Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo, pseudonym of Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata OMC (Uberlândia, October 18, 1915 – Roissy-en-France, November 26, 1993), was a Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, producer and composer. He was an artist in Rio's casinos and in the so-called revue theater, he participated in several successful Brazilian films, including the famous chanchadas in the 1940s and 1950s, which he starred in in partnership with the comic Oscarito, and the film version of Macunaíma, made in 1969. He is often cited as one of the most important actors in Brazilian history.
Fitzcarraldo
as Station MasterFitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon,...
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Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's sonBorn a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically...
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...
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Assault on the Pay Train
as CachaçaBased on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião...
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Rio, Zona Norte
as Espírito da Luz SoaresA talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
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Lucio Flavio
as DondinhoThe story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary...
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
as uncreditedFor this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to...
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Jubiabá
as JubiabáJubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells...
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It's All True
as SelfA documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.
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Matar ou Correr
as Ciscocada"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West...
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Brasa Adormecida
as uncreditedRich girl travels with her fiancé (a cousin) to the family farm, where they're going to marry....
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Quilombo
as BabáQuilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century....
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Samba
as FreitasSinger Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira...
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The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de BlesiFantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of...
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O Pó da Terra
as (Archive Footage)A man gets his chance to interview art.
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Sweet Thieves
as Ruy ZebraAfter assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro...
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Welles' Language
as NarratorOrson Welles acted in Brazilian culture and music by deeply researching Brazil's historical...
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The Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True...
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Barnabé, You Are Mine
as uncreditedA cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old...
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Carnaval Atlântida
as MiroMovie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some...
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Running Out of Luck
as uncreditedA rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a...
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Natal da Portela
as Seu NapoleãoBiography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could...
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Também Somos Irmãos
as Moleque MiroRenato and Miro are black brothers raised by a white family in an old mansion in Rio de Janeiro....
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Othelo The Great
as Ele Mesmo (Imagem de Arquivo)A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a...
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Vai Que é Mole
as BrancuraA group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.
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Brasil
as Self (archive footage)João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of...
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A Noiva da Cidade
as LíberoWhen Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler...
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Abolition
as HimselfIn 1988, the centenary of abolition of slavery in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul made this powerful...
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's...
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of...
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As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
as Sexta-FeiraRobinson Crusoe spoof, with touches of Peter Pan. Shipwreck victim lands on a desert island,...
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The Agony
as SinhôCropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the...
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Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
as uncreditedStory of a modest but talented soccer player for an obscure club in a small Brazilian town who...
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A Dupla do Barulho
as uncreditedTonico and Tião are two vaudevillian artists who travel across Brazil in search of fame and...
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as SelfThe life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who...
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It's Not All True
as HimselfOrson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.
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Alibi
as tranviereThree friends meeting after the absence of one of them for 15 years out of the country. This...
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Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the...
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Bahia
as uncreditedThe adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian...
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Crônica da Cidade Amada
as uncreditedEleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of...
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Se Meu Dólar Falasse
as TisiuBums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.
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Metido a Bacana
as CoalhadaTired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike...
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Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
as SelfA brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.
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The Cosmonauts
as ZenóbioAfter the success of the first Brazilian space mission, a scientist intends to accomplish an...
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O Rei do Baralho
as Rei do BaralhoIn a movie studio, the actors are getting made up and the crew is waiting to begin shooting the...
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It's All Brazil
as Self (archive footage)A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All...
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Cassy Jones, O Magnífico Sedutor
as Porteiro do teatroA tireless and incorrigible seducer looks for - and seems to find - the woman of his life.
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I Loved a Bookie
as PassarinhoIntent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a...
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O Samba é Primo do Jazz
as (imagens de arquivo)The documentary O Samba é Primo do Jazz will show the musical trajectory of Alcione Dias...
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O Dono da Bola
as uncreditedYoung man participates in TV contests to help the girl he loves using the money he expects to win.
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A Rose for Everyone
as uncreditedA vivacious woman tries to please all of her lovers but finds she can't handle the jealousy that...
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Aviso aos Navegantes
as AzulãoIn Buenos Aires, Frederico hides in a ship going to Rio de Janeiro to travel for free. But...
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Massacre no Supermercado
as uncreditedEmployees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things...
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...E o Bicho Não Deu
as uncreditedWhile trying to break an "animal game" gambling scheme, Det. Bartolomeu hits his head, and the...
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De Pernas Pro Ar
as FaíscaA street vendor and a servant theater, newly unemployed, accidentally swap their briefcases...
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Fala Mangueira!
as NarratorA documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio...
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Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and...
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É com Este que Eu Vou
as LamparinaA hard working man goes to São Paulo to look for his twin brother unaware that he's famous for...
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Romance Proibido
as uncreditedThe love misadventures of a teacher, a woman who gives up living in a big city in order to teach...
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The Force of Xango
as BeicinhoTonho Tiê really likes living free, playing capoeira and drinking. During Carnival he meets...
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O Flagrante
as uncreditedFive friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the...
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Family Football
as GibiProfessor Leônidas Jau is an enemy of football, and in conferences and articles he throws all...
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Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footageSearching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character...
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Carnaval no Fogo
as Empregado do HotelA gang, leaded by the unknown and mysterious Anjo, robs a jewelry and schedules a meeting in the...
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O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis CarapuçaJoão-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the...
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Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
as uncreditedDino and Dalmo are twin brothers. Dino is very shy, and the other, the opposite: a true Don...
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Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
as SelfGilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on...
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Chinese Viola
as SelfThe rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor...
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Um Candango na Belacap
as uncreditedDuring the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda...
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Othelo
as SelfCarlos Sebastião Prata Filho watches, for the first time, an interview given in 1963 by his...
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Doomed Lovers
as FocinhoThe legend of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most beautiful love epics ever conceived. Richard...
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A Familia do Barulho
as Divina DamaA dysfunctional family, composed of a prostitute and two gay men, one strong and the other...
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Com Jeito Vai
as uncreditedTwo new recruits at a fire station headquarter engage in a competition between two sergeants in...
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Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Seu PedroAccount an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a...
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Luz dos Meus Olhos
as uncreditedRoberto is blind and tunes pianos, isolated from the world and hurt by having abandoned his...
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Depois Eu Conto
as VeludoZé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an...
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Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as SelfThe life and work of Zezé Motta.
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O Caçula do Barulho
as uncreditedIn a workshop there are six workers, the six are brothers. Enter the mother who asks them to...
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Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president.
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Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
as uncreditedTwo friends are looking for a quiet place where they can rest awhile. Soon they find the town...
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Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
as uncreditedBrazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and maestro, Paulo Moura, talks about his influences...
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Bloody Gold
as uncreditedThe son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in...
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Noel por Noel
as uncreditedHomage to the great Brazilian samba songwriter Noel Rosa (1910-1937).
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Três Vagabundos
as Rapadura/Milk ShakeA scientist swaps the mind of banker and an idiot by accident.
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É de Chuá!
as uncreditedThe film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to...
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João Ninguém
as uncreditedJoão Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend...
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Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
as Self (archive footage)The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977....
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Renascer
as Seu FranciscoJose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could...
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Sinhá Moça
as Justo de SáMonarchists and Republicans confront themselves in Araruna, a small town in the interior of São...
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