Breno Mello

Breno Mello

Birth : 1931-09-07, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Death : 2008-07-11

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Breno Mello

Movies

Looking for Black Orpheus
Looking for Black Orpheus
Himself
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today.
Papão de 54
Papão de 54
Himself
History of Renner, football club champion Gaúcho undefeated in 1954. A rescue of the time formed by players, former workers of Renner companies, who overcame Grêmio and Internacional. The feat made alive in the memory of several generations
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Prisoner of Rio
Prisoner of Rio
Silencio
The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
Os Vencidos
Os Vencidos
O Santo Módico
O Santo Módico
Rata de puerto
Rata de puerto
Padre Honorio
The son of a prostitute, longshoreman, fighter and bully.
Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus
Orfeo
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.