Oscar Niemeyer

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra (2022)

Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important Brazilian documentary filmmakers in activity, his images influenced the emergence of Cinema Novo and the n ...

Utopia, Distopia (2020)

Jorge Bodanzy appeals to the emotional memories of the period he spent studying at the University of Brasilia to show us a tableau of youth in the 1960s, with their dreams and expectations, their hardships, and interrupted projects. ...

Concrete Dreams (2020)

Murilo Peres and Pedro Barros get a once-in-a-lifetime pass to roll on the fabled curves of some undisputed masterpieces of modern architecture. Oscar Niemeyer remains one of the most important architects in modern history. The Brazilian visionary, who die ...

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo (2019)

The fading of composer Zé Keti's career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The pain of a mother who lost her 15-year old daughter run over by a car. The Brazilian Presidents since Castelo Branco. Characters and settings registered thr ...

Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos (2016)

Zanine, Ser do Arquitetar (2016)

"Zanine, Ser do Arquitetar" portrays the life, thought and achievements of José Zanine Caldas - a self-taught architect of projection in the 60s, of salutary, brilliant and humanitarian work. It is a document about the thought and look of a simple man, ye ...

O Universo Graciliano (2014)

Urbanized (2011)

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. ...

The Inventor of Dreams (2010)

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s. ...

Brizola - Tempos de Luta (2007)

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air (2007)

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful building ...

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style. ...

O Risco: Lúcio Costa e a Utopia Moderna (2002)

Lucio Costa is one of the rare personalities in the history of Brazil who allows him to cross his individual history with nation-building in a very natural and open way. The documentary narrates, through the trajectory of the architect and urban planner Lu ...

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness (2001)

The story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head until the fateful events in August 1968 when its campus was invaded by the police, during the military dictatorship, thus putting an end to its independence. ...

Oscar Niemeyer, an architect commited to his century (2000)

The testimony of an artist who continues to believe in the socialist ideal. The story of a man who loves women. ...

Chico e as Cidades (1999)

The documentary "Chico e as Cidades" was directed by José Henrique Fonseca in 2001 and re-released by Biscoito Fino in June 2009 with three previously unreleased extras: Cecília's music video and takes of the songs "Injuriado" and "Futures Amantes." The ...

The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes (1997)

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes. ...

Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (1990)

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and humiliation they suffered in the process. ...

Brascuba (1987)

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia (1986)

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família (1983)

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death. ...

Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti (1982)

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto Cavalcanti, after a trip to Brasilia in 1978. ...

Itinerário de Niemeyer (1973)

Art in Brazil Today (1959)

Documentary about the works ...

The First Images of Brasilia (1957)

The first images of the new capital of Brazil, Brasília! ...

Pedro Mico (1985)