All Brazil articles – Page 17
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NewsThe Famous And The Dead claims best picture prize at Rio
The joys and anxieties of adolescence captured by Esmir Filho in The Famous And The Dead (Os Famosos Eos Duendes Da Morte) brought the 27-year-old director the most prestigious prize as the 11th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival came to a close.
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Worms - Heroes From Below
Animation about a teenager earthworm who tries to prove himself by doing something brave and ends up captured by a shovel and taken into the adventure of a lifetime.
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We Are So Young
The real life of Renato Russo, the leader of one of the most important Brazilian rock bands, Legiao Urbana, who died in 1996.
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The Sweet Poison of the Scorpion
A middle class girl from São Paulo who goes to a traditional high school decides to become a call girl and write her sexual and affective adventures on a blog.
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Rosa Morena
Follows the steps of a Danish gay man to Brazil, where he hopes to be able to adopt a child.
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Roque Santeiro
Adaptation of a successful Brazilian soap opera that was aired in 1985 by TV Globo.
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The March
A look at a silent march from Auschwitz to Birkenhau held in remembrance of the Holocaust.Prod companies: LatinAmerica, Conspiração Filmes, FilmLand InternationalBackers:Producers: Eliana Soárez, Leonardo Monteiro de Barros, Luiz Noronha, Pedro Buarque de Hollanda, Emily Jaffe, L.G. Tubaldini Jr.Intl sales: FilmLand International Director: Jessica Sanders Screenplay: Jessica Sanders DoP: Gustavo ...
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Lady of the Images - Nise da Silveira
The story of a psychiatrist who develops an unprecedented work, showing that schizophrenic people can express their “countless states of being” through art.
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The Friends
An architect who lives in the city of São Paulo starts his day going to the funeral of a childhood friend, when things begin to change in his life.
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Five times Favela – Now by Ourselves
Based on the classic “Five times Favela” (1961), the film is split in five episodes, all written, directed and produced by young filmmakers who live in the Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.
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Dirty Hearts
When Japan lost World War II, a new war started in Brazil. A war between the Japanese immigrants who accepted and those who did not accept the defeat.
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NewsRezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars
Brazil has named Sergio Rezende’s true life drama Salve Geral as the country’s entry for the foreign language Oscar.
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NewsCine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicks off with If I Were You 2
The seventh-annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicked off last night with a Central Park Summerstage concert by Silvia Machete and screening of Brazilian box-office record-setter If I Were You 2, directed by Daniel Filho.
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NewsBrazil box office surges ahead of 2008 by 34.6% in first half of year
The spectacular success of Se Eu Fosse Voce 2 and other local titles helped drive ticket sales in the first six months of 2009 to $244.8m in Brazil, an increase of 34.6% from the same period last year while admissions rose 31.1% from 42.2m in 2008 to 55.4m this year.
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Tropicália
Documentary that revisits Tropicália, an important Brazilian cultural movement, alternating exclusive interviews and historic archive footage from some of the most famous Brazilian artists such as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
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The Waiting Room
While a woman is dying, her group of friends that fought against the military dictatorship face a conflict between past and present.
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The Secret Life of Stars
A promising astrophysicist meets a young attorney when he makes a major discovery that could change his life.
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The Midday Sun
After the tragic outcome of a crime of passion, a man leaves Brazil on a journey in search of redemption.