Glauce Rocha
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: August 16, 1933
Age: 91 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: August 12, 1971
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Overview: "Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Unscrupulous Ones
Overview: Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-03-24
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Entranced Earth
Overview: Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-05-02
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Homage at Siesta Time
Overview: The widows of four missionaries condemned by the Indians to die at the stake, go to the Amazon jungle to pay homage to them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-21
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Razor in the Flesh
Overview: A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Incredible, Fantastic, Extraordinary
Overview: Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and creator, the genius Henrique Foreis "Almirante" Domingues, had a stroke. There were hundreds of horror stories, supposedly true, sent by listeners from all corners of the country, radiophoned and broadcast by Rádio Tupi in Rio de Janeiro. It became a book in 1951 (reissued in 1984), a film in 1969 and a TV show in 1994-1995, broadcast by the extinct Rede Manchete.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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O Noivo da Girafa
Overview: The story of the confusion experienced by Aparicio Boamorte who works in the Zoo and has a giraffe as a confidante to vent the scolding he takes of all the people with whom he relates.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1957-01-16
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Cassy Jones, O Magnífico Sedutor
Overview: A tireless and incorrigible seducer looks for - and seems to find - the woman of his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-06-10
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Five Times Favela
Overview: Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-11-20
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Glauces, Estudo de um Rosto
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Overview: On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and encounters, unfolding a vivid tapestry of urban life in Rio de Janeiro during that period. These true misadventures shed light on the gritty reality of the city, unveiling its vibrant urban tapestry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1955-08-24
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Depois do Transe
Overview: The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Um Homem sem Importância
Overview: A man, trying to get a job, meets a lot of unusual characters on his way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-09-30
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A Derrota
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-03-28
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É Um Caso de Polícia!
Overview: A young woman obsessed with true crime overhears two men in a restaurant plotting a murder.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-09-23
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Sol Sobre a Lama
Overview: A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-10-24
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Mulheres & Milhões
Overview: Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1961-10-11
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Na Mira do Assassino
Overview: A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by a policeman. After his act of vengeance, the police force begins a man hunt which corners the man into the building of a district attorney of whom he takes hostage.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Time of Violence
Overview: Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activities of a gang of smugglers. After they find out about him, Antônio and his wife are both targeted and pursued by the criminals.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Garden of War
Overview: Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her film, but is arrested and meets a police torturer instead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-05-13
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The Kiss
Overview: When a dying man receives a kiss from a bereaved man who tries to save him, the man is jailed as a homosexual. He is released from jail, but his life has been ruined by the incident -- and the man eventually is killed by his own father-in-law. The kiss that resulted in the eventual persecution and death of the man is never shown in this plodding, downbeat drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Rua sem Sol
Overview: A poor girl must find the money to pay for her blind sister's eyesight operation.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1954-06-30
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Adventure in Rio
Overview: Tourist gets bonked on the head, suffers an amnesiac fugue, wanders away from her husband and children, becomes an evil prostitute-y thief-y saloon gal.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-05-02
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