Sílvia Buarque

Heavier Is the Sky (2023)

After taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antônio and the two begin a journey on the roads. The common past, for them, is the memories of a city submerged at the bottom of a dam. Life is a dream, but the future is uncertainty. ...

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)

Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian bossa nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha, has been largely underappreciated. This documentary, which dives into her career and personal life through a rich collecti ...

Jaguar Man (2021)

Two moments in the life of Pedro. First in 1997, he lives with his family in Rio de Janeiro and works at Gás do Brasil, a company that is undergoing a tough restructuring process, with layoffs and early retirements. Soon, privatization will come. In the s ...

Os Escravos de Jó (2020)

Sick Sick Sick (2019)

Silvia is an introspective young girl who is not interested in the daily routine between family and school. Everything abruptly changes when Artur arrives unexpectedly in her class, after being banned from several other schools. Silvia is amazed by the vit ...

Holy Biker (2016)

In an arid and poor region of Brazil, bikers search for a miracle to make it rain and save the land, risking their lives. ...

Os Pobres Diabos (2013)

The Gran Circo Teatro Americano takes its attractions to the northeastern hinterland. In the city of Aracati, the troupe puts on a fun play about the crisis in hell. With a rochamboesque plot and inspired by string literature, the attraction shows the arri ...

For Sale or Rent (2013)

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums disrupts business. ...

Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)

Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's health complicati ...

Sobre o Menino do Rio (2011)

Alê Félix, a blogger, wrote a text for her blog, called "Sobre o Menino do Rio". That was in 2006. The text is beautiful and very sensitive. Some time later, filmmaker Felipe Joffily, among links and texts he read to research the song Menino do Rio, read ...

In Your Name (2010)

Early 1970s. Latin America was under a military dictatorship. Some political groups opted for armed struggle to confront the regime. Boni, an engineering student of humble background adheres to the armed struggle, but carries doubts and fears as to whether ...

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. ...

Tropic Pathway (2005)

Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre. Though ...

Raízes do Brasil (2004)

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author used to pass his days with family and friends, while the second offers a historical panorama of the times, inclu ...

Louise's Wedding (2001)

Two women, from opposite worlds, Louise and her maid Luzia, both share a passion for music and finding the perfect man. What can happen during a luncheon where the tastes of both women coincide and clash, while in the presence of two desirable men? ...

São Jerônimo (1999)

Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into Latin. Set both in the desert and in the posh confines of the Vatican, Jerome (Everaldo Pontes) agonizes o ...

Outras Estórias (1999)

Five stories by Brazilian writer Guimarães Rosa: in the hinterland of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a man fears for his life after having killed one of the dire Brothers Dagobé, outlaws who have great influence over the region; a hitman asks a docto ...

Como Ser Solteiro (1998)

A comedy addressing the issues of being single in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Buena Sorte (1996)

Farmer raised in the USA returns to Brazil when he discovers that his uncle is involved with some illegal activities. ...

Rio's Love Song (1994)

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man a ...

Por Dúvida das Vias (1988)

A Journalism intern makes her first report in a public office, getting lost in the bureaucratic intricacies. ...

O Mistério no Colégio Brasil (1988)

Two students make a date in a secluded cave behind their school, where they could be undisturbed. But on arrival they see a corpse. They run to inform the authorities, but when they arrive the corpse has mysteriously disappeared. ...

Louise's Wedding (2001)

Two women, from opposite worlds, Louise and her maid Luzia, both share a passion for music and finding the perfect man. What can happen during a luncheon where the tastes of both women coincide and clash, while in the presence of two desirable men? ...