João Batista de Andrade

O fim da utopia (2011)

Travessia (2009)

The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of the March for the Family with God for Freedom in 1964. Based on stories of life under the military dictato ...

Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story (2006)

Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém Brazil". But in the opening party, the Police, headed by a violent inspector nicknamed "Capitão", arrive to arrest, with ...

Vlado: Thirty Years Later (2005)

The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship. ...

6th Street, No Number (2003)

Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number. ...

Vida de Artista (2003)

The central character is a talented sculptor of saints from the historic city of Pirenópolis, Goiás. Praised, controversial, he opens his life and the vigor of his work to the camera, willing to also reveal the dark sides of his existence as a craftsman ...

Por Um Fio (2003)

O Tronco (1999)

Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed j ...

O Cego Que Gritava Luz (1997)

A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives. ...

Independência (1991)

O País dos Tenentes (1987)

With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup. ...

Open Skies (1985)

When Brazil finally came out from its dictatorship period, Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president after 20 years of military rule, got ill with a strange infection and finally died on 21 April 1985 before taking office. Knowing political stability co ...

The Next Victim (1983)

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood. ...

The Wrung-Out Man (1980)

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title ...

Greve (1979)

A documentary about the 1979 workers strike. ...

Trabalhadores: Presente! (1979)

Doramundo (1978)

A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved. ...

Wilsinho Galiléia (1978)

Reconstruction of the life of Wilsinho, who was a dangerous criminal by the time he was 14. After getting arrested multiple times, he finally was killed by the police at the home of his girlfriend Geni. ...

Alice (1978)

Caso Norte (1978)

Remains (1975)

Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the world." The film shows the misery of those who live on this garbage and the police repression on the scavengers. ...

Buraco da Comadre (1975)

Documentary short focusing on the people of a poor São Paulo neighborhood, whose lives are made difficult by a large hole on the ground that the government won't fix. ...

Migrantes (1973)

Director João Batista de Andrade was filming a documentary about migrants coming from Northeast Brazil to São Paulo in search of a better living. His intention was to give voice to these underprivileged and homeless people. While preparing to interview a ...

Pedreira (1973)

The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions. ...

Ônibus (1973)

Starting from a starting point of a bus line, the film discusses the deficiencies of urban transport and the problems caused to workers. Interviews reveal a population on the periphery that was the hidden counterpoint to the economic miracle. In the big im ...

Trabalhadores Rurais (1972)

Report on the situation of bóias-frias in the interior of the State of São Paulo, as in the city of Itapetininga. These workers live in poor villages in urban areas and are taken by truck to work in the fields in the middle of the night. Men, women and c ...

A Cia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz (1972)

Gamal, O Delírio do Sexo (1970)

Symbolic film from the Underground Movement of Brazilian Cinema (Cinema Marginal) about a woman, three men and some apes. In the director's own words: "a fable where realism and logic have no place, and in which sex is a translation of all the tortures, ci ...

Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth (1970)

A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a fallen black angel, a priest, two whores, a pregnant cowboy, among ...

Paulicéia Fantástica (1970)

Documentary wich tries to capture the iconoclastic spirit of the 1922 Week of Modern Art, to tell about the beginning of cinema made in the city of São Paulo. ...

Em Cada Coração um Punhal (1970)

A woman asks her boyfriend for his mother's heart as a proof of love. Another, a kleptomaniac, has an affair with a TV professional. And a young man becomes a sex symbol after an advertising campaign. ...

Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui (1968)

A brief tribute to Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari relating to his humble beginnings as a citizen born in the town of Brodósqui, located on the countryside of São Paulo. Some of his paintings and poems are presented along with some archive images. ...

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. ...

Freedom of Press (1967)

A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press. ...

Universidade em Crise (1965)

Subterrâneos do Futebol (1965)

The practices of football in Brazil and the issues surrounding the sport. Press, players as a commodity, the popular passion, the practice on the fields of várzea. The statements of Luiz Carlos de Freitas, a young promise of Palmeiras, and Feola's coach, ...

Vila da Barca (1964)

The first work by documentary master Renato Tapajós, "Vila da Barca" focuses on the daily struggles faced by the people who live on the shanty town of Vila da Barca, Pará, Brazil. ...

Soberano (2005)

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? (1991)

The Inheritance (1970)

An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his mother marrying his uncle. ...

Freedom of Press (1967)

A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press. ...