Héctor Babenco
Also Known As: Héctor Eduardo Babenco, 헥토르 바벤코, 헥터 바벤코
Biography: Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born in Buenos Aires but raised in Mar del Plata) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Adult: No
Deathday: July 14, 2016
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Before Night Falls
Overview: Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-03
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Overview: A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-05
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Paulista
Overview: Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware that she's transsexual. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
Overview: This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted from dancer to singer to adult film star.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-04-16
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Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
Overview: Mauro Mateus dos Santos was known by another name: Sabotage. Growing up amidst poverty in São Paulo, the musician, who became a legend after his death, is one of the most important names in national rap.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-01-23
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About Cinema
Overview: An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Overview: Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produced "Kiss of the Spider Woman", comes off as rightful creative force behind the production, as it was his true passion. Very detailed comments from all the participants, from the author of the book to the lawyer for the production company, the actors, director, writers, producer, and crew members.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-25
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The Venice Project
Overview: Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-09
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Pixote In Memoriam
Overview: 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). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributions to the film, his troubled life when his acting works didn't took off as expected (since he was typecast) and which made him turn back to his past life of poverty and crimes. The project also presents that film's influence to many directors and artists around the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-10-30
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The Past
Overview: After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía stays stuck in the past and constantly harasses him. She reappears again and again on Rímini's horizon to reconquer him, torture him or redeem him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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Talk to Him
Overview: Dr. Drauzio Varella has a hypothetical conversation with his friend Hector Babenco, a filmmaker who died in 2016. The importance of friendship is addressed in the documentary based on the death of a friend — and shows the decrease in happiness and the irreplaceable void left by this game.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Era Uma Vez Iracema
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-07-14
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Critic
Overview: Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-01-22
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Overview: Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-11-26
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Viva Marília
Overview: The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impact of each decade on the life and work of the acclaimed actress Marília Pêra.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2025-04-03
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