Carlos Diegues

Carlos Diegues

Nacimiento : 1940-05-19, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

Historia

Carlos José 'Cacá' Fontes Diegues is an award-winning Brazilian filmmaker and one of the founders of the Brazilian New Cinema (Cinema Novo) movement.

Perfil

Carlos Diegues
Carlos Diegues

Películas

God Is Still Brazilian
Director
God needs to return to Earth when celestial beings rebel against humanity and decide to launch another meteor to exterminate life on the planet.
All Love
Associate Producer
André is a young doctor who has just come back from taking care of the sick in Africa and discovers that he's been exchanging love letters not with his long term girlfriend but with her sister.
Dr. Gama
Producer
Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a black man who used the laws and courts to free more than 500 slaves. Born of a free womb, Gama was sold into slavery at the age of 10 to pay off his father's gambling debts. Even as a slave, he became literate, studied and earned his own freedom, becoming one of the most respected lawyers of his time. An abolitionist and republican who inspired an entire country.
The Good Cinema
Self
An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the voice of some of its select conspirators—with Carlos Reichenbach at the lead—, and through the most razing flow of images that can possibly be conceived.
De Perto Ela Não é Normal
Associate Producer
The fun and inspiring journey of a woman, from her 8 to 40 years of age, in search of herself and her own pursuit of happiness. When pressured by her family and society, Suzi becomes different from the sensitive girl she once was. Throughout the years, she interacts with different contemporary feminine archetypes: the married woman, the woman who has attitude, the intelligent woman, the successful woman, the depressed woman, the enlightened woman and the desperate woman. Until she meets with her aunt Suely, the free woman, who makes her revisit her story and connect with her past. Suzi stops living in a way to make others happy and goes back to being her own self. A delicate comedy about a woman, who gets tired of corresponding to others 'expectations and goes after fulfillment in her own terms.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
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.
Não Vamos Pagar Nada
Associate Producer
Life is not easy for anyone and the money is getting shorter for Antonia, who is unemployed. But she doesn't lose her sense of humor even when she gets into a huge mess. Outraged by the increase in prices in the only market in the neighborhood, which on top of that no longer accepts credit, the housewife sets up a scandal and ends up infecting other customers who, like her, have no money to pay the bill.
Burning Night
Associate Producer
Paulo ha sido privado de ver a su hijo Mateus de siete años por no pagarle la pensión a su ex mujer. Para conseguir dinero rápido comienza a trabajar como taxista y con el paso de los días irá relacionándose fugazmente con sus pasajeros pero una de ellas, Karina, viajará para quedarse. Su vida se verá afectada tanto por la crisis social que atraviesa el país como por los cambios de su vida cotidiana.
Tres Veranos
Associate Producer
Una mujer de unos cincuenta años, trabaja como limpiadora en una urbanización de lujo cerca de la costa, donde la exhuberante vegetación tropical rodea las mansiones veraniegas y los yates privados de la élite de Río de Janeiro.
O Amor Dá Trabalho
Associate Producer
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
Himself
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Self (as Cacá Diegues)
This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material.
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Himself
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
De Pernas pro Ar 3
Associate Producer
Alice Segretto is more agitated than ever. The success of her chain of stores Sexy Delícia takes the businesswoman on a tour around the world. Working endlessly, Alice realizes that she has not been able to keep up with her family, which has also grown. Conflict sets in: how to reconcile this insane life with her family? Impetuously, Alice makes a curious decision, deciding to retire and hand over the business to her mother. But when a competitor comes up with a plan to steal the scene, Alice's life is once again flipped legs in the air.
The Great Mystical Circus
Screenplay
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
The Great Mystical Circus
Director
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
Running After
Associate Producer
Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a dead end, he discovers the opportunity to become a football manager by leading some boy from the neighborhood to becoming the new Neymar of international soccer. Going through the suburbs of Rio, he finds Glanderson, a young boy with an enormous talent for soccer despite missing two toes. With good humor, high hopes, and a lot of mistakes, the quixotic duo tries their best to make their dream come true.
Fala Sério, Mãe!
Associate Producer
Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.
Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl
Associate Producer
The border between Brazil and Paraguay: living on opposite sides of a big river, Brazilian boy Joca falls in love with indigenous-Paraguayan girl Basano. A magical tale of impossible love and adventure in this land full of memories of colonial wars and indigenous genocide.
The Movie of My Life
Associate Producer
Sur de Brasil, en 1963. Tony (Johnny Massaro), hijo de un francés y una brasileña, es un joven enamorado del cine y la poesía que, tras graduarse en la universidad, vuelve a su pequeña ciudad natal en el Brasil rural para descubrir que su padre (Vincent Cassel) ha regresado a Francia para siempre. Tony busca entonces la compañía de los amigos de su padre, en busca de información de un modelo de hombre perdido. Se convierte en maestro de escuela y una figura protectora para los niños, en un intento de proporcionarles algo de lo que él mismo carece. Una serie de acontecimientos le llevan a un sorprendente desenlace sobre el paradero de su padre y las verdaderas razones por las que se marchó... Adaptación de la novela "Un padre de película" de Antonio Skármeta.
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
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.
O Shaolin do Sertão
Associate Producer
Aluízio Li is a martial arts fan who lives with his head in the world of fights from dreaming and watching Chinese films. He believes he is a Shaolin monk, dressing and behaving just like his cinematic references. However, he is the subject of mocking jokes in his hometown, Quixadá, in the backlands of Ceará. His days of peace will end when retired MMA fighter Toni Tora Pleura announces a "tour" of challenges to bullies in several cities in the interior of Ceará, including Quixadá.
Pitanga
Self
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He 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.
Doña Clara
Associate Producer
Clara, una ex-crítica musical de Recife de 65 años, vive retirada en un edificio particular, el Aquarius, construido en la década de 1940 sobre la chic Avenida Boa Viagem, que bordea el océano. Un importante promotor ha comprado todos los apartamentos, pero ella se niega a vender el suyo y emprende una guerra fría contra la empresa que la acosa. La estresante situación le perturba y le lleva a pensar en su vida, en su pasado, en sus seres queridos.
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Una profunda investigación, a modo de ensayo poético, sobre uno de los principales movimientos cinematográficos latinoamericanos, analizado a través del pensamiento de sus principales autores, que inventaron, a principios de los años sesenta, una nueva forma de hacer cine en Brasil, con una actitud política, siempre cercana a los problemas de la gente, que combinaba arte y revolución.
Operaciones Especiales
Associate Producer
Un grupo de policías honestos es enviado a un pueblo de campo para resolver el problema de la alta delincuencia. Pronto ellos resuelven el problema, mientras que la recién llegada Francis debe superar sus límites para demostrar que tiene valor. Ellos son aclamados por la opinión pública. Pero al poco tiempo la aplicación de la fuerza de la ley comienza a molestar a todos, y el verdadero enemigo es revelado. Nuestra sociedad se está preparada para un policía honesto?
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self
Little Book of Love 2
Associate Producer
Fifteen years after their split, a man and woman reconnect during a chance encounter and reconsider their new loves and lives.
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Associate Producer
Paula Lins es una mujer poderosa que muere después de usar su propia medicina contra la celulitis y, en el otro lado de la vida, como un espíritu, trata de evitar la venta de ellos.
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Fé - Um Encontro Com Papa Francisco
Director
Dossiê Jango
João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the neighboring country were not well explained today. His body was buried immediately after his death, raising the suspicions of premeditated murder. This documentary brings the issue back to the fore and tries to publicly clarify some obscure facts of the history of Brazil.
Giovanni Improtta
Producer
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for murder.
Giovanni Improtta
Vizinho
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for murder.
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
Director
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
Producer
The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.
Bróder
Associate Producer
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
The Greatest Love of All
Screenplay
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to Brazil and tries to learn more about his biological mother. His quest sends him off into the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
The Greatest Love of All
Director
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to Brazil and tries to learn more about his biological mother. His quest sends him off into the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
Director
Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cultural work at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
Referências
Depois do Transe
The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martim Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."
Looking for Black Orpheus
Himself
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today.
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
Deus é Brasileiro
Screenplay
Cansado de los errores cometidos por la humanidad, Dios (Antônio Fagundes) decide irse de vacaciones a las estrellas. Pero para eso, necesita que un santo se ocupe de sus deberes, mientras esté ausente. Decide procurarlo en Brasil, país muy religioso pero que nunca tuvo un santo reconocido oficialmente. El guía de Dios en Brasil será Taoca (Wagner Moura), astuto gomero y pescador que ve en ese encuentro inesperado la oportunidad de resolver sus problemas materiales. Luego, se junta a los dos la solitaria Madá (Paloma Duarte), una joven arrebatada por una gran pasión. Desde la costa de Alagoas al interior de Tocantins, pasando por Pernambuco, Taoca, Madá y Dios viven diferentes aventuras, mientras buscan a Quinca das Mulas (Bruce Gomlevsky), el candidato de Dios a santo brasileño.
Deus é Brasileiro
Director
Cansado de los errores cometidos por la humanidad, Dios (Antônio Fagundes) decide irse de vacaciones a las estrellas. Pero para eso, necesita que un santo se ocupe de sus deberes, mientras esté ausente. Decide procurarlo en Brasil, país muy religioso pero que nunca tuvo un santo reconocido oficialmente. El guía de Dios en Brasil será Taoca (Wagner Moura), astuto gomero y pescador que ve en ese encuentro inesperado la oportunidad de resolver sus problemas materiales. Luego, se junta a los dos la solitaria Madá (Paloma Duarte), una joven arrebatada por una gran pasión. Desde la costa de Alagoas al interior de Tocantins, pasando por Pernambuco, Taoca, Madá y Dios viven diferentes aventuras, mientras buscan a Quinca das Mulas (Bruce Gomlevsky), el candidato de Dios a santo brasileño.
At the Edge of the Earth
On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished audiences bewildered by the impressive and poetic images. Considered by many viewers the best Brazilian movie ever made, this feature has never been released commercially. However, in a great paradox, Mário Peixoto has never made any other movie. The director Sérgio Machado pays a great tribute to the life and work Mário Peixoto a.k.a. Maçarico by his close friends with this documentary, using his diary; footages of "Limite", the never concluded "Onde a Terra Acaba" (1933) and the short "O Homem do Morcego" (1980); and interesting testimonies of Olga Breno, Ruy Solberg, Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Walter Salles among others.
Bufo & Spallanzani
Associate Producer
Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog poison causing catalepsy in humans, simulating death, enabling grand insurance fraud and other crimes. Ten years later, now as a successful writer, similar characters possibly using Bufo Marinus reappear and create an intricate plot full of surprises.
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
Himself (as Cacá Diegues)
Orfeu
Writer
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Orfeu
Director
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarlo, an Italian immigrant married to a Brazilian woman, lives nearby the Parnamirin Field, the largest military base built by the USA outside of their territory. In this new base, Brazilian recruits who speak English suddenly find themselves reaching privileged positions.
Dib
Nelson Sargento
Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.
Tieta of Brasil
Screenplay
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappointment of her family a young step-daughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta turmoil enters into the life of her family and their fellow villagers. Most particularly into the life of her nephew - promised to the Church - and the young aspiring mayor.
Tieta of Brasil
Director
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappointment of her family a young step-daughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta turmoil enters into the life of her family and their fellow villagers. Most particularly into the life of her nephew - promised to the Church - and the young aspiring mayor.
Rio's Love Song
Writer
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Rio's Love Song
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Rio's Love Song
Director
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Que Viva Glauber!
Better Days Ahead
Producer
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
Better Days Ahead
Writer
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
Better Days Ahead
Director
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Ele mesmo
Subway to the Stars
Writer
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.
Subway to the Stars
Director
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.
Quilombo
Producer
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.
Quilombo
Writer
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.
Quilombo
Director
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.
Making of - Quilombo
Ele mesmo
Cinématon IX
N°83
Reel 9 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.
Bye Bye Brazil
Writer
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.
Bye Bye Brazil
Director
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.
Fênix
Self
Na Boca do Mundo
Story
Summer Rains
Screenplay
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.
Summer Rains
Director
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.
Xica da Silva
Writer
Describe la vida de Xica; una singular esclava negra en tiempos de la Colonia, mujer que cautivara al contratador de una región rica en diamantes, Gonzalo Fernández de Oliveira y, a base de audacia y desenfado, ascendiera hasta reina de su imperio.
Xica da Silva
Director
Describe la vida de Xica; una singular esclava negra en tiempos de la Colonia, mujer que cautivara al contratador de una región rica en diamantes, Gonzalo Fernández de Oliveira y, a base de audacia y desenfado, ascendiera hasta reina de su imperio.
The Star Rises
Writer
A veteran popular singer remembers her early days before fame as a humble woman who faced many obstacles in order to achieve fame, notoriety and make her dreams come true. Her life, the songs, the men she knew and helped her on her ladder to success all have a big influence on her life.
Joanna Francesa
Screenplay
Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort. Her wild inner-soul will develop into the wild forest surroundings of a landlord's farmhouse. To the extent she will defend her land like a 19th century owner - of lands and men alike.
Joanna Francesa
Director
Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort. Her wild inner-soul will develop into the wild forest surroundings of a landlord's farmhouse. To the extent she will defend her land like a 19th century owner - of lands and men alike.
The Suns of Easter Island
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
When Carnaval Comes
Art Direction
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
When Carnaval Comes
Producer
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
When Carnaval Comes
Writer
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
When Carnaval Comes
Director
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
The Inheritors
Producer
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
The Inheritors
Writer
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
The Inheritors
Director
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
Un Séjour
Director
Pobre Príncipe Encantado
Screenstory
Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town, to enjoy his holidays with his father, a housekeeper for a rich family. Wandering around the woods, he meets Débora, an extremely good-looking girl, but doesn't reveal his true identity, saying only he was a Prince Charming in search of a Sleeping Beauty.
Capitu
Producer
Adaptation of Machado de Assis’s classic novel “Dom Casmurro”. Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying. But Bentinho destroys his life when he starts suspecting Capitu has an affair with his best friend and that his son is not really his.
Adorável Trapalhão
Writer
Oito Universitários
Director
The political activity of students in the 60s.
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.
The Big City
Producer
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
The Big City
Screenplay
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
The Big City
Director
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
O Circo
Editor
Ganga Zumba
Producer
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Ganga Zumba
Writer
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Ganga Zumba
Director
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Cinco Vezes Favela
Writer
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Cinco Vezes Favela
Director
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.