Jennifer Coolidge

David Sutcliffe

Sonia Braga

Jennifer Elise Cox

Testosterone

Testosterone (2003)

The story a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he also used to rape his female victims.—lukejoplin@infolink.com.br

The Red Light Bandit

The Red Light Bandit (1968)

Leonor Watling

Juan Diego

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

The Outlaw

The Outlaw (2010)

Is he the creator of the Brazilian film movement called Marginal Cinema? Is he the author of an emblematic work of the visual arts? A misunderstood genius? A crazy guy? Who is Neville D'Almeida? This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material, and to show how an artist who was celebrated as the author of controversial works and the most persecuted director by the censorship bureau of the Brazilian Military Dictatorship, stood in good standing with the public through his adaptations of Nelson Rodrigues' theater plays, the most important playwright in Brazil. Neville reached the second highest grossing in Brazil with the success of "Lady of the Bus" (1978), a record that lasted more than 35 years. Currently, the film holds the fifth highest grossing in Brazilian movie history. His first feature, "Jardim de Guerra" ("Garden of War"), was banned and never commercially displayed. About 50 years old, the film opened the Cannes Directors' Fortnight in 1969, was awarded at the Brasilia Festival and screened at various festivals in Europe, having been celebrated as one of the icons of experimental cinema with a movie that explored the contradictions and existential musings of the Brazilian middle-class. Despite his numerous successes and films awarded at festivals, Neville's projects were no longer invited to bid and he has not released a feature in commercial circuit from 1997 to this year. Censorship no longer existed, but the persecution in the last 20 years, according to Neville, came through what he calls the dictatorship of the invitations to bid. In addition to being a filmmaker and author, Neville is an artist and was responsible alongside Hélio Oiticica for the creation of a pioneering and remarkable video installation in the history of art with the work "Cosmococas". Between irony, art and drama, "Neville D'Almeida - Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos" shows an important part of the history of Brazilian cinema.

Neville D'Almeida: Cronista da Beleza e do Caos

Neville D'Almeida: Cronista da Beleza e do Caos (2018)

Mercedes Ruehl

In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking and he takes all of her money to gamble. After Vadinho dies, Flor marries Tedoror, the owner of a drugstore. Flor is happy with her new husband but misses the love life with her previous husband. When one day the ghost of Vadhino comes back to pursue her. —Michel Rudoy

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.

Posthumous Memories

Posthumous Memories (2001)

Roy Scheider

Jon Polito

When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.

Money Play$

Money Play$ (1998)

Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-storey building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. All the neighboring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.

Aquarius

Aquarius (2016)

Marcello Mastroianni

In 1925, Nacib (Marcello Mastroianni) is the owner of bar in a small Brazilian coastal town runs by the local colonels. He meets Gabriela (Sonia Braga) and hires her on as a cook. They soon enter a passionate relationship, fueled by his strong attraction to her sensual nature. However, he soon grows annoyed by the attention she receives. Under advisement of his best friend, Tonico (Cantafora), he proposes to her, partly in the hopes that the attention quells. After their marriage, he insists that she dress and behave more modestly so they can be seen as more respectable. Unfortunately, she cannot help but stray and he is forced to annul the marriage when he finds her in bed with Tonico. Later, as both Nacib and the town begin to undergo a transformation, Nacib and Gabriela resume their relationship. The political ways of the town modernize slightly and Gabriela returns as Nacib's mistress.

Gabriela

Gabriela (1983)

Udo Kier

Bacurau, a small settlement in Brazil's remote backcountry, is shaken by the death of its elderly matriarch. But something strange is happening in the village, and there's little time for mourning. The water supply has been cut off, animals are stampeding through the streets, and empty coffins are turning up on the roadside. One morning, the villagers wake up to find their home has disappeared from satellite maps completely. Under threat from an unknown enemy, Bacurau braces itself for a bloody, brutal fight for survival.

Bacurau

Bacurau (2019)

William Hurt

Raul Julia

Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a trans individual, is found guilty of immoral behavior and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. During the time they spend together, the two men come to understand and respect one another. —Leon Wolters

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

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