Paloma Duarte

What if life blindsided destiny? What if happiness was found in the unlikeliest of places? When do we allow ourselves to embrace the new without fear of letting go of the past? Gil is a twenty year old young man that questions himself and the world. He is an orphan, raised by his aunt Leila and his uncle César. His lifestyle is fulfilled by his guitar, poetry and alcohol, generating a family war that causes Gil to run away from home causing him to leave behind all his belongings, security and the only love that he had till then, the love of his aunt Leila. With his guitar on his back, without a destiny, money or the support of friends, Gil meets Otávio, a music producer that will change his destiny forever.

Brasilia, 1973. At the height of the military dictatorship, seven friends, young as the city in which they live, dream of living in theater. Led by director Léo, the group carries out the rehearsals of a play that weaves comparisons between Jesus Christ and the cangaceiro Lampião. While political repression runs wild in the federal capital and sexual freedom is still taboo, Bia is increasingly being held prisoner by her mother's obsession, causing everyone to increasingly question the concepts and values of society.

Roberta and Suzana are two sisters, both in their thirties, of totally different beauty and life styles, united by a common goal: to take revenge on their grandmother, a mean old woman who, in the past, turned the little girls' lives into hell, with her strict educational concepts. Since they were very young, the two sisters plan to kidnap the grandmother and now is the long awaited moment. Before Roberta and Suzana leave to the beach house, the setting of their grandmother's terrorist practices, Roberta, while waiting for Suzana at a restaurant, meets Renato, an extremely proper guy who ends up involved in this unexpected adventure. The two sisters' departure leaves Suzana's husband, Alberto, bewildered and he ends up being also part of a parallel mad adventure.

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

인간의 어리석음에 신물이 난 신은 모두 다 떠나서 휴가를 취하기로 결심한다. 그러기 위해서 그는 자신의 자리를 맡아줄 성자가 필요하다. 브라질에선 아직 공인된 성인이 없긴 하지만 신은 어느 곳보다도 신앙심 깊은 국민들이 있는 그 곳에서 성인을 찾기로 한다. 퀸카 다스 뮬라스 라는 성인을 찾는 신은 어부이자 타이어 수리공인 타오카, 그리고 아름다운 처녀 마다와 함께 길을 가게 된다. 이들과 함께 브라질의 방방곡곡을 돌아다니는 신의 여정은 길에서 만난 다양한 사람들로 인해 풍부한 이야기를 자아낸다. (2003년 제29회 서울독립영화제) 연출의도 시네마 노보(Cinema Novo)의 산증인 카를로스 디에게스 감독이 99년 이후 내놓은 신작 는 그가 로드 무비 장르로 다시 돌아왔음을 알려주고 있다. 텔레비전이라는 새로운 라이벌을 만나 현대화의 흐름 속에서 좌충우돌하는 일단의 카니발 배우들이 등장하는 79년작 에서와 같이 이 최신작에서 노감독이 보여주고자 하는 것은 아름다움에 대한 찬사와 그의 조국 브라질에 대한 애정이다. 또한 일련의 브라질 영화들이 담고 있는 거친 사회에 대한 비관적인 대응과는 달리 좀 더 나아질 미래에 대한 노감독의 지긋한 낙관 또한 내비치고 있는 작품이다.

Reunited for their mother’s funeral, four sisters – Selma, Regina, Laura and Lúcia – find themselves forced to divide much more than a spacious apartment in Copacabana. While dividing the articles – from the apartment’s sale to splitting a toy tea set – the sisters compare options, destinies, lifestyles, expectations. The divergences are inevitable, because they’ve followed very different tracks. The turbulent sale of the apartment represents a turning point in their lives: they know they have never been so deeply involved as accomplices, or as sisters.

Angel works in a wedding dress store. Ulisses, her boyfriend, works as personal trainer. They are swallowed for the television and, to leave, need to discover how to use the Ulisses' ring.