Radamés Gnattali

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 ...

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of persp ...

O Jogo da Vida (1977)

The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ...

A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)

A soap opera idol, lonely despite his fame and wealth, seeks a woman for companionship. He becomes interested in Míriam, a mysterious character who causes him countless setbacks. He's inclined to marry Carolina, his 19-year-old neighbor, who spends her ti ...

Onde a Terra Começa (1966)

In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma. ...

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. ...

My Home Is Copacabana (1965)

Arne Sucksdorff's drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once esca ...

Grande Sertão (1965)

Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission. ...

Esse Rio que Eu Amo (1962)

Assassinato em Copacabana (1962)

Sai Dessa, Recruta (1960)

Dona Xêpa (1959)

Dona Xepa is a vegetable stand owner. She dreams about the success of her scientist son. The film is based on the play by Pedro Bloch. ...

O Homem do Sputnik (1959)

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop. ...

Quem Roubou Meu Samba? (1959)

Somebody is selling songs for two recording companies, simultaneously. The owner of one of them hires a detective to find out the swindler's identity. But the private-eye is clumsy, and messes things up even more. ...

Titio Não é Sopa (1959)

Eu Sou o Tal (1959)

Winner of a Theater talent contest, in which he was the only one to enroll, Belizário da Silva leaves his hometown, and tries to make it in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Shut Up, Etelvina (1958)

Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife. ...

O Camelô da Rua Larga (1958)

O Barbeiro Que Se Vira (1958)

Barber likes to help everybody in town. Now, he's trying to help a young couple in love defeat the girl's tutor, who is against the romance. ...

Rio, Northern Zone (1957)

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him. ...

O Noivo da Girafa (1957)

The story of the confusion experienced by Aparicio Boamorte who works in the Zoo and has a giraffe as a confidante to vent the scolding he takes of all the people with whom he relates. ...

Fuzileiro do Amor (1956)

Quem Sabe... Sabe! (1956)

O Feijão é Nosso (1955)

Rio, 100 Degrees F° (1955)

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and enc ...

O Diamante (1955)

Disagreements between brothers and marital infidelity are just some of the consequences that the discovery of a valuable diamond causes. ...

O Rei do Movimento (1955)

Clementino is a postman who doesn't have much talent for the job and is six months behind in the payment of his apartment. While delivering a correspondence, he is kidnapped by a masked bandit, but manages to escape, and ends up helping the police in the c ...

Marujo Por Acaso (1954)

Nadando em Dinheiro (1952)

Isidoro, a poor guy, suddenly becomes a millionaire, and gets into the most bizarre situations. ...

Sai da Frente (1952)

Isidoro Colepicula is a humble truck driver hired to transport some furniture from São Paulo to Santos, in his worn out truck he calls "Anastácio". Hiding among the pieces travels a bride who's trying to escape her own marriage. With his dog Coroné, he ...

Tico-Tico no Fubá (1952)

A fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s. ...

Pecado de Nina (1951)

Somos Dois (1950)

Estrela da Manhã (1950)

A Escrava Isaura (1949)

Clay (1942)

In Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto (Celso Guimarães) is a talented artisan engaged of Marina (Lídia Mattos), working in a pottery factory. He is hired by the millionaire widow Luciana (Carmem Santos) to perform a restoration in her castle in Correas, a district ...

O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca (1942)

After the great fight, Saint George, instead of killing the dragon, decides to take him home and teach him how to be nice. After the conversion, the dragon tries to make friends with other animals and people, but his efforts are always destroyed by his app ...

Pureza (1940)

Onde Estás, Felicidade? (1939)

Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana. ...

Maria Bonita (1937)

Maria Bonita is a girl who, because of her beauty, draws the attention of many suitors. Although João Canoeiro likes Maria Bonita, the girl falls in love with Luiz. ...

Rough Gang (1933)

A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he becomes part of a love triangle. ...

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)

A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries ...

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. ...

Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali (1991)

Creative documentary on multi-faceted Brazilian musician Radames Gnattali ...

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia (1986)