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, 1h39Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Carlos Saldanha, Alê Abreu, Paulo José
The film makes an overview of animation in Brazil, since the first animation created in 1917, called The Kaiser, until the success of the animation film series Ice age and Rio, directed by Carlos Saldanha. Besides him, other big names were also heard, like Maurício de Souza, Otto Guerra and Chico Liberato, who report their experiences on the market and give a current panorama of Brazilian production.
City of God (2002)
, 2h10Directed by Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Jonathan Haagensen, Leandro Firmino, Seu Jorge, Douglas Silva
In the opening scene, chickens are being prepared for a meal when a chicken escapes and an armed gang chases after it in a favela called the Cidade de Deus ("City of God"). The chicken stops between the gang and a young man named Rocket (Buscapé), who believes that the gang wants to kill him. A flashback traces Rocket, the narrator, back to the late 1960s. He lived incredibly poor in this slum of Rio.
A Dog's Will (2000)
, 1h44Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about religion, Films based on plays
Actors Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Lima Duarte, Denise Fraga, Marco Nanini, Paulo Goulart
The plot concerns the adventures of João Grilo (Matheus Nachtergaele) and Chicó (Selton Mello), the most cowardly of men. Both struggle for daily bread in a telling representation of the life of the poor in North-East Brazil (O Nordeste) and gull a series of comical stereotypes - baker, landowner, and priest - in a series of interrelated episodes united by the passion of the adulterous baker's wife for her little dog who dies from eating the food she supplies to them as occasional workers, and the daughter of the landowner Antônio Morais (Paulo Goulart) - a magnificent comic character who represents the colonial pretensions of the erstwhile "colonial" class who owned the great estates (or "fazendas") of the region in which sugar production was central to a once-booming economy.
Isle of Flowers (1989)
, 12minutesOrigin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Themes Environmental films, La mondialisation, Documentaire sur l'altermondialisme, Documentary films about environmental issues, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Paulo José
A constant and verbose off-narrator guides the viewer through the life of a tomato. Beginning at Mr Suzuki's tomato field, the tomato is then sold to a supermarket, where it is acquired by Mrs Anete, a perfume saleswoman, together with some pork. Each exchange requires the presence of money, which is, together with the tomato, the constant element in the story.
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
, 1h50Directed by Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Origin Bresil
Genres Biography, Documentary
Actors Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
C'est un documentaire sur la vie et le travail de Sebastião Salgado, réalisé par Wim Wenders. Ce dernier accompagne Salgado dans le projet « Genesis », un monument artistique sous forme d'hommage aux civilisations inconnues. Le Sel de la Terre retrace les mutations de l'humanité, prenant les chemins les moins fréquentés, il exalte la beauté de la planète. Depuis plus de quarante ans, Salgado a parcouru le monde muni de son appareil photo, capturant en noir et blanc la famine, l'exode, les guerres qui le constituent. Ainsi, il transmet au monde, à travers ses photographies, le goût de la paix et des paradis perdus.
The Given Word (1962)
, 1h38Directed by Anselmo Duarte
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Leonardo Villard, Glória Menezes, Norma Bengell, Dionísio Azevedo, Othon Bastos, Geraldo Del Rey
Zé do Burro (Leonardo Villar) is a landowner from Nordeste. His best friend is a donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé promises to a Candomblé orisha, Iansan, that if his donkey recovers, he will give away his land to the poor and carry a cross all the way from his farm to the Saint Bárbara Church in Salvador, Bahia, where he will offer the cross to the local priest. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. The movie begins as Zé, followed by his wife Rosa (Glória Menezes), arrives outside the church. The local priest (Dionísio Azevedo) refuses to accept the cross once he hears about Zé's "pagan" pledge and the reasons behind it. Everyone attempts to manipulate the innocent and naïve Zé. The local Candomblé worshippers, for example, want to use him as a leader against the discrimination they suffer from the Roman Catholic Church. The sensationalist newspapers transform his promise to give away his land into a "communist" call for land reform (which still is a very controversial issue in Brazil). When Zé is shot by the police to prevent his way into the church, the Candomblé worshippers put his dead body on the cross and force their way into the church.
Twenty Years Later (1985)
, 1h59Directed by Eduardo Coutinho
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Eduardo Coutinho
Piconzé (1972)
, 1h20Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Animation, Western
The story is set in a village called Green Valley, where Piconzé lives with his friends: Papo Louro the parrot and Chico Leitão the pig. When Gustavo Bigodão kidnaps Maria Esmeralda, Piconzé's girlfriend, the three set off to the rescue. Along the way, they encounter a dragon and a witch, crossing the kingdom of Saci.
Garoto Cósmico (2007)
, 1h16Directed by Alê Abreu
Origin Bresil
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Raul Cortez
Cósmico, Luna and Maninho are children of a futuristic world where lives are totally programmed. One night, seeking to gain more points for a school bonus, the three children's get lost in space and discover an infinite universe, forgotten in a small circus. After living new experiences, the world of programming sends a special representative to rescue them. Now they must choose their own paths.
, 17minutesDirected by Daniel Ribeiro
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Leonardo is a 15-year-old blind student with his one friend in class, Giovana, sitting next to him. Seated behind Leonardo is the new student Gabriel. After class Giovana invites Gabriel to walk home with herself and Leonardo; she customarily links arms with him for support even though his house is further from the school than hers. Later Giovana teases Leonardo about never confiding in her about romance and suggests he receive math tutoring from Gabriel. Over time the three grow closer, walking home and playing games together. Leonardo becomes more self-conscious about appearance, asking questions about what he and Gabriel look like. Gabriel volunteers to take over escorting Leonardo so Giovana doesn't have to backtrack, though she possessively says that's not necessary.
They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
, 2hDirected by Leon Hirszman
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships, Films based on plays
Actors Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes, Milton Gonçalves, Paulo José, Nelson Xavier
The film revolves around a working-class family in São Paulo in 1980. Otávio, a syndicalist leader, and Romana are the parents of Tião, whose girlfriend, Maria, becomes pregnant. Fearing to be fired and thus cannot support his now fiancée, Tião does not participate on a strike, what starts a series of family conflicts.
, 1h32Directed by Luis Sérgio Person
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Raul Cortez, Anselmo Duarte, Juca de Oliveira, Sérgio Hingst, John Herbert
São Paulo, Incorporated (1965)
, 1h47Directed by Luis Sérgio Person
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Sérgio Hingst, Eva Wilma, Walmor Chagas, Etty Fraser
The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)
, 1h17Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état (Portuguese: Golpe de estado no Brasil em 1964 or, more colloquially, Golpe de 64) on March 31, 1964, culminated in the overthrow of Brazilian elected President João Goulart by the Armed Forces. On April 1, 1964, the United States expressed its support to the new military regime.
Dzi Croquettes (2009)
, 1h50Directed by Tatiana Issa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Norma Bengell, Maria Zilda Bethlem, Liza Minnelli, Marília Pêra, Miguel Falabella, Cláudia Raia
À une époque lourde de censure et de répression, celle de la Dictature militaire au Brésil (1964-1985), les « Dzi Croquettes », une troupe de théâtre pas comme les autres, révolutionne radicalement le monde du spectacle. Intelligent, drôle, subversif, un groupe d’artistes et danseurs hors paires se déchaine sur scène, faisant foi d’une inaliénable liberté. Forcés à s’exiler à Paris, les inclassables Dzi Croquettes continuent à fasciner par leur mise en scène aussi délurée que construite où se mêlent androgynie, poésie et humour.