Movies: Odete Lara

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the...

italian documentary...

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life....

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness ...

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film....

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot ...

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players....

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man....

An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV....

Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the seven involved women accuse each other causing a big mess....

In the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get her out of prostitution by falling in love with her....

A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves....

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

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Brazilian adaptation of Hamlet, set in the outskirts of São Paulo City. A teenager hears through a medium the voice of his father, who accuses his brother of murdering him. He confirms his suspicions of his uncle, and decides to retaliate, but kills ...

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 f...

Three boys and their uncle venture into the Amazon jungle in search of their missing grandfather who's been kidnapped by evil space robots!...

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and society....

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A Brazilian crime film...