Dinorah Brillanti

Subway to the Stars (1987)

In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of ...

A Volta do Filho Pródigo (1978)

Unemployed, penniless in the big city and after accidentally stealing and killing his landlady, Antonio flees Rio de Janeiro towards Northeast of Brazil to find his mother. On the way he meets a beautiful woman and a pair of criminals. ...

O Cortiço (1978)

This adaptation of a classic Brazilian novel focuses on the relations of charismatic characters within a tenement. ...

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life. ...

Estranho Triângulo (1970)

A poor college student becomes a homosexual millionaire's lover in order to get ahead in life. The latter marries a woman for convenience, and the newlyweds end up sharing the young man. ...

Meu Nome é Lampião (1969)

Lampião's gang raids a farm just as the wedding of Antônio Saraiva and the Baroness's goddaughter is being prepared. In the shootout, Lampião's brother, Ezequiel, is killed, and in revenge, Lampião burns the Baroness alive and orders the bride to be be ...

Os Viciados (1968)

O Diabo Mora no Sangue (1968)

The Deceased (1965)

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects that her cousin Glorinha may be that blonde. ...

Tragic Jungle (1963)

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments. ...

Pretty But Wicked (1963)

A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves. ...