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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Overview: Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 2003-09-17

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Votes: 8

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Overview: A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 2009-01-01

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Votes: 1

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Overview: In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1966-05-13

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Votes: 5

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Overview: Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1967-05-26

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0.053

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Votes: 5

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Overview: This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 2016-09-23

Popularity:

0.053

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Votes: 5

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Overview: Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

Genres: Documentary Music

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 2019-06-10

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0.053

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Votes: 24

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Luiz Carlos Maciel

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