Luiz Carlos Barreto

Last Stop 174 (2008)

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174. ...

Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil (2007)

One of Brazil's most popular contemporary dance ensembles, Grupo Corpo combines Afro-Brazilian movements with ballet and modern dance to create an innovative and visually dynamic stage performance unlike any other. Documentarian Jürgen Wilcke gives viewer ...

The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007)

After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery. ...

The House of Sand (2005)

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it. ...

The Middle of the World (2003)

Romão, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. A family of seven journeys 2,000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, the story explores the i ...

A Paixão de Jacobina (2002)

In the mid-1870s, Jacobina, daughter of German immigrants, became leader of a sect that believed in healing the body by cleansing the soul. After having a divine vision and speaking to Jesus, she changes her appearance and manners, disturbing the conservat ...

2000 Nordestes: O que Era Realidade Não É Mais uma Realidade (2001)

From Ceará to Bahia, passing through Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Pernambuco (and with the counterpoint of the Northeastern diaspora in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), the documentary seeks to survey the contemporary Northeastern imaginary: a mixture ...

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. ...

Bela Donna (1998)

American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The forbidden romance may destroy her marriage and upset the morals of the ...

Uma Aventura do Zico (1998)

Rich and spoiled kid, frustrated for not being chosen to join the soccer lessons his idol Zico was going to give, asks his father to clone the player. But a small girl smells something fishy going on and asks her friends to help save the Brazilian soccer s ...

Four Days in September (1997)

Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American amba ...

The Quartet (1995)

The story of two immigrant couples: Teresa and Angelo; Pierina and Massimo. While fighting for survival in the new world, the unexpected love of Massimo and Teresa appears. They react against family and cultural traditions and leave to a new destiny, leavi ...

The Story of Fausta (1988)

An unhappily married cleaning woman in the slums of Rio entices all the money and gifts she can out of an elderly widower. ...

Luzia Homem (1988)

After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a grown-up, she sets out to find her parent's murderer, but ends up discovering love. ...

The Dolphin (1987)

According to an amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Dolphin, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women and hated by men. One of her conquests is the daughter of ...

A Igreja dos Oprimidos (1986)

Documentary that tells several stories: of the struggle of rural workers in Conceição to recover their union; of Dona Mariquinha, widow of a murdered squatter and her miraculous effort to survive with her six children; de Rosa and community work in the O ...

The King of Rio (1985)

Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals. ...

Memories of Prison (1984)

In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer. He is then arrested and sent to the Ilha Grande prison, where he experiences the disturbing treatment reserved for common prisoners. ...

Innocence (1983)

In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship. ...

Menino do Rio (1982)

Romantic adventures of a group of Rio de Janeiro teenagers and surfers. ...

Índia, a Filha do Sol (1982)

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to. ...

The Kiss (1981)

When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, toget ...

Prova de Fogo (1980)

As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to Umbanda, a religion he embraces so strongly that it makes him give up his studies. Determined to open his own ...

Bye Bye Brazil (1980)

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. T ...

Amor Bandido (1979)

Police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho ...

Lady on the Bus (1978)

Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro. ...

A História de José e Maria (1977)

The love story of a couple, from youth to old age. ...

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life. ...

O Casal (1975)

The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obstacles and an unexpected pregnancy. ...

Conjugal Warfare (1975)

Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other, still live together under the same roof. ...

Love Lesson (1975)

A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get involved, and she teaches him love lessons instead. ...

This Is Pelé (1974)

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. ...

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)

In 1594 Brazil, a frenchman becomes a prisoner of the Tupinambás. While waiting to be executed, the foreigner learns the habits of the indigenous people and joins a woman who tries to help him escape. ...

O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971)

João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, but ends up earning a hefty cash in the game. ...

Crioulo Doido (1971)

Fable about the financial and social ascension of a black man in a small town, in the interior of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and his existential crisis when he begins to believe the world is going to end. ...

Tatu Bola (1971)

Expedito, after being abandoned by his parents, became Zefa's adopted son until he became a man and started earning his living as an independent fisherman. As soon as he finds out that Zefa is very ill, Expedito runs back home and finds his adoptive mother ...

Emboscada (1971)

The Alienist (1970)

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness. ...

The Heirs (1970)

Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil. ...

Os Senhores da Terra (1970)

Famous gunman Judas is hired to avenge the death of the city mayor, but his plans take an unexpected turn when he falls in love with the daughter of the colonel he is supposed to assassinate. Amidst the unfolding drama, the police attempt to broker a deal ...

Brazil Year 2000 (1969)

Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio is recruited by an indigenist to pretend to be indigenous during the visit of a general. In the dilemma of ...

Antonio das Mortes (1969)

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the pli ...

Capitu (1968)

Adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic novel "Dom Casmurro". Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying. But Bentinho destroys his life when he starts suspecting Capitu has an affair with his best friend and that his son is not r ...

Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte (1967)

Inspired by the life of one of the most famous policemen in the history of Brazil: detective Perpétuo de Freitas, immortalized in the annals of Brazilian criminal history for relentlessly pursuing and without the slightest assistance of the Rio police for ...

Entranced Earth (1967)

Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conser ...

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera (1966)

General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse. ...

The Big City (1966)

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, ...

The Priest and the Girl (1966)

In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair soon turns into an unbridl ...

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 Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is beaten up and left for dead, being rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Infl ...

Barren Lives (1963)

In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny. ...

Assault on the Pay Train (1962)

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune. ...

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 ...

Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta (2023)

Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through an intimate look, from childhood to his political, economic and cultural role in Brazilian Cinema. Through Roberto Farias himself and friends such as Luís Carlo ...

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)

For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more than a director, he was an ideologue, a thinker of his country. ...

Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued (2022)

Discover the trajectory of Ibrahim Sued, a journalist who revolutionized the Brazilian press during his almost 50-year career, through interviews, photos and films from the personal archive of his daughter, Isabel Sued Perrin. ...

Searching for Makunaima (2020)

Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there is in fiction. The film begins with Makunaima, one of the founding myths of the native people from the border between Brazil-Venezuela-Guiana, first captured ...

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself. ...

Race Antenna (2020)

In 1979, while Brazil was going through the troubled moment of the Amnesty Law, Glauber Rocha directed the program Abertura for TV Tupi, in which he interrogated a contradictory and boiling Brazil head-on, full of utopias but always under the weight of sec ...

Photografaction (2020)

A film about remarkable moments in the History of Brazilian Photography, built through the eyes of Lauro Escorel. It also reflects on the impact of digital photography on contemporary society. ...

José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo (2019)

Documentary that chronicles the trajectory of the journalist, federal deputy, secretary of state, minister of state, governor and ambassador José Aparecido de Oliveira, who lived with the greatest authorities and personalities from the political, business ...

Barretão (2019)

A story about how football, cinema, photojournalism and intimidation with power can come together in a protagonist figure in Brazilian history: Luiz Carlos Barreto, better known as "Barretão". Narrated in first person, the documentary explores Barreto's v ...

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos (2019)

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material. ...

3 Meals (2018)

This documentary shows a country that has lifted 36 million people out of extreme poverty in 12 years. ...

Pitanga (2016)

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and ...

Cinema Novo (2016)

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main authors, who invented, in the early 1960s, a new way of making movies in Brazil, with a political attitude, alw ...

Éramos Todos Loucos (2014)

A documentary about the production of Hugo Carvana's successful film "Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo", from 1973. ...

Dossiê Jango (2013)

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the ne ...

Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História (2013)

The documentary is an investigation into the life of Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded conglomerates of several companies and was threatened during the Military Dictatorship, when his rights were revoked. ...

Cego Aderaldo - O Cantador e o Mito (2012)

Milagrez (2008)

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film. ...

Depois do Transe (2006)

The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Mar ...

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues. ...

How to Die in Cinema (2002)

Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia. ...

Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)

The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of making cinema in this country. Flora and Carlos Manoel fall in love. She, from a family linked to the Monarchy, and he, a republican activist, live their love ...

Glauber em Tempo - Redescobrindo o Brasil (2000)

Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil (1981)

Abertura (1979)

One of the most daring and radical shows presented in Brazilian television: "Abertura". It was broadcast between February and October, 1979, with weekly editions, presented by Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. The video is a compilation of characters, sta ...

Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979)

Jorge Amado no Cinema was made for a television program dedicated to the writer Jorge Amado. In this documentary, Jorge Amado is filmed in his home, surrounded by his large family; in a bookstore, during an autograph session of one of his books, in a cinem ...

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967. ...