João Moreira Salles Movies

  • 2008
    Crítico

    Crítico

    Crítico

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    Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

    Crítico
  • 2002
    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Master, a Building in Copacabana

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    "Master" is the name of a 12-story apartment building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood for nightlife. Over the course of four weeks in...

    Master, a Building in Copacabana
  • 2019
    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

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    César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he...

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil
  • 2007
    Playing

    Playing

    Playing

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    Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses,...

    Playing
  • 2003
    Viva Sapato!

    Viva Sapato!

    Viva Sapato!

    4.72003HD

    A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato tells the tale of Dolores, a beautiful Cuban dancer who...

    Viva Sapato!
  • 2004
    Intermissions

    Intermissions

    Intermissions

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    Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula gave filmmaker João Moreira Salles and his...

    Intermissions
  • 2017
    In the Intense Now

    In the Intense Now

    In the Intense Now

    7.82017HD

    A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From the military coup in Brazil to China's Cultural...

    In the Intense Now
  • 2011
    Songs

    Songs

    Songs

    7.22011HD

    Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the...

    Songs
  • 2004
    Metalworkers

    Metalworkers

    Metalworkers

    6.72004HD

    In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in...

    Metalworkers
  • 1990
    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

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    Tribute to the Carioca poet Ana Cristina Cesar, with quotes from Charles Baudelaire, Sylvia Plath, Czeslaw Milosz, T. S. Eliot, Armando Freitas...

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem
  • 2010
    A Night in 67

    A Night in 67

    A Night in 67

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    In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of...

    A Night in 67
  • 2015
    Last Conversations

    Last Conversations

    Last Conversations

    7.52015HD

    Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand...

    Last Conversations
  • 2006
    O Fim e o Princípio

    O Fim e o Princípio

    O Fim e o Princípio

    4.62006HD

    A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands...

    O Fim e o Princípio
  • 2007
    Santiago

    Santiago

    Santiago

    7.62007HD

    Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for...

    Santiago
  • 1989
    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

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    A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian culture.

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
  • 1999
    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    7.81999HD

    Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily...

    News from a Personal War
  • 2010
    Poema Sujo

    Poema Sujo

    Poema Sujo

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    Poema Sujo
  • 2004
    Atos: A campanha pública de Lula

    Atos: A campanha pública de Lula

    Atos: A campanha pública de Lula

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    Atos: A campanha pública de Lula
  • 1998
    Futebol

    Futebol

    Futebol

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    Futebol
  • 1990
    Ana Cristina Cesar

    Ana Cristina Cesar

    Ana Cristina Cesar

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    Short film in honor of the poet

    Ana Cristina Cesar