Ivan de Souza

Escalada da Violência (1982)

An architect has his family brutally murdered and leaves for relentless vengeance. ...

Parceiros da Aventura (1979)

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars. ...

Lucio Flavio (1977)

Story of Brazilian bank-robber Lúcio Flávio, who fascinated some people in Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s for his bold robberies and spectacular escapes, and also because he was thought to be intelligent and "politically aware". Before dying, he disclos ...

The Fall (1976)

An accident at a construction site, resulting in one death, sets one worker off on a struggle for justice that exposes the mechanisms of exploitation and the class relations of a country that had undergone one decade of fast-paced 'conservative modernisati ...

Go To Work You Bum! (1973)

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players. ...

O Homem do Corpo Fechado (1972)

O Doce Esporte do Sexo (1971)

Erotic comedy in five segments, starring the same actor, Chico Anysio: O Torneio (The Tournament), A Boca (The Mouth), O Filminho (The Short Film), A Suspeita (The Suspicion) and O Apartamento (The Apartment). ...

Entranced Earth (1967)

Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conser ...

El Justicero (1967)

A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos' Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the self-conscious antics of the French New Wave. The pampered son of a general, El Justicero is a hipster playboy who fan ...

Riacho do Sangue (1966)

As Cariocas (1966)

Divided into three episodes based on stories by Stanislaw Ponte Preta (Sérgio Porto), the film portrays three young people from Rio de Janeiro: a furious lover, a beautiful beachgoer, and a former beauty queen. All live in profound solitude amid the appar ...

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is beaten up and left for dead, being rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Infl ...

Grande Sertão (1965)

Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission. ...

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. ...

Red Mandacaru (1961)

Despite 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. ...

O Crime do Zé Bigorna (1977)

In the 1930s, a blacksmith is accused of murdering his wife and becomes a hero and political leader. ...

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. ...

This Is Pelé (1974)

Tati, a Garota (1973)

The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe financial difficulties. A friend of Manuela's sometimes fills in for Tati's father, giving the girl temporary happiness. ...

O Homem do Corpo Fechado (1972)

The Language of Persuasion (1970)

Short documentary about the ideology of publicity and mass medias. ...

Seven Men Alive or Dead (1969)

Five criminals captured by Detective Lincoln Monteiro escape from the penitentiary, seeking revenge on enemies and traitors. Niquelzinho and Paulo Cabeleira kill bookmakers, while Maurilão, Chico Preto, and Mico Sujo commit several robberies. Lincoln, alw ...

Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1967)

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom. ...

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is beaten up and left for dead, being rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Infl ...

Grande Sertão (1965)

Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission. ...

Golden Mouth (1963)

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man. ...

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. ...

Five Times Favela (1962)

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Rio, Northern Zone (1957)

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him. ...