Arduíno Colassanti

In order to leave her past and family values behind, woman has relationships with many men and, among many doubts, tries to find out her own identity and happiness. (imdb)

The whole story happens in one day in Rio. Four episodes: "Jealousy" with a mature woman, "Resentment" with a woman psychoanalyst, "Love" with a lyrical singer and "Fear" with a teenager girl harassed by her stepfather. (brazzil.com)

Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal friend, has an important role. (imdb)

Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains where they find others led by the aged seer, Acotirene. She anoints one who becomes Ganga Zumba, a legendary king... (imdb)

In 1594 in Brazil, the Tupinambás Indians are friends of the Frenches and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portugueses. A Frenchman (Arduíno Colassanti) is captured by the Tupinambás, and in spite of his trial to convince them that he is French, they believe he is Portuguese. The Frenchman becomes their slave, and maritally lives with Seboipepe... (imdb)

Alfredo, a former revolutionary who is blind, deaf and mute, and his hedonistic wife are visited in their seaside house by another couple, just arriving from New York: a frustrated pianist and her husband, an ex-waiter of dubious character. Relationships of hate, love and sex soon develop between them. They swap wives as a liberation gesture. Besides, the pianist gets a little paranoid, thinking his husband and her friend are trying to eliminate Alfredo and herself, to keep her money. (imdb)

After a catastrophe that modified the world's natural state and destroyed civilized society, a couple begins a new life in a shelter. Their relationship is disturbed by the arrival of a woman. (imdb)

Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. (imdb)

Satirical comedy set in Rio de Janeiro about a general's playboy son meeting a leftist intellectual who wants to write/film the playboy's dolce vita... (imdb)

Based on 19th century story "O Alienista" by great Brazilian writer Machado de Assis, the film is a free adaptation, telling the story of Catholic priest Simão Bacamarte who comes to the small town of Serafim to investigate on the phenomenon of madness and ends up putting most of its inhabitants in an asylum, making things get out of control. (imdb)

Middle-class boy living in Rio de Janeiro falls in love with unattractive girl and starts selling grass. (imdb)

The rainwater, rivers and the sea covering the Rio de Janeiro, leaving out only the peak of the mountains where are the slums. Dionysius, mercenary and Navy diver goes under the sea seeking a sunken treasure: food.

Tells stories of unrequited love. "Love and Loss. Loss, mostly", says a character. In an empty city, scorched by the sun, the young and old confuse the fever of sunstroke with the delicate birth of passion. (imdb)

On Carnival's eve, girl dreams of a man to stay with her during these four days. She meets a photographer, with whom she has an affair.

In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a woman rebels against local morality after her child dies, with tragic results. (imdb)

Married woman only feels well when she's in love. In search of a ravishing love, she has many love affairs, with her husband's consent. (imdb)