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A documentary exploring acclaimed Brazilian actor Claudio Marzo’s relationship with fame and his own image as a heartthrob.
Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.
Cabral is a 60 year old playwright who's married to Glorinha, an actress who's 20 years younger than him. They've been together for half of her live, and now they're getting bored...
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.
How Do You See Me? is a Brazilian documentary feature that entwines both experienced actors and beginners to explore the hardships and the happiness that are inherent to the job when detached from the glam and glitz of the gossip industry, creating a diverse and comprehensive mosaic of what it means to be an actor in Brazil, a country so full of contradictions. The film brings forward a reality that the masses usually don't get to know: the men and women moved by a deep passion for acting and touching people. With Julio AdriĂŁo, Matheus Nachtergaele, JosĂ© Celso Martinez, Cássia Kis, Nanda Costa, Babu Santana, Luciano Vidigal and LetĂcia Sabatella, among others.
The documentary is a tribute to Theater based on the trajectory of Clarice Niskier who made her job her own lifestyle. As a central axis, interviews with the three directors with whom Clarice developed long partnerships: Domingos Oliveira, Eduardo Wotzik and Amir Haddad. Through an intimate and sensitive look, the film reveals her passion for the craft, her life experience, her poetic worldview, her spiritual and intellectual search, pains, joys, losses and gains. Clarice makes the black box the more than perfect symbol of her own Universe: the Theater.
A failed artist searching strength to move ahead. By a young lady, who might be his daughter, he develops a project that changes his destiny.
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Nando dreams of being a great Trap singer, but until his dream comes true, he makes deliveries for Lanchudo, a snack bar in Copacabana.
In the 17th century, to guarantee the possession of the region, disputed with Spanish and Dutch pirates, the Portuguese built a fort at the point where the dark waters of the Rio Negro meet the clear waters of the Rio Solimões, forming the Amazon River. Around the fort, the city of Manaus was born. Alli lived the Manaús Indians, warriors who worshiped Manari, the Good, and from him they received the order to fight all the invaders of the forest.
The documentary explores Clarice Niskier’s process of adaptation of the bestselling book, “A Alma Imoral”, by Rabbi Nilton Bonder to the hit play that’s been onstage for over 15 years.
The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of making cinema in this country. Flora and Carlos Manoel fall in love. She, from a family linked to the Monarchy, and he, a republican activist, live their love in the last days of the monarchy, without knowing that the end of the empire would also mean the end of their romance.
A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of Brazil at the time of local elections. She must now face ideological and ethical questions, brought back by a left-wing former boyfriend and her own colleagues. At the same time, a free-lancer spy is sent by an obscure figure in politics to manipulate the elections and its media coverage.
When witnessing a hit, Arandir, a newly married banker, tries to succor the victim, but the man, almost dead, has only time to make one last request: a kiss. Arandir kisses the man, but his act is spotted by his father-in-law AprĂgio and photographed by Amado Ribeiro, a tabloid reporter.
The old servant and chronicler Dom Sabas tells how his desolate South American town is the scene of a ruthless power struggle. The landowning Assis family, reduced to a widow and son, tries to hold out against the young, despotic mayor. No less effective then actions are anonymous rumors and accusations, which often stir the inhabitants' moves.
Filmed in a mini DV, the film "RepĂşblica Tiradentes" is an affective poetry, based on the stories of gafieira dancers, actors, rascals, girls and all the bohemians who lived and live moments of joy and glory in downtown Rio de Janeiro. It is a tribute mainly to the origin of the gafieira.
The documentary follows the many facets of actor and director SĂ©rgio Britto, from behind the scenes at theater companies to his experiences in literature and opera. The actor was the creator of the "Grande Teatro Tupi," a program that produced over 450 play adaptations and featured actors such as Fernanda Montenegro and ĂŤtalo Rossi.
One reality. Two actors. Three couples in crisis. Outburst tells the story of three couples in crisis. Three families living a crucial moment in their lives. They each represent a different social class, a different group of values. The boring opulence of wealth, the frustrating character of a goal oriented middle-class life, the overpowering struggles of poverty, in a way, these couples represent each and every one of us. Together they sketch a destructive status quo.
The documentary reveals the creative process of theater director Amir Haddad and his group, Tá Na Rua, showing how the culture of Rio de Janeiro and collective work mix in the company's rehearsals and shows.
