Danuza Leão

Hayali bir Latin Amerika ülkesinde, Eldorado’da, idealist ve anarşist şair ve gazeteci Paulo Martins, halk yardakçısı vali Felipe Viera ve muhafazakâr cumhurbaşkanı Porfirio Diaz’a karşı mücadele eder ve devrimciler tarafından desteklenir. Bir tarafta egemen olanlar, toprak sahipleri, ekonomik ya da siyasal gücü ele geçirenler, öte yanda da ezilenler, yanıltılan, sömürülen, boyun eğen ya da başkaldıranlar... Brezilya’da 1964 Martında ordu solcu başkanı devirip diktatörlük kurduktan birkaç yıl sonra (1967) çekilmiş olan “Trans Halindeki Ülke”, böyle bir darbe hiç direnişle karşılaşmadan, nasıl bu kadar çabuk yerleşebilir mi diyor acaba?

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.

The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening.

Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.