Lito Mendes da Rocha

Películas

Trinta
Cinematography
Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.
Bald Mountain
Cinematography
Un viaje al interior de la mayor mina a cielo abierto de los tiempos modernos. En 1980, los amigos Juliano y Joaquim dejan São Paulo en busca del sueño del oro. Los dos llegan al Estado de Pará como otros miles de hombres, repletos de sueños e ilusiones. Pero la vida en la mina cambia todo. La obsesión por la riqueza y por el poder los destruye. Juliano se convierte en un gangster. Joaquim deja sus valores atrás.
Stillborn
Cinematography
A talent scout brings a young singer to São Paulo, intent on introducing her to a renowned conductor. As they wait for the day of the audition, they stay in a hotel room where, between coffee and cigarettes, the scout foresees the singer’s future in the cigarette pack warnings as if they were tarot cards. During all this waiting, his true intentions will be revealed.
A Football Story
Cinematography
Based on Zuza's testimony, the plot narrates the final of the Julio Ramalho Cup, a lowland soccer championship, in 1950. To face the rival team, Zuza had his friend Dico, later nicknamed Pelé.
Nayara, A Mulher Gorila
Director of Photography
A sensationalist report is a parallel between a popular and a character in his process of transformation. "Thanks to Coffin Joe, Nayara is now on the left, over your heart, this body does not belong to you."
A Revolta dos Carnudos
Director of Photography
In this world of appearances, patients at a weight loss clinic revolt and decide to prove that they can be happy the way they are.
A Garota das Telas
Director of Photography