João Ramiro Mello

O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio (1984)

Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country ...

Camouflaged Virgin (1979)

O Sol dos Amantes (1979)

Daughters of Fire (1978)

A young woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences through parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen. ...

Diário da Província (1978)

Deadly Cruelty (1976)

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his life, but falls in love with a woman who despises him, which drives him mad. ...

Tem Folga na Direção (1976)

Sob o Ditame de Rude Almajesto (Sinais de Chuva) (1976)

O Pistoleiro (1975)

O Sósia da Morte (1975)

A professor faces a double of himself and hires a detective to find out who that is and what are his real intentions. ...

Essas Mulheres Lindas, Nuas e Maravilhosas (1975)

Quilombo (1975)

Documentary made in the municipality of Luziânia - Goiás, presenting a black community, a remnant of the old quilombo. ...

A Pedra da Riqueza (1975)

The contrast in the extremely rudimentary form of xelite mining and the use of tungsten, obtained from xelite, in the most complex instruments of nuclear technology. ...

Um Edifício Chamado 200 (1974)

Vila Boa de Goyaz (1974)

Oral memory, artists from the region and expressions of popular culture tell stories about Vila Boa, in Goiás, and its transformations over time. ...

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 ...

Tiradentes e Serro (1974)

A look at the cities of Tiradentes and Serro, sharing moments from their histories. A positive perspective on the colonial settlement and exploitation that mark both territories. ...

Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo (1973)

Como nos Livrar do Saco (1973)

Cícero and Samantha are lovers who are going to spend a "honeymoon" in Teresina. However, the girl dies suddenly and Cicero calls his friend Edgar to help him hide the body. The already complicated situation gets even worse when the car that holds the bod ...

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. ...

A Filha de Madame Betina (1973)

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

As Depravadas (1973)

After escaping from a penitentiary, six women begin a trail of passion and death in the search for survival. ...

Prata Palomares (1972)

While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them. ...

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier (1972)

Documentary short about Brazilian medium Chico Xavier. ...

A Volta Pela Estrada da Violência (1971)

The Wages of Death (1971)

In a city in the Brazilian northeastern backwoods, the political chief is assassinated by a professional gunman. From there, the city begins to live the climate of the event. The killer, concealed by important people, is hidden in the house of a humble fam ...

Balada dos Infiéis (1970)

The vacationers staying at the Barreiro Hotel in Araxá accompany the coffin of magnate Medeiros de Alcântara to the plane. Then they return to the hotel... At the beginning of the hydrotherapy season, Eduardo and Lúcia Feitosa, a wealthy couple from Sã ...

Pindorama (1970)

This Brazilian film is set during the period of its initial colonial discovery and settlement. The title refers to a word the native peoples used for the coastal lands: "pindorama," or "place of the small trees." A ponderous and grandiose film, it was roun ...

Tostão - A Fera de Ouro (1970)

Documentary about Brazilian soccer player Tostão. ...

Memories of Helen (1969)

Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal friend, has an important role. ...

O Tesouro de Zapata (1969)

A Criação Literária de João Guimarães Rosa (1969)

Incredible, Fantastic, Extraordinary (1969)

Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and creator, the genius Henrique Foreis "Almirante" Domingues, had a stroke. There were hundreds of horror stories, supposedly true, sent by listeners from all c ...

Os Carrascos Estão Entre Nós (1968)

Brazilian intelligence agent finds and pursues Nazi war fugitives hiding in Brazil. ...

A Bolandeira (1968)

In the hinterland of Paraíba, the small wooden mills powered by animal traction, called "bolandeiras", are doomed to disappear. ...

O Grande Assalto (1967)

Brazilian criminal takes part in a major train robbery in England and when he finds out his boss plans to betray him, stoles the loot first and hide in Brazil. ...

Mar Corrente (1967)

Helena, married to decorator Bruno, is a woman dissatisfied with the futility of social life. She rekindles her relationship with her former boyfriend, Clóvis, and discovers how difficult the struggle for happiness is by seeing the example of the less for ...

A Public Opinion (1967)

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations ...

A Cabra na Região Semi-Árida (1966)

On the dry ground of the caatinga and on the rocky slopes of the sertão, the goat survives. Organic parts of the country landscape, linked to the economy of certain regions, provide milk, meat and skin for export. ...

Plantation Boy (1966)

After being orphaned, a boy is raised by his grandfather and uncles, rich rural landowners, on a sugarcane plantation where he grows up, studies, learns about politics, love and disillusionment. ...

All the Women in the World (1966)

When womanizer Paulo meets a friend's fiancée, she changes the way he looks at the opposite sex. He falls in love, and believes she is in fact all women in one. Because of that, he has to face an important decision: to go on with his old life, or embrace ...

Maranhão 66 (1966)

A report on Sarney's inauguration as the governor of the Maranhão state. His promises are heard alongside images of the grim reality. ...

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. ...

Memória do Cangaço (1964)

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an ...

Grito da Terra (1964)

In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival. ...

Sol Sobre a Lama (1963)

A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market. ...

Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes (1963)

Garrincha: Joy of the People (1962)

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and ...

Os Romeiros da Guia (1962)

Annual pilgrimage of pilgrims to the ruins of Nossa Senhora da Guia, on the north coast of Paraíba. After visiting the temple, the faithful indulge in the coco de roda dance. ...

Aruanda (1960)

The real story of Quilombo Olho d'Água from Serra do Talhado, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, which became institutionally isolated from the rest of the country. Quilombos were runaway slave communities in colonial Brazil. ...

Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos (1982)