Kate Lyra

What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship (2018)

Even with all the brutality in the Brazilian dictatorial period, many artists presented themselves as a resistance, using their talent and creativity as a way to trick the censorship. ...

Head Over Heels 2 (2012)

Alice owns a network of sex shops and workaholic who, in trying to reconcile the harsh routine of work and family life, suffers nervous breakdown, she is forced by her husband to go to spa. Precisely at this time, appears unique opportunity to expand its b ...

Party Crashers (2012)

"Party Crashers" chronicles the amusing encounter between Marco Polo (Marcelo Adnet), a Copacabana trickster, and Beto (Eduardo Sterblitch), a shy and insecure man, on the New Year's Eve in Rio. Together they crash parties and create a lot of confusion in ...

I'm Ugly But Trendy (2005)

Documentary about the musical and social phenomenon of Brazilian funk (or Carioca Funk), a style derived from Miami Bass, based on repetitive bass drum loops and lyrics full of sexual and violent overtones, not directly related to American funk/soul music. ...

My Father (2003)

A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII. ...

Bossa Nova (2000)

After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. ...

Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)

Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister Isabell ...

Eros, the God of Love (1981)

A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist. ...

Mulher Objeto (1981)

A story about the fantasies of a married woman who lives in a dream several experiences with partners of both sexes. ...

Invitation to Pleasure (1980)

Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest. ...

Uma Fêmea do Outro Mundo (1979)

Counting on her looks, beautiful and mysterious woman blackmails powerful businessmen involved in fishy schemes, getting everything she wants from them in return for her silence. ...

Nos Tempos da Vaselina (1979)

Countryman Onofre is convinced by his cousin to live in Rio de Janeiro together with him so he can enjoy the delights of summer in Rio. ...

The Prisoner of Sex (1978)

Bored with their marriage, the architect Marcelo proposes his wife Ana, a relation to three, with another sexual partner. The woman accepts, but the situation escapes from Marcelo's control because Ana engages lovingly with each other, and Marcelo no longe ...

A Extorsão (1975)

The Sign of Scorpio (1974)

For the launch of his new giant horoscope computer, famous astrologer Alex invites to his private island friends representing each of the 12 zodiac signs. During the welcome party, one of the guests is mysteriously murdered. Unable to leave the island, the ...

Um Edifício Chamado 200 (1974)

A Banana Mecânica (1974)

Dr. Ferrão, a famous psychoanalyst, uses his daily column on a newspaper to atract women to his practice. ...

Mulheres: Uma Outra História (1988)

Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship, 'Mulheres: uma outra história' focuses on various aspects of women's participation in the Brazilian political scene and features interviews with some of the 2 ...

Rehearsal Time (1986)