José Rubens Chachá

Chama a Bebel (2024)

Bebel is a young woman in a wheelchair who lives with her mother and grandfather in the countryside. To continue her studies, she ends up moving to a big city, where new adversities become part of her life. At school, her involvement in environmental issue ...

Uma Carta para Papai Noel (2023)

Uma Pitada de Sorte (2022)

Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of wanting to please her mother and family, but her "bit of luck" comes when she is approved to be an assistant to a ...

Just Another Christmas (2020)

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he's doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with ...

Os Bravos Nunca Se Calam (2019)

An Illustrated Story (2018)

This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising th ...

Levante Sua Voz (2009)

The Milky Way (2007)

A modern love story set in Sao Paulo about Heitor, a writer and literature professor, and Julia, a theatre student turned veterinarian. A fight over the telephone propels Heitor into a journey through the chaotic city streets to reconcile with Julia. Their ...

Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006)

Ímpar Par (2005)

Amidst feet coming and going, colors and violin strings, the shoemaker of a small village searches for the perfect pair, in a fable of love and shoes. ...

What Is It Worth? (2005)

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil. ...

Manual for Love Stories (2004)

Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that ...

Desmundo (2002)

The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570. ...

Através da Janela (2000)

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's som ...

A Soccer Story (1998)

Based on Zuza's testimony, the plot narrates the final of the Julio Ramalho Cup, a lowland soccer championship, in 1950. To face the rival team, Zuza had his friend Dico, later nicknamed Pelé. ...

Belly Up (1997)

Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting for their victim to appear. ...

Ed Mort (1997)

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive. ...

Mil e Uma (1996)

Alice faces a lot of trouble to make a film about artist Marcel Duchamp. She randomly chooses musician Antônio for the main part, and ends up having an affair with him. ...

Vampire Eyes (1996)

A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assig ...

The Interview (1995)

Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the ...

A Causa Secreta (1994)

Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around t ...

O Cantor de Samba (1994)

The Man in the Box (1994)

The Journey (1992)

A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for his father. By doing this he discovers unexpected facts about his Latin American essence. ...

Kiss 2348/72 (1990)

Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the hardships of the labor lawsuit he filed against the company. ...

Cristo Procurado (1990)

Fire and Passion (1989)

A bus tour to São Paulo's touristic spots bumps into several strange people. ...

Lua Cheia (1988)

Romance (1988)

After a man dies under mysterious circumstances, his girlfriend and his gay lover deal with his death in different ways. ...

Angels of the Night (1987)

Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, a drag queen; Teddy, a hustler; Guto, a gay reporter; and Marta, an actress. ...

Love is All (2011)

A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to inherit a lot of money and get them out of the choke. They plan the right day that the girl should go out with the ...

Ed Mort (1997)

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive. ...