José Policena

Dani - Um Cachorro Muito Vivo (1979)

O Picapau Amarelo (1973)

The Viscount of Sabugosa is locked in the library writing an encyclopedia about the characters in children's fables. Dona Benta receives a letter from little Thumb, written on a rose petal, in which he, realizing that the inhabitants of the world of fables ...

Paixão de um Homem (1972)

A Marcha (1972)

A large protest march of escaped slaves is an episode in the history of Chico Bondade and Boaventura, who had already become legendary for their difficult and daring missions. ...

Saint Bernard (1972)

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways. ...

Journey to Duilia's Breasts (1965)

A retired civil servant decides to return to his hometown to reencounter his first and only love. ...

Samba (1965)

Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is ...

Lampião, King of the Badlands (1963)

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s. ...

The Dead at the Phone (1963)

This story begins with Marcelo's funeral. His family, his fiancée Lúcia and three suspicious men are the only people accompanying the coffin. By night, at home, Rosa, Ricardo and Lúcia notice something strange: Marcelo's room has been completely ransac ...

Interpol llamando a Río (1962)

Two robbers flee to Brazil with a cabaret singer after robbing a bank. ...

O Circo Chegou à Cidade (1958)

Absolutely Right (1957)

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness. ...

Dioguinho (1957)

O Diamante (1955)

Disagreements between brothers and marital infidelity are just some of the consequences that the discovery of a valuable diamond causes. ...

Bloody Hands (1955)

Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory s ...

A Estrada (1955)

Two truck drivers work on Brazilian roads. ...

The Landowner's Daughter (1953)

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this backdrop, Sinhá Moça falls in love with a young lawyer, and they get involved in a great love story. ...

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... ...

A Stolen Kiss (1950)

A young woman from the countryside comes to Rio to try to be a theater star with the support of a friend, but to achieve what she wants, she ends up getting her own mother into trouble. ...

Pinguinho de Gente (1949)

Nini dreams of a doll that resembles a queen living in a toy store window. Although now, first of all, it is necessary to think about paying the rent. ...