Carlos Diegues

The re-telling of the Greek mythical love affair between Orfeu and Eurídice transplanted to modern-day Brazil. (New Yorker Films)

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro... (imdb)

Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from Sao Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd... (imdb)

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along... (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)

Winner of the Best Film Award at the 2006 Montreal Film Festival, Carlos Diegues's intensely moving drama follows the personal odyssey of a 55-year-old man who returns to the Rio slums in an attempt to discover why his mother abandoned him at birth. (phillyfests.bside.com)

God decides to take a vacation - but, first, He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. For that, He goes to Brazil's northeast, where He believes there's a very good man for the job - but, during His mission, He becomes friend of a very smart young man, Taoca. (imdb)

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine attributes" in order to get power. (imdb)

Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star. (imdb)

The young Vinicius is a young saxophone player, from Rio's poor suburbs, facing an uncertain but perhaps promising future. One day his girlfriend suddenly disappears after a night of love under the stars. Day and night, often on the 'Trem' (Rio's subway lines), others with the help of a Detective and his sources, Vinicius discovers the city's underbelly: its low-lives, its victims, its most eccentric characters, and milieus. (imdb)

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves. (imdb)

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro. (imdb)

The theme deplores the conditions of the slum quarters of Rio (and ghettos everywhere) and finds a young girl from the provinces who comes to Rio de Janiero in search of her fiance and finds he is a feared and hunted criminal. The scenes between the idealistic-but-trapped young lovers is depicted in soft images of tenderness and sensitivity that leads to a climax of shocking violence in the Rio slums. (imdb)

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

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds it isn't an easy task.

Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at Sao Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort. Her wild inner-soul will develop into the wild forest surroundings of a landlord's farmhouse..... (imdb)

Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners. (imdb)