Torquato Neto
Actor · 1944 – 1972 · Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Movies9
Movie7.2MusicDocumentarySet against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.
Tropicália
2012 · 19 votes
MovieDocumentaryPira Poesia
2026
Movie8.5DocumentaryA sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hill until his transformation into one of the greatest artists in the history of MPB. The film also features an unpublished collection made available by Jane Reis, his wife and businesswoman.
Movie8.0DocumentaryThe story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed the course of Brazilian culture in the 1960s and 1970s, until he committed suicide on his 28th birthday.
Movie5.5DocumentaryA rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a generation of artists and sportsmen.
Dunas do Barato
2017 · 2 votes
Movie4.3DocumentaryCompilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)"
A Marca do Terrir
2005 · 3 votes
Movie4.0HorrorBrazilian poet Torquato Neto's only incursion on filmmaking, "Terror da Vermelha" is an avan-garte horror film shot with a Super 8 camera at Teresina, Piauí.
O Terror da Vermelha
1972 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryA reflection on the works and thinking of the last years of production by Torquato. Such as the magazine "Navilouca", the film "Terror da Vermelha", the column "Geleia Geral" and the controversial Cinema Novo X Marginal, among other passages important aspects of Brazilian culture in the 60s and 70s.
Movie4.0ComedyHorrorBudapest, 19th century: Nosferatu is killed by a prince. Now in colour and on holiday in Brazil, he saps several natives.