Egberto Gismonti

Angicos (2024)

The film "Angicos", which deals with the story of Paulo Freire and his literacy program in the small town in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, had the script completed by director Felipe Hirsch, according to journalist Mônica Bergamo. ...

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (2023)

The film is narrated by Riobaldo, who takes us into his life as a gunman and shares his experiences and conflicts. Throughout the plot, he becomes involved with several charismatic groups and leaders, including the feared Hermógenes. Riobaldo's heart is w ...

Overman (2018)

Brazilian writer Alberto Luppo has lived in Paris for years and does not want to return to his home country. But when a French anthropologist disappears in the interior of Brazil, Alberto is forced to return to his homeland to turn the story into a book. H ...

Ailton Krenak: O Sonho da Pedra (2017)

The documentary follows the trajectory of Ailton Krenak, indigenous leader from Minas Gerais, a descendant of the Krenak ethnic group, formerly called Botocudos. After studying in São Paulo, Ailton was active in the defense of indigenous peoples. While tr ...

O Senhor do Labirinto (2014)

Chico Xavier (2010)

A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier. ...

Peacetime (2009)

Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United States and opens a brief period of democratic rule after the end of World War 2. For years, hundreds of people were arrested and tortured by the Vargas regime. B ...

Turbulence (2000)

After a restless night he is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. Through the peephole, he sees a stranger. He doesn't know why that man is there but is immediately certain of one thing: he represents a terrible threat. He quickly dresses and manage ...

The Journey (1992)

A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for his father. By doing this he discovers unexpected facts about his Latin American essence. ...

Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier (1990)

Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband. ...

Kuarup (1989)

This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando. Fed up with civilization, he ventures deep into Amazon country to live with and work among the ...

Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)

Little Indian boy survives his tribe massacre, growing up together with his wish for revenge and his quest for his own identity. Based on a true story. ...

The Memorious (1985)

¡No pasarán! – Sie kommen nicht durch (1984)

Variation (1983)

The emotional story of an adulterous relationship between a journalist and a teacher. ...

I Have Lived Many Lives (1983)

A portrait of the leading female Bolshevik (and later Worker's Opposition) revolutionary leader Alexandra Kollontai using her own words. ...

Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982)

Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre ...

Retrato Falado de Uma Mulher Sem Pudor (1982)

A model is found dead in the bathtub of her own mansion. A policeman tries to investigate, inquiring the rich and powerful men who knew her. ...

Classes Sociais (1982)

Act of Violence (1981)

Antônio Nunes is sentenced to 30 years in jail, after having killed a woman, and becomes known as ripper of women. Infatuated Tânia begins to visit him frequently and hires a lawyer to try to take him out. ...

Der Traum des Sandino (1981)

19 months after the fall of the dictator Somoza, the Austrian film team travels across Nicaragua for seven weeks (from August 4th to September 20th, 1980) and gathers information, mostly from farmers, workers, market women and soldiers. We are shown life i ...

J.S. Brown, o Último Herói (1980)

João da Silva Brown, a resident of Salvador, has always been a fan of comics, movies and adventure series and superheroes. Once he learns about a course for detectives and decides to attend it. With his private detective degree, he sets up an office and p ...

Trindade: Curto Caminho Longo (1978)

The work of several Brazilian musicians is illustrated through images from different regions of the country in various segments. ...

Stop 88 (1978)

Residents of the city of Parada 88, contaminated in 1994 due to the explosion of a chemical industry reactor, live in plastic tunnels, the only way of life that can guarantee their survival, since oxygen, which has become a good consumption, used needs to ...

As Confissões de Frei Abóbora (1971)

The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life. ...

Em Família (1971)

Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate the couple. ...

A Penúltima Donzela (1969)

A young woman from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend. ...

O Barato de Iacanga (2019)

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music. ...

Zuza Homem de Jazz (2018)

What is the influence of Jazz on Brazilian music and the influence of Brazilian music on Jazz? The documentary Zuza Homem de Jazz draws a parallel between the two universes, featuring the renowned Brazilian musicologist Zuza Homem de Mello as the protagoni ...

Música para Sempre (1980)

The picture brings interviews with the participants of the 1st São Paulo Jazz Festival that occurred in Anhembi Conventions Palace in September 1978 and reunited musicians, composers and singers from all around the world. ...

Paulo Moura (1978)