Luiz Carlos Barreto Movies

Documentary that tells several stories: of the struggle of rural workers in Conceição to recover their union; of Dona Mariquinha, widow...

Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.

Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil.

For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more...

Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other, still live together under the same roof.

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

Folklore and scholarly research: a field study on the congadas of the Festa do Serro, in Minas Gerais. The stages of the congada, divided into three...

Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there is in fiction. The film begins with Makunaima, one...

As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to...

A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get...

Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.

The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe financial difficulties. A friend of Manuela's...

Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio...

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main...

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way....

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.

In 1979, while Brazil was going through the troubled moment of the Amnesty Law, Glauber Rocha directed the program Abertura for TV Tupi, in which he...

A documentary about the production of Hugo Carvana's successful film "Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo", from 1973.