José Mauro de Vasconcelos

The Island (1963)

A millionaire invites some friends for a weekend on an island, where some say there is a buried treasure. But a storm takes the boat away, and they stay isolated from the rest of the world. In these conditions, everybody starts to show their real nature an ...

Mulheres & Milhões (1961)

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

In the Devil's Throat (1960)

Four deserters from Paraguay War hide in an old drunkard's country seat. The latter has two daughters who are unhappy with their recluse lives. ...

Lonesome Women (1959)

In a desolate area of Brazilian mountainside, cut off from civilization, an old miner discovers a king-size diamond that he puts in his pocket rather than turn over to the thugs he works for. ...

Floradas na Serra (1954)

Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão. ...

O Amanhã Será Melhor (1952)

The ups and downs in the lives of immigrants from post-war Europe, arriving in Brazil in search of a better future. ...

24 Hours of Dream (1941)

An unlucky woman checks in a hotel pretending to be a French baroness so she can have 24 hours of dream before comitting suicide. ...

My Sweet Orange Tree (2012)

Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in ...

Swallow, My Tree (1986)

Based on the novel "My Sweet Orange Tree" by José Mauro de Vasconcelos. Majid lives with his mother in his bad-tempered stepfather's house. He gets on Javad's lorry secretly but the trucker scolds and beats him. Hating Javad, Majid promises to kill him. ...

As Confissões de Frei Abóbora (1971)

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

Rua Descalça (1971)

My Sweet Orange Tree (1970)

Poor boy treats a sweet lemon tree as his only friend, talking to it, and learning important values in the process. But one day the tree must be cut. ...

Scarlet Macaw (1957)

A mine boss hires a policeman to chase some runaways who stole a precious diamond. ...

Song of the Sea (1953)

In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Reci ...