Jece Valadão

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that ...

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme (2015)

Adaptation of the series shown in 1986. Marcos and Lurdinha live in love in the 1950s. The young man is the son of separated parents and his mother, Glória, works as a cashier in a nightclub. The conservatism of the girl's family and the sexual repression ...

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro (2011)

Embodiment of Evil (2008)

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to pris ...

Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha (2007)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from the sixty hours of recovered raw footage. ...

5 Frações de uma Quase História (2007)

An obsessive photographer crazy for female feet; a man that projects himself on situations he sees on TV; a simple public officer that receives a proposal from a corrupt Judge; a slaughter in a marriage crisis and a broken heart secretary that dreams to ge ...

Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)

The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soare ...

O Evangelho Segundo Jece Valadão (2002)

Glauces: Estudo de um Rosto (2001)

The story of one of the greatest stars of Brazilian cinema, Glauce Rocha. ...

O Cangaceiro (1997)

This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northe ...

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema. ...

Tieta of Agreste (1996)

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order. ...

A Serpente (1992)

Two sisters are newly married; Guida to Paulo and Lígia to Décio. They spend their honeymoon in the apartment, a gift from the father of the brides. They will live there. Just a wall separating the intimacy of the two couples. Guida and Paulo are very ha ...

No Tempo de Glauber (1987)

Águia na Cabeça (1984)

A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm, who wanted to get his position. But the power structure resents this disturbance and can fall apart, specially since there's a witness. ...

O Gigante da América (1980)

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown. ...

The Age of the Earth (1980)

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a b ...

The Torturer (1980)

Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. Get ready for gunshots; sex scenes; strange form of tortures; a cocaine-addict priest who helps the dictatorship; cont ...

I Killed Lucio Flavio (1979)

In the early seventies in Rio de Janeiro, detective Mariel Moryscötte de Mattos belonged to a special police force called "The Golden Men". This powerful group of the elite of the police was created with the intention of eliminate crime from Rio de Janeir ...

Who Killed Pacifico? (1977)

Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing unites them: the three are suspected of having murdered Colonel Pacífico, the rich and powerful owner of the city of Parada de Deus, in the interior of th ...

O Homem de Papel (1976)

A jaded reporter used to making up sensationalist headlines gets in trouble when real criminals come after him. ...

Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres (1976)

A Noite dos Assassinos (1976)

In a little forgotten town three bandits robbers a bank and manages to run away with a lot of dough. The police is triggered killing two of them after a pursuit and Ruth now is the only to scape. ...

Un animal doué de déraison (1976)

A wealthy French promoter living in Rio tries to seduce Alexandra, a young woman of high society, but a prisoner of her strict education. He then shared his project with a journalist friend, who decided to make it the theme of a novel he imagined in 18th c ...

Nós, Os Canalhas (1975)

Two twin brothers, Cláudio José and José Cláudio, definitively separate when one of them decides to leave for the big city. Years later, the second brother also started living in Rio de Janeiro. One night, he is attacked by three thugs, who kill his pr ...

Assim Era a Atlântida (1975)

Um Edifício Chamado 200 (1974)

O Mau-Caráter (1974)

A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy (the target being old women), a sultan who is gathering money for his cause, helped by a fake baron and hi ...

Obsessão (1973)

A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region. ...

Pedro and Pablo (1973)

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the work of two young priests. ...

A Filha de Madame Betina (1973)

Otavio has to find and marry Madame Bettina's daughter if he wants to inherit her fortune. ...

A Difícil Vida Fácil (1972)

Young woman needs money to pay her mother's medical treatment. She gets a work in a bar that is, in fact, a cover for a prostitution net. She is drugged and raped while some photographs are taken, to be presently used as blackmail, to force her to work as ...

Brazil in Cannes (1971)

The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the transition from film to industrialized production. ...

O Enterro da Cafetina (1971)

As the owner of a very famous bordello in Rio de Janeiro gets buried, an old scoundrel remembers his own past among the bohemian circles of the city. ...

Memoirs of a Gigolo (1970)

Man raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man. ...

Os Raptores (1969)

Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two powerful bankers. While the police faces contradictory evidence and clues, Bruno starts killing the other ...

Quelé do Pajeú (1969)

A man seeks revenge after his sister get raped by an unknown foreign, identified only by scar and a missing finger. But his payback journey is a long way and bears its surprises. ...

Razor in the Flesh (1969)

A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty. ...

O Matador Profissional (1969)

Hit man does his part in a deal, but doesn't get the money he was promised. For the treason, he decides to eliminate them all. ...

Os Viciados (1968)

As Sete Faces de um Cafajeste (1968)

Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the seven involved women accuse each other causing a big mess. ...

A Lei do Cão (1967)

Bebeto is a playboy who commits a passional crime killing a friend because of his fiancee. Feeling cornered he kills other four people to survive and scapes to the countryside where meets Quinzinho, a professional hitman who protect him. Then Bebeto start ...

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. ...

Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto (1967)

Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro. ...

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido (1966)

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life. ...

História de Um Crápula (1965)

Lollipop! (1964)

While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised as a member of the family by her father, Dr. Arnaldo, a highly respected government official. Years pass, and to Lollipop's dismay, Silvio becomes engaged to h ...

Golden Mouth (1963)

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

Pretty But Wicked (1963)

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

The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)

Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda. ...

Mulheres & Milhões (1961)

Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery. ...

Tudo Legal (1960)

Favela (1960)

A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry ...

Rio, Northern Zone (1957)

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

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 ...

Rio, 100 Degrees F° (1955)

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and enc ...

Carnival in Caxias (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... ...

Também Somos Irmãos (1949)

Renato and Miro are black brothers raised by a white family in an old mansion in Rio de Janeiro. Renato, a graduated lawyer, has always looked for dignity, winning in life due to his honesty and search for social recognition. His brother, on the contrary, ...

Carnaval no Fogo (1949)

A gang, leaded by the unknown and mysterious Anjo, robs a jewelry and schedules a meeting in the Copacabana Palace Hotel, in Copacabana. The identification would be through a cigarette case with an angel, and the password "- Is everything all right?" Meanw ...

Mar do Pecado (1982)

Fruit of Love (1981)

Blum and Elza conduct Scientific and anthropological researches in a desert island, where they use as subjects a old fisherman, the house keeper and a prostitute from the country. But the affection grows between the three of them, and this feelings are cap ...

O Gigante da América (1980)

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown. ...

The Torturer (1980)

Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. Get ready for gunshots; sex scenes; strange form of tortures; a cocaine-addict priest who helps the dictatorship; cont ...

I Killed Lucio Flavio (1979)

In the early seventies in Rio de Janeiro, detective Mariel Moryscötte de Mattos belonged to a special police force called "The Golden Men". This powerful group of the elite of the police was created with the intention of eliminate crime from Rio de Janeir ...

O Escolhido de Iemanjá (1978)

Black Goddess (1978)

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his f ...

Os Amores da Pantera (1977)

During an orgy of millionaires, a woman is mysteriously kidnapped and killed. The crime causes quite a stir in local society, as the investigations points to a very known addicted playboy. Although it's never said, the film is vaguely based on a real case ...

Who Killed Pacifico? (1977)

Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing unites them: the three are suspected of having murdered Colonel Pacífico, the rich and powerful owner of the city of Parada de Deus, in the interior of th ...

Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres (1976)

A Noite dos Assassinos (1976)

In a little forgotten town three bandits robbers a bank and manages to run away with a lot of dough. The police is triggered killing two of them after a pursuit and Ruth now is the only to scape. ...

Nós, Os Canalhas (1975)

Two twin brothers, Cláudio José and José Cláudio, definitively separate when one of them decides to leave for the big city. Years later, the second brother also started living in Rio de Janeiro. One night, he is attacked by three thugs, who kill his pr ...

O Mau-Caráter (1974)

A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy (the target being old women), a sultan who is gathering money for his cause, helped by a fake baron and hi ...

Obsessão (1973)

A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region. ...

A Filha de Madame Betina (1973)

Otavio has to find and marry Madame Bettina's daughter if he wants to inherit her fortune. ...

A Difícil Vida Fácil (1972)

Young woman needs money to pay her mother's medical treatment. She gets a work in a bar that is, in fact, a cover for a prostitution net. She is drugged and raped while some photographs are taken, to be presently used as blackmail, to force her to work as ...

O Enterro da Cafetina (1971)

As the owner of a very famous bordello in Rio de Janeiro gets buried, an old scoundrel remembers his own past among the bohemian circles of the city. ...

Mãos Vazias (1971)

In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a woman rebels against local morality after her child dies, with tragic results. ...

O Vale do Canaã (1970)

The film depicts the arrival of immigrants in the city of Espírito Santo following the history of Carlos, an Italian who struggles for his place against Hermann Gunter, a German colonist who rules the region. ...

Memoirs of a Gigolo (1970)

Man raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man. ...

Two Lost in a Dirty Night (1970)

Two outcasts fight over a pair of shoes in a run-down boarding-house room. ...

Os Raptores (1969)

Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two powerful bankers. While the police faces contradictory evidence and clues, Bruno starts killing the other ...

Razor in the Flesh (1969)

A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty. ...

O Matador Profissional (1969)

Hit man does his part in a deal, but doesn't get the money he was promised. For the treason, he decides to eliminate them all. ...

A Noite do Meu Bem (1968)

The life and times of Brazilian singer/songwriter Dolores Duran. ...

As Sete Faces de um Cafajeste (1968)

Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the seven involved women accuse each other causing a big mess. ...

A Lei do Cão (1967)

Bebeto is a playboy who commits a passional crime killing a friend because of his fiancee. Feeling cornered he kills other four people to survive and scapes to the countryside where meets Quinzinho, a professional hitman who protect him. Then Bebeto start ...

Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto (1967)

Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro. ...

Jerry - A Grande Parada (1967)

Essa Gatinha é Minha (1966)

The troubled life of two idols of the Jovem Guarda amidst the pleasant rhythm of the contagious iê-iê-iê. ...

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido (1966)

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life. ...

História de Um Crápula (1965)

Procura-se Uma Rosa (1964)

Golden Mouth (1963)

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

Pretty But Wicked (1963)

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

The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)

Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda. ...

Rio, 100 Degrees F° (1955)

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and enc ...