Geraldo del Rey

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are members of the local communist party. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather's health soon fades to the point where he can't speak or walk. The local party officials ask Dede to continue to family tradition and take over his grandfather's position of social authority, but when Dede is introduced to cocaine by his best friend Alpino (Marcos Palmeira), the attraction to drugs is more appealing to him than political activism.

Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias are sent in a rescue mission to the daughter of the Army's minister.

The romance between a surfer and a beach girl.

Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha's experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder.

Story of a modest but talented soccer player for an obscure club in a small Brazilian town who comes to São Paulo and reaches stardom.

A compilation of three stories charged with sexual tension: A man taking revenge on a friend who got involved with his cheating wife, a woman being abandoned by her boyfriend and couple taking things in bed a bit too far.

Virgínia is an orphan teenager who lives with her rich uncle Marcos, whom she drugs with barbiturates to promote parties in the apartment for her friends. At these parties, which are attended by minors and are fueled by drugs and alcohol, she gets involved with the scammer and ruffian Paulo, a teenager who lives in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. She and Paulo end up in the police after sexually abusing other minors, but her uncle's lawyer, Henrique, manages to save them from being prosecuted. Pretending gratitude, Virginia approaches Henrique and, when her uncle takes her out of town, to get away from "bad company", she tells Henrique her plan: murder her uncle to keep his fortune. Henrique gets involved by the girl, not knowing that she, in fact, intends to blackmail him.

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.

포르투갈 식민지 전쟁에 참전했던 한 군인이 자신의 고향인 작은 어촌 마을로 돌아온다. 그러나 그가 떠나 있던 동안 마을의 많은 것이 변했고, 군인은 그런 환경에 쉽게 적응하지 못한다. 올리베이라의 에 조감독으로 참여했던 파울로 로샤 감독이 다큐멘터리적 방법론을 사용해 만든 독특한 극 영화.

The story of Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the famed Brazilian sculptor and architect born in the 17th century who became known as "Aleijadinho".

A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's involvement with the sacristan, he accidentally starts the rumor that the church houses a miraculous statue of St. Francis.

After being orphaned, a boy is raised by his grandfather and uncles, rich rural landowners, on a sugarcane plantation where he grows up, studies, learns about politics, love and disillusionment.

Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.

가난한 소작농인 제 도 부로(레오나르도 빌라 분)는 산타 바바라 성당에 가져다 놓을 거대한 십자가를 어깨에 지고 그의 아내 로사(글로리아 메네제스 분)와 함께 그들이 살던 Bahia의 작은 마을을 떠나 42km나 떨어진 살바도르로 향한다. 그들은 성녀에게 전 재산을 가난한 이웃들에게 나누어 주고 십자가를 봉헌하겠다는 맹세를 하고 그 맹세를 지키기 위해 성당까지 힘들게 걸어가지만 신부(디오니시오 아즈베도 분)는 '이교도적인 우상 숭배'라며 부부를 질타한다. 1950년대 브라질 인기 배우이기도 했던 안셀모 두아르테 감독은 이 영화로 1962년 칸 국제영화제 황금종려상을 수상했다.

The psychology and life of Brazilian hitmen, common in the Northeast part of the country. In this particular case, the story revolves around a young and idealistic politician from Salvador, whom the enemies are eager to eliminate.

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, during the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Outlaw Tonio is involved in a conflict between strikers and the police. His mistress tries to keep him from his companions, but he steals her belongings to help the persecuted. Dissatisfied, she denounces him, compromising him politically.

Made in the famous "Água de Meninos" market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Salvador is revealed without prejudices, from the world of high finance up to the sordid environment of exotic cabarets.

A psychopathic rapist is contained by two young farmers, one of whom is involved with the police and, while he protects a threatened young girl, finds the 'redemption'.