Rare documents and details of the film’s story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produce…
Pixote In Memoriam
2007-10-30
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, “Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco” (1981)….
Talk to Him
Hector Babenco
2018-10-19
Dr. Drauzio Varella has a hypothetical conversation with his friend Hector Babenco, a filmmaker who died in 2016. The importance of friendship is addr…
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2007-08-19
This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted from dancer to singer to adult film star….
Era Uma Vez Iracema
2005-07-14
…
The Venice Project
Danilo Danuzzi
1999-09-09
In this witty drama, the future of art is examined from two vantage points: the years 1699 and 1999. Roland (Dennis Hopper) is an avant-garde artist i…
Before Night Falls
Virgilio Pinera
2000-09-03
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vili…
About Cinema
2015-09-15
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of ParaÃba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the…
The Past
Proyeccionista
2007-10-26
After 12 years, SofÃa and RÃmini decided to separate. While RÃmini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, SofÃa stays stuck in the past an…
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
2017-05-05
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel….
CrÃtico
Self
2008-01-28
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 20…
Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justi…
Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a gay man, is found guilty of immoral behaviour and Valentin is a po…
Carandiru
Director
2003-03-21
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo – Carandir…
Ironweed
Director
1987-12-18
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major leagu…
Pixote
Director
1980-09-26
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen w…
The Past
Director
2007-10-26
After 12 years, SofÃa and RÃmini decided to separate. While RÃmini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, SofÃa stays stuck in the past an…
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Director
1991-12-06
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission…
Foolish Heart
Director
1998-06-02
Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the grou…
Lúcio Flávio, the Passenger of the Agony
Director
1977-02-01
History of a famous Brazilian bandit of the early seventies and his fight against a death squad….
O Rei da Noite
Director
1975-11-20
Sought after by several reputable women, a bohemian becomes obsessed with a prostitute….
Words with Gods
Director
2014-11-20
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the wor…
My Hindu Friend
Director
2015-10-22
Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye…
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Director
1973-01-01
Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi…
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo – Carandir…
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Executive Producer
1973-01-01
Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi…
O Rei da Noite
Producer
1975-11-20
Sought after by several reputable women, a bohemian becomes obsessed with a prostitute….
Foolish Heart
Producer
1998-06-02
Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the grou…
Pixote
Producer
1980-09-26
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen w…
Besame Mucho
Producer
1987-01-01
The story of two couples – Xico and Olga, Tuca and Dina – through 20 years of friendship, from adolescent dreams to maturity frustrations. They meet i…
Producer
…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Carandiru
Screenplay
2003-03-21
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo – Carandir…
Pixote
Screenplay
1980-09-26
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen w…
The Past
Writer
2007-10-26
After 12 years, SofÃa and RÃmini decided to separate. While RÃmini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, SofÃa stays stuck in the past an…
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Screenplay
1991-12-06
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission…
Words with Gods
Writer
2014-11-20
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the wor…
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Writer
1973-01-01
Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi…
My Hindu Friend
Writer
2015-10-22
Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye…
Foolish Heart
Writer
1998-06-02
Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the grou…
Lúcio Flávio, the Passenger of the Agony
Writer
1977-02-01
History of a famous Brazilian bandit of the early seventies and his fight against a death squad….
O Rei da Noite
Story
1975-11-20
Sought after by several reputable women, a bohemian becomes obsessed with a prostitute….
