Selma Egrei
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Biography: Selma Egrei Moretti Faro Silva (São Paulo, March 16, 1949) is a Brazilian actress. Throughout her career, she has received several awards, including two APCA Awards, an Extra Award, and a Mambembe Award, in addition to receiving nominations for two Shell Awards. Due to her beauty, she was one of the favorite actresses of Fauzi Mansur, Cláudio Cunha, J. Marreco, John Doo and Jean Garret, a time when Brazilian cinema, to escape political censorship, opted for pornochanchada. However, in the hands of Walter Hugo Khouri, with whom she made four films, her talent would reveal itself.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Birthday: March 16, 1949
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Gender: Female
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Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
Overview: The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-09-03
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O Paraíso Proibido
Overview: Celso Felix, a successful radio broadcaster in the metropolis, is disillusioned with his everyday life and leaves his wife and children to live in a small beach town on the brazilian coast.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-08-28
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Act of Violence
Overview: Antônio Nunes is sentenced to 30 years in jail, after having killed a woman, and becomes known as ripper of women. Infatuated Tânia begins to visit him frequently and hires a lawyer to try to take him out.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-04-06
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O Jeca Macumbeiro
Overview: Pirola is a poor guy who lives with his son Ze in a hovel on his boss's farm. One day, Pirola is surprised by the visit of an old friend who, feeling that the hour of his death approaches, decides to present him with a bag full of money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-05-11
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The Desire
Overview: Widowed one year ago, Eleonora, a 33-year-old woman from Sao Paulo's upper bourgeoisie, lives alone, unsuited to her husband's absence, an intellectual frustrated and torn between the need for transcendence and a strong sexual compulsion. The life of the couple, although not happy, was intense. However, the presence of her a long-time friend Ana Maria, just arrived from Paris, a middle-class university student, is staying at his house. The two go to the site of Eleonora and she remembers her life with Marcelo and his death by drowning.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-07-18
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Angel of the Night
Overview: Ana, a young psychology student, is hired as a nanny for two children in Petrópolis, Brazil. Left alone with the children and the groundskeeper, she begins to receive threatening phone calls during the night, entering a spiral of panic with tragic consequences.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-06-14
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Daughters of Fire
Overview: A young woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences in parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-11-17
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Eros, the God of Love
Overview: A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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Augustas
Overview: On mythical Augusta Street, in San Paulo (Brazil), a journalist who seeks answers for his angst dives into the world of prostitution and neo-Shamanism rituals.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-01-20
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Tchau, Amor
Overview: An unemployed radio worker obsessed with suicide meets a rich brat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-06-11
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Port-au-Prince
Overview: Bertha is a widow and lives alone on an isolated farm in the mountains of Santa Catarina. Beginning to face difficulties in keeping the property running, Bertha is under pressure from her son who wants her to move in with him in an upscale neighborhood of Florianópolis. Upon learning of the arrival of a group of Haitians in Santa Catarina, Bertha decides to bring the Haitian Bastide to work and live with her, fueling her son's hostility. The coexistence transforms the working relationship between Bertha and Bastide into a sincere friendship between two people from different cultures who share common ideas and feelings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-06-20
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Naked Star
Overview: An aspiring actress is hired to dub a recently deceased movie star in an upcoming erotic thriller. As the recording sessions go on, the voice actress finds herself slowly being influenced by the dead star’s presence.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Way He Looks
Overview: Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-04-10
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O Poderoso Machão
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-05-24
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Nos Embalos de Ipanema
Overview: Toquinho is a young man living in Marechal Hermes, a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, together with his widow mother and a younger sister. Although he is poor, he is also ambitious, and wants to change his life. He spends all his time on the beach, at Arpoador, Ipanema, where he dreams to become a famous surfer. Besides, he usually finds Patricia there, a rich and liberated young woman, whom he likes a lot. To impress Patricia and satisfy some of her wishes, he lets himself be seduced by André, a gay guy who, in return for his sexual favors, promises him a trip to Hawaii for a surf championship.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Hallelujah Gretchen
Overview: A German family moves to a small town in the interior of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and buys a hotel there, which soon becomes sort of a meeting point for Nazi sympathizers.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-11-01
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Sonhos de Menina Moça
Overview: Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories. The celebration is marked by a barbecue with lots of gossip and fun among old friends.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-09-10
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Vozes do Medo
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Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-12-22
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Os Amigos
Overview: A lonely architect attends the funeral of his childhood best friend and embarks on a personal journey of reminiscence and self-reflection.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-08-21
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A Noite do Desejo
Overview: Two factory workers decide to spend all of their pay on a Saturday night with two prostitutes, but things don't go as planned.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-12-09
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Emmanuelle Tropical
Overview: A sophisticated couple opens their marriage to new erotic adventures.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-12-01
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A Casa das Tentações
Overview: Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-09-29
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Sangria
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-03-13
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Strange Force
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Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-09-11
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Mulheres do Cais
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-12-11
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The Devil's Scarab
Overview: A series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced but forgetful Inspector Pimentel.
Genres: Adventure Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-04-14
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Obsessão Maldita
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-04-15
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Vitrola
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-03-18
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Bring It Inside
Overview: Telmo is a retired theater director that realizes he doesn't remember the time he spent kept in jail during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He decides to stage a play and, with threads of memory, he improvises the lines with his young cast. Telmo dives into his own history and ends up revealing for himself what, being so painful, he'd rather forget.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-06-16
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Adultério Por Amor
Overview: The middle-class housewife Natália and her husband Guido Rossi have been married for three years unsuccessfully trying to have a baby. Their best friends are Flora and Guido's partner Jorge that have three children. Guido refuses to be submitted to clinical examination while Natália secretly submits and finds that she is healthy. Natália loves Guido but feels that their marriage is near to the end. When Natália travels to Poços de Caldas with Flora to rest for a couple of days, she meets the student Gustavo and decides to have one night stand with him to get pregnant and save her marriage. Seven months later, Gustavo finds Natália and blackmails her, forcing the future mother to take an ultimate decision.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-05-14
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Punch the Clock
Overview: In a forgotten corner of the vast Brazilian bureaucracy, a psychotic boss uses a time machine to enslave his lazy employees and increase productivity.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-09-24
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O Coronel e o Lobisomem
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-03-19
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A Carne
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-02-08
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Devil Nymphs
Overview: Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-05-24
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The Sign of the City
Overview: Teca, a late-night radio show host, uses her astrological skills to help listeners who call in for advice. But her own life feels empty and lonely. One day she makes the acquaintance of her handsome new neighbour, Gil, only to find out he is married.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-09-29
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Sex, Your Only Weapon
Overview: Marta, a young blind woman, visits Humberto and his family at their expansive estate. Her presence begins to fray relations between family members as she prolongs her stay.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-02-24
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O Dia em Que o Santo Pecou
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-04-03
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Querida Mamãe
Overview: Dear Mom centers on the conflictive relationship between Heloisa, a recently divorced doctor, and her mother Ruth. Heloisa blames Ruth for her bad relationship with her own daughter, her failed marriage, and even her unsuccessful career. It’s a conflict that worsens when Ruth, after being diagnosed with cancer, finds out that Heloisa has fallen in love with Leda, a painter she met at the hospital where she works. The new relationship is not well accepted by her family, let alone by Ruth, which worsens the friction between them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-11
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Pitanga
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
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Mazzaropi
Overview: A documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and profitability of Brazilian cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-10-08
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The Delights of Life
Overview: Young writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV network and manages to place his girlfriend in an important role.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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A Strange Love Story
Overview: A young woman, a teacher in a countryside school, has affairs with boys and girls.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-09-20
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Gente Fina é Outra Coisa
Overview: Tadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His good looks and education win him the favor of rich people. In his spare time, he becomes the favorite among lonely and rich ladies. Soon he gets involved in trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-09-26
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Hebe
Overview: Hebe Camargo is one of the most emblematic entertainments in Brazil. At her 60s, she went on to control her own career and, despite the criticism, the dreadful husband and the powerful and sexist bosses, she revealed herself to the public as an extraordinary woman, capable of overcoming any personal or professional crisis.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-09-26
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Paterno
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-06-14
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Elite Devassa
Overview: Theodoro, a country boy goes to São Paulo from Florianópolis to work as a driver. He starts to work for rich and domineering Mariana. When her husband, Renato travels in Europe on business, he takes her for a trip to Campos do Jordão, where she has a vacation manor. It will not be long until the two begin a torrid love affair. However, he also enchants with her daughter, Ana Paula and sister, Luisa. Involved with all three, he discovers that his life may be in danger, because he finds out that two previous family drivers, Alfredo and Renato were killed in the house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-10-29
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The Ballroom
Overview: An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-25
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Solidão 22B
Overview: Two lonely sad women, an old one and a young poet, meet as neighbours in the last day of the year.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-13
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