José Joffily
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Biography: José Joffily Bezerra Filho (João Pessoa, November 27, 1945), better known as José Joffily, is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Birthday: November 27, 1945
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Gender: Male
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Nos Tempos do Cinematógrapho
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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A Symphony for a Common Man
Overview: As head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Brazilian diplomat José Bustani became an obstacle in America’s march to war with Iraq. Ousted from his position, he now revisits the chilling events that marked a turning point in global power structures.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-09-15
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Bete Balanço
Overview: A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-07-30
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Rádio Pirata
Overview: A couple is charged with murdering a friend after discovering a fraud scheme at a data-processing center. They hide in a van, where they set up a clandestine station, so they start to report the fact, seeking to mobilize public opinion until it becomes a national scandal.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Por Dúvida das Vias
Overview: A Journalism intern makes her first report in a public office, getting lost in the bureaucratic intricacies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Cacaso
Overview: Cacaso, a Brazilian poet, lived in Rio de Janeiro. Born Antonio Carlos de Brito (1944-1987) he was one of the leaders of the marginal poetry movement. Cacaso filled notebooks not only with poems but reflections, drawings and collages. He also became a lyricist and partner of celebrated songwriters such as Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo, Toninho Horta, João Donato and Sivuca.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-04-10
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Overview: Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; more than two hundred scanned photos and more than one hundred films watched. In total, more than a thousand hours of work were needed to prepare Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century. The work is a fascinating journey through all the cinematic cycles that Brazil lived, from the pioneering Belle Époque, through the great studios like Atlântica and Cinédia, Cinema Novo, the urban comedies of the 70's, until the resumption in the late 90's. The documentary is unique, it gives the floor to who really wrote and lived this story intensely.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-03-31
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Overview: In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-10-22
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