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Miguel Faria, Jr. is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Brésilien born on 28 september 1944 at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)
Miguel Faria, Jr. (born 28 September 1944) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1969 and 2005.
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Miguel Faria, Jr. (born 28 September 1944) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1969 and 2005.
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Filmography of Miguel Faria, Jr. (4 films)
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The Xango from Baker Street (2001)
, 2h4Directed by Miguel Faria, Jr.
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Serial killer films
Actors Joaquim de Almeida, Letícia Sabatella, Marco Nanini, Cláudia Abreu, Anthony O'Donnell, Maria de Medeiros
Rating65%
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the Emperor Pedro II comes to pay his respects. He confides a secret to her: the disappearance of a precious Stradivarius violin presented by him to the charming widow Baroness Maria Luiza. The actress suggests to the monarch to hire her friend, the legendary British detective Sherlock Holmes, to solve the case. Subsequently, a brutal murder shocks the city, and leaves the police superintendent Mello Pimenta: a prostitute had been killed and mutilated, her ears cut off and a violin cord strategically placed on her body by the perpetrator. Later, under the heat of the tropical sun, the lives of Holmes and Doctor Watson are changed forever, as they find themselves neck-deep in a cultural milieu that portrays all standard Brazilian stereotypes.
Mortal Sin (1970)
, 1h10Directed by Miguel Faria, Jr.
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Fernanda Montenegro, José Lewgoy, Anecy Rocha
Rating56%
Scriptwriter
The Xango from Baker Street (2001)
, 2h4Directed by Miguel Faria, Jr.
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Serial killer films
Actors Joaquim de Almeida, Letícia Sabatella, Marco Nanini, Cláudia Abreu, Anthony O'Donnell, Maria de Medeiros
Roles Writer
Rating65%
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the Emperor Pedro II comes to pay his respects. He confides a secret to her: the disappearance of a precious Stradivarius violin presented by him to the charming widow Baroness Maria Luiza. The actress suggests to the monarch to hire her friend, the legendary British detective Sherlock Holmes, to solve the case. Subsequently, a brutal murder shocks the city, and leaves the police superintendent Mello Pimenta: a prostitute had been killed and mutilated, her ears cut off and a violin cord strategically placed on her body by the perpetrator. Later, under the heat of the tropical sun, the lives of Holmes and Doctor Watson are changed forever, as they find themselves neck-deep in a cultural milieu that portrays all standard Brazilian stereotypes.
Rio's Love Song (1994)
, 1h44Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Fernanda Montenegro, Fernando Torres, Chico Díaz, David Neves, Débora Bloch, Pedro Cardoso
Roles Writer
Rating63%
Mortal Sin (1970)
, 1h10Directed by Miguel Faria, Jr.
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Fernanda Montenegro, José Lewgoy, Anecy Rocha
Rating56%
Producer
Tieta of Agreste (1996)
, 2h20Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Sônia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu, Patrícia França, Daniel Filho
Roles Executive Producer
Rating65%
Ayant été chassé du domicile familial en raison de ses écarts sexuels, Tieta revient dans son village natal après 25 ans d'absence en compagnie de Leonora, une jeune fille qu'elle fait passer pour la fille de son mari qui vient de mourir. Tieta à la tête d'une jolie fortune se met à combler sa famille et son village de cadeaux nombreux, se débrouillant même jusqu'à y faire installer l'électricité. Sa sœur Perpetua et son père lorgnent lourdement sur la fortune de Tieta qui entre autres projets à celui de construire une maison sur une colline proche, elle se fait aider pour cela par son neveu, séminariste et fini par coucher avec. Parallèlement une idylle nait entre Leonora et le nouveau maire du village, lequel la croit vierge. Tieta voulant faire le bonheur de Leonora explique au maire que la jeune fille n'est pas vierge, qu'elle a un passé, mais que rien ne les empêche de se donner du plaisir. Ayant confiance en son amant Leonora lui révèle la vérité, elle est une employée du bordel tenue à Sao Paulo par Tieta, et les deux femmes se sont mises au vert en attendant qu'une vague affaire de drogue se calme. Le maire est furieux et dénonce Tieta dans tout le village tandis que Leonora fait une tentative de suicide. Le neveu séminariste maintenant dépucelé quitte le village avec une jolie jeune fille au grand désespoir de Perpetua, puis Tieta et Leonra s'en vont à leur tour par le car. Le maire est au désespoir et profite d'une panne inopinée du car pour rejoindre les deux femmes, Léonora descend et ils s'embrassent. Tieta repart seule mais heureuse. Au village une nuit une main anonyme débaptise la rue principale de la ville pour la renommer "rue Tieta de Agreste".