Maria José Novais Oliveira
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Department: Acting
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Our Mother was an Actress
Overview: Maria José Novais Oliveira, a black woman, resident on the outskirts of Contagem, already in her 60s, has become a film actress, with an award-winning career in Brazil and internationally. This documentary recalls the image of a unique woman who marked Brazilian cinema in the 2010s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-10-01
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Backyard
Overview: Another day in the life of an elderly couple in the suburbs.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-05-21
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Elon Doesn't Believe in Death
Overview: As he does every single day, Elon goes to meet his wife at her workplace, but she is not there. He doesn’t find her at home as well, so he starts to retrace the path Madalena makes daily. In the morning after, Elon goes to the police station and files a report, runs into hospitals, morgues. Alone, he wanders through a metropolis, searching for news about the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-04-27
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She Comes Back on Thursday
Overview: With its obvious simplicity, the film’s title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte. Their marriage is on the rocks, which leads their two sons to also wonder about the future of their own relationships with their wives. The story is quite ordinary. How can one capture such an impercep- tible shift in the heart of the banality of things, only made more noticeable by a crisis? Filming his own family, his own parents, his brother and himself, André Novais Oliveira has chosen to take his time. He shots long sequences, leaving enough time for the fictional situations on which he puts his characters to grow and unfold. Then he uses wide frames to linger on more mundane, concrete or at times farcical moments: eating an orange, cooking, watching television...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-02-25
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Long Way Home
Overview: In order to take a new job as an employee in the public sanitation department, Juliana moves from the inner city of Itaúna to the metropolitan town of Contagem in Brazil. While waiting for her husband to join her, she adapts to her new life, meeting people and discovering new horizons, trying to overcome her past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-01-17
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Angela
Overview: Angela collects diagnostics of diseases she has never had, but a new friendship might bring this peculiar collection to an end.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-08-23
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In the Heart of the World
Overview: The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-08-01
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Abandonment
Overview: The couple Laura and Israël have a five-year-old son, Lucas. They live together but seem to have lost interest in one another's thoughts and cares. Their relationship seems headed for the rocks, and the only one who seems to still be looking for something from life is Lucas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-11-25
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Alzheimer
Overview: An elderly woman films what she doesn't want to forget.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-04-10
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Ataléia Street
Overview: In 2011, during a blackout in an outskirt neighborhood’s street, a family – surrounded by candles that light conversations and thoughts – awaits the return of electricity. Now, ten years later, the light tries to impose its place towards the shadows of memory.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-04-10
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