
Luiz Carlos Maciel
Actor · 1938 – 2017 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Luiz Carlos Maciel (Porto Alegre, March 15, 1938 - Rio de Janeiro, December 9, 2017) was a Brazilian philosopher, writer, journalist and screenwriter.
Movies7
Movie6.3DocumentaryDocumentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
Movie7.8DocumentaryMusicParticipants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.
O Barato de Iacanga
2019 · 25 votes
Movie6.3DramaChronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
Movie5.6DocumentaryThis documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
Pitanga
2016 · 5 votes
Movie6.4DramaIn 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. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
Movie2.0DocumentaryA look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.
Domingos
2009 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryOne of the most daring and radical shows presented in Brazilian television: "Abertura". It was broadcast between February and October, 1979, with weekly editions, presented by Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. The video is a compilation of characters, statements, and interviews about the political and cultural situation of the country during the final stages of the Military Dictatorship.
Abertura
1979 · 1 votes
Series1
TV9.4SoapComedyRomantic and dreamy, Eliana works at a five-star hotel and becomes involved with unrequited love, a bumbling gang, and a complex police story.
Feijão Maravilha
1979 · 7 votes