, mixing up reality and fiction.
- DirectorWalter Hugo KhouriStarsBarbara LaageMário BenvenuttiPedro Paulo HatheyerMárcia is a married woman with a son. She finds that her husband has an affair. She cheats him too and decides to go to Itaipava with her son. A black horse, free in the fields, attracts her. In the end, she comes back home and memories come back while watching the footage made by her son.
- 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.
- DirectorRoberto SantosStarsLeonardo VillarJofre SoaresMaria RibeiroAugusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies is bitten up and left for dead. He is rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Influenced by the couple Augusto Matraga turns to a religiosity a long time neglected, believing he is atoning for past sins. Then he starts a long penitent life while waiting for his hour and chance. As time goes on he comes strong again but he only realize this after meeting Joaozinho Bem Bem, a famous chief of "jaguncos" who sees in him the violent man he was. Augusto Matraga starts a fight between his violent nature, his hidden desire of vengeance and the mysticism and goodness which is also part of him. This conflict lasts until the moment when his hour and his chance comes, the hour and chance to fight, to struggle an to use his strength and courage in the name of faith and humanity.
- DirectorRoberto PiresStarsGeraldo Del ReyBraga NettoMaria CaldasTwo friends at a coconut farm are visited by a stranger who wants to spend the night.
- DirectorRoberto PiresStarsGeraldo Del ReyHelena IgnezLuiza MaranhãoMade in the famous "Água de Meninos" market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Salvador is revealed without prejudices, from the world of high finance up to the sordid environment of exotic cabarets.
- DirectorJosé Hipólito Trigueirinho NetoStarsLola BrahSadi CabralFrancisco ContrerasSalvador, Bahia, Brazil, during the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Outlaw Tonio is involved in a conflict between strikers and the police. His mistress tries to keep him from his companions, but he steals her belongings to help the persecuted. Dissatisfied, she denounces him, compromising him politically.
- DirectorLinduarte NoronhaThe real story of Quilombo Olho d'Água da Serra do Talhado, in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, which became institutionally isolated from the rest of the country. Quilombos were runaway slave communities in colonial Brazil.
- DirectorHumberto MauroStarsDurval BelliniDea SelvaLu MarivalA man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he falls in love with an innocent girl.
- DirectorMario PeixotoStarsOlga BrenoTatiana ReyRaul SchnoorThree people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
- DirectorLuiz Paulino Dos SantosUm Dia na Rampa (1960), by Luiz Paulino dos Santos, focuses on a geographic space in the city of Salvador and tries to explain it from the social relations existing in it
- DirectorNeville de AlmeidaStarsJoel BarcellosMaria Do RosarioPaulo VillaçaEdson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her film, but is arrested and meets a police torturer instead.
- DirectorOlney São PauloStarsIbere CavalcantiJanet ChermontSonélio CostaA couple is arrested and tortured after taking part in a political demonstration, being sentenced to death.
- DirectorAlexandre Robatto Filho
- DirectorMiguel BorgesJoaquim Pedro de AndradeCarlos DieguesStarsIsabellaFlávio MigliaccioHenrique MontesFive segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
- DirectorEryk RochaStarsFernando BirriJulio García EspinosaAlfredo GuevaraDocumentary about one of the most obscure periods in director Glauber Rocha's life: his exile in Cuba, from 1971 until 1972.