Cyll Farney

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; more than two hundred scanned photos and more than one hundred films watched. In total, more than a thousand ...

Esse Rio Muito Louco (1977)

O Pai do Povo (1976)

Tem Folga na Direção (1976)

Assim Era a Atlântida (1975)

Janaína - A Virgem Proibida (1972)

A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos (1972)

Erotic comedy in two segments: in the first, a candidate running for mayor of a small town pays a visit to the most coveted woman in town, just to show off his manhood. In the other, three couples have fun in a different sort of New Year's eve party, but n ...

Incredible, Fantastic, Extraordinary (1969)

Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and creator, the genius Henrique Foreis "Almirante" Domingues, had a stroke. There were hundreds of horror stories, supposedly true, sent by listeners from all c ...

O Impossível Acontece (1969)

Anthology comedy made by the director of "The Given Word" among other directors. ...

Juventude e Ternura (1968)

The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career. ...

O Rei da Pilantragem (1968)

Bebeto, a scoundrel and flirt, always gets the short end of the stick in his flirtatious advances. Having his eye on a woman who claims to be married, he uses various tactics to win her over. Following a friend's advice, he takes her to a deserted location ...

A Espiã que Entrou em Fria (1967)

A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world. ...

River of Evil (1963)

A young girl, seeking to unravel the mystery of her father's death, travels through the Amazon jungle into a nightmare of danger. ...

Entre Mulheres e Espiões (1963)

Copacabana Palace (1962)

For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; thr ...

As Sete Evas (1962)

When a lady-killer announces his wedding, seven of his ex-girlfriends decide to kidnap him, keeping him in a sailing ship. ...

Quanto Mais Samba Melhor (1961)

A nationalist musician, Hélio, plans to stage a samba show at a luxury hotel nightclub. The owner, Ademar, influenced by his daughter Marisa, is only interested in big jazz acts. Hélio, aided by Bebeto and Dorothéia, presents a fake Dorothy Bridge and a ...

Two Stories (1960)

Cacareco is a clumsy worker at a dry cleaners who constantly causes losses for his boss, the Portuguese Rebuçado. One day, he receives a package from his relatives in the north: Maria do Socorro, his goddaughter. Pursuing his dream of working in televisio ...

Os Dois Ladrões (1960)

The sophisticated thief Mão Leve and his simple-minded accomplice Jonjoca take from the rich to give to the poor. Their new mission is raising funds in order Mão Leve's brother can study abroad. But great care must be taken lest the honest boy discovers ...

Pintando o Sete (1959)

E o Espetáculo Continua (1959)

The Man of The Sputnik (1959)

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop. ...

É a Maior (1958)

De Vento em Popa (1957)

Industrialist's son returns from the USA, where he'd been supposedly studying Nuclear Physics, when in fact he'd devoted himself to pop music, without his father's knowledge. ...

Garotas e Samba (1957)

Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines ...

Guerra ao Samba (1956)

Vamos com Calma (1956)

Papai Fanfarrão (1956)

Colégio de Brotos (1955)

Nem Sansão Nem Dalila (1955)

Barber's jeep crash against crazy scientist's house, where the latter was building a time-machine. The crash triggers the machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations. Spoof of Cecil B. ...

Chico Viola Não Morreu (1955)

The biography of the singer Francisco Alves. It narrates his father's opposition to his singing, his adventure in the circus, his love affairs and breakups, his discovery in a bar at dawn and, finally, his success cut short when he died in 1952 in a car ac ...

Paixão nas Selvas (1954)

Barnabé, You Are Mine (1952)

A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom. ...

I Loved a Bookie (1952)

Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun... ...

Burning Sands (1952)

Carnaval Atlântida (1952)

Movie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some of the crew would rather turn it into a musical comedy. ...

Três Vagabundos (1952)

A scientist swaps the mind of banker and an idiot by accident. ...

Pecado de Nina (1951)

Here Comes the Baron (1951)

A Stolen Kiss (1950)

A young woman from the countryside comes to Rio to try to be a theater star with the support of a friend, but to achieve what she wants, she ends up getting her own mother into trouble. ...

A Escrava Isaura (1949)

Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho (1971)

Os Carrascos Estão Entre Nós (1968)

Brazilian intelligence agent finds and pursues Nazi war fugitives hiding in Brazil. ...

A Espiã que Entrou em Fria (1967)

A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world. ...

All the Women in the World (1966)

When womanizer Paulo meets a friend's fiancée, she changes the way he looks at the opposite sex. He falls in love, and believes she is in fact all women in one. Because of that, he has to face an important decision: to go on with his old life, or embrace ...

Lana: Queen of the Amazons (1964)

A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons, while other crew men try to find and take hold of the legendary Amazons' treasure. ...

As Sete Evas (1962)

When a lady-killer announces his wedding, seven of his ex-girlfriends decide to kidnap him, keeping him in a sailing ship. ...

Two Stories (1960)

Cacareco is a clumsy worker at a dry cleaners who constantly causes losses for his boss, the Portuguese Rebuçado. One day, he receives a package from his relatives in the north: Maria do Socorro, his goddaughter. Pursuing his dream of working in televisio ...

Cupim (1959)

Tristão dos Prazeres is a television consultor who is very popular amongst married women. In his show, he defends his theory that jealousy is a small feeling, a "termite" that destroys relationships. However, once he suspects his wife to be cheating on hi ...

Here Comes Joy (1959)

Pintando o Sete (1959)

The Man of The Sputnik (1959)

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop. ...