Luiz Elias

Movies

O Cangaceiro
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This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.
As Feras
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Paulo has a strange relationship with his cousin Sônia, whom he loves since childhood. But she despises him and, being in love with another woman, causes a lot of humiliating situations to him.
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Powerful and insatiable millionaire hides in his own private island for the weekend, in search of answers for his feeling of personal dissatisfaction. But he is not alone on the beautiful beach: he's surrounded by the women he cares for, especially his daughter, for whom he nurtures an almost incestuous desire.
Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez
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Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Eros, the God of Love
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A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.
Pixote
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10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
Zézero
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Man leaves the country and heads for the big city, where in middle of deprivation, he wins a lottery.
Nenê Bandalho
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The police mobilize their resources to capture Nenê Bandalho and, while he tries to escape, he remembers some of his life's most important episodes.
Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1969/70
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A short film made from photos of Boca do Lixo, a bohemian and marginal neighborhood, and its people.
The Inheritance
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An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his mother marrying his uncle.
Awakening of the Beast
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Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism.
My Name Is Tonho
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As a child he was kidnapped by gypsies that raised him, without he ever knowing his parents. As a young man Tonho leaves the gypsies and go live by himself, meeting in his way a beautiful woman, who lost her brother, and a dangerous gang of violent criminals.
A Compadecida
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This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
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Zé do Caixão, the unholy undertaker, is back in town to continue his quest for the perfect woman, embarking on an even more brutal campaign of terror, aided and abetted by his hunchbacked assistant.
Subterrâneos do Futebol
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The practices of football in Brazil and the issues surrounding the sport. Press, players as a commodity, the popular passion, the practice on the fields of várzea. The statements of Luiz Carlos de Freitas, a young promise of Palmeiras, and Feola's coach, as well as an interview with Pelé.
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
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Coffin Joe terrorizes a small peasant community in his search for the perfect woman to bear him a child.
Scarlet Macaw
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A mine boss hires a policeman to chase some runaways who stole a precious diamond.