Nelson Rodrigues

Golden Mouth (2019)

After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden teeth) gets multiple accounts of his life told to the press by his former lover. ...

The Asphalt Kiss (2018)

When witnessing a hit, Arandir, a newly married banker, tries to succor the victim, but the man, almost dead, has only time to make one last request: a kiss. Arandir kisses the man, but his act is spotted by his father-in-law Aprígio and photographed by A ...

The Serpent (2016)

Two sisters live in the same house with their husbands in bedrooms separated by a single wall. One of the sisters, Lígia, is still a virgin. Dissatisfied, she wants to dissolve the marriage and thinks about suicide. To prevent her sister's suicide, Guida ...

No One Loves Anyone For More Than Two Years (2015)

"No one loves anyone for more than two years" is an adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues' work about five couples that live in Brazil in the early 60's, who are seen by the society as conventional people, but whose intimate lives turn out to be morally questiona ...

Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária (2013)

Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a simple woman who works as a teacher to support her mother and her three sisters. One day, Peixoto, Werneck's son-in-law, makes him a proposal to marry Maria ...

Vestido de Noiva (2006)

While in the hospital, after being run over, Alaíde thinks about her life, specially after the moment she'd found the diary of Madame Clessy, in the house where her family had moved in, which was a former bordello. ...

Os Filhos de Nelson (2000)

Boca de Ouro (1999)

Boca de Ouro was born in a back room of a dance hall, and his first crib was a bathroom sink where his mother left him. The boy grows up and becomes a feared and respected bookie—an almost mythological figure in the community where he lives. Fascinated b ...

Twins (1999)

Identical twins Iara and Marilena like to play games and deceive men by pretending to be each other. But when they fall in love with the same man, a rivalry with devastating and horrifying consequences begins. ...

Treason (1999)

Three stories of infidelity unfold: a man falls for a married woman, a young girl draws the gaze of her sister's fiancé, and a husband takes his unfaithful wife hostage after discovering her affair with his best friend. ...

A Serpente (1992)

Two sisters are newly married; Guida to Paulo and Lígia to Décio. They spend their honeymoon in the apartment, a gift from the father of the brides. They will live there. Just a wall separating the intimacy of the two couples. Guida and Paulo are very ha ...

Boca de Ouro (1990)

When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with children and living in a poorhouse, to try to understand more about his complex personality. The problem is that the woman tells him three different versions of ...

Senhora dos Afogados (1985)

Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres (1983)

Glorinha, a middle-class 15 year old girl, always thought her mother Judite had killed herself, and that her father Gilberto has gone crazy as result. Her friend Nair takes her to a high-class bordello, where she wants to work. When uncle Raul, who raised ...

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 ...

Cute But Ordinary (1981)

The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and her father arranges her marriage to one of his employees in order to save the family's honor. ...

Family Album (1981)

Follows the decadence of an incestuous oligarch family in a rural Brazilian household through the years during the early 20th century. ...

Engraçadinha (1981)

After the funeral of her father Arnaldo, who committed suicide, Engraçadinha confesses to the priest the motives. On the engagement party of her cousin Sílvio with Letícia, Engraçadinha seduces him in the library, and later she ends her engagement with ...

The Seven Kittens (1980)

Noronha is a low middle-class civil servant who lives with his frustrated wife Gorda and their four eldest daughters. The youngest one, virginal Silene, is unexpectedly sent back from boarding school after killing a female cat and her seven newborns in a h ...

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. ...

The Wedding (1976)

On the eve of her wedding, Glorinha finds herself looking back at her life and confronting the injustices, sexual perversions, adultery and crimes that are hidden under the happy bourgeoise facade. ...

Vestido de Noiva (1974)

All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973)

A rich man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion. ...

Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva (1971)

A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking they are the only winner. Among them, one priest seduced by the devil disguised as a sacristan, one taxi driver who is planning to buy an entire fleet of cars, ...

O Mundo Alegre de Helô (1967)

Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta (1966)

After marrying everyday man Zózimo, Engraçadinha, who had been through intense sexual experiences as a teenager, settles to live a quiet and normal life. As the years go by, her teenage daughter's behaviour seems to call back Engraçadinha's own teenage ...

The Deceased (1965)

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects that her cousin Glorinha may be that blonde. ...

The Kiss (1965)

When a dying man receives a kiss from a bereaved man who tries to save him, the man is jailed as a homosexual. He is released from jail, but his life has been ruined by the incident -- and the man eventually is killed by his own father-in-law. The kiss tha ...

Lollipop! (1964)

While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised as a member of the family by her father, Dr. Arnaldo, a highly respected government official. Years pass, and to Lollipop's dismay, Silvio becomes engaged to h ...

Golden Mouth (1963)

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man. ...

Pretty But Wicked (1963)

A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves. ...

O Rei Pelé (1962)

The story of Pelé, from his birth to his rise as one of the most prominent players in both Brazilian and worldwide soccer. ...

Mulheres & Milhões (1961)

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

Meu Destino é Pecar (1952)

The story of Leninha, a young Brazilian woman whose life become a turbulent tragedy in the midst of trades involving lust and power. ...

Somos Dois (1950)

Otto: De Trás p/ Diante (2022)

The life story of journalist and writer Otto Lara Resende. Paulo Mendes Campos, a personal friend of Otto, provides intimate insights into the artist's life. The documentary's central theme is the interview published in 1975 in Manchete magazine, celebrati ...

Zimba (2021)

The trajectory and artistic imagery of actor and director Zbigniew Ziembinski (1908-1978), precursor of modern theater in Latin America and master of generations of Brazilian actors. The polyphonic montage builds on vast unpublished material, covering half ...

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. ...

24 Horas no Rio (1970)

Máscara da Traição (1969)

Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Fragmentos de Dois Escritores (1969)

O Rei Pelé (1962)

The story of Pelé, from his birth to his rise as one of the most prominent players in both Brazilian and worldwide soccer. ...