Movies

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

Caiçara is a 1950 Brazilian drama film directed by and starring Adolfo Celi. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1951...

A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide....

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this...

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

A woman, who believes she has a curse, sees an engineer die in an accident while building a bridge. Considering two men who were courting her...