Lucélia Santos Movies

The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and her father arranges her marriage to one of...

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for...

As a privileged teenager living in an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Jean has little to worry about beyond games, grades and girls. But as his...

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in...

This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit...

After the funeral of her father Arnaldo, who committed suicide, Engraçadinha confesses to the priest the motives. On the engagement party of...

Clara directs the rehearsals of a theatrical play about Fernando Pessoa while constantly seeking the right man and the love of his life. One of the...

In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse...

Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.

Writer and poet Clarice Lispector investigates and develops the old question of what came first, the egg or the chicken.

A clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious, vampiresque deaths happening at a nightclub show.

Sofia has a very clear goal: pass the entrance exam, find a job and leave home. However, when the school where she studies is occupied by her friends...

After the loss of their mother, a dysfunctional family is pressed to re-examine their lives. As father and children come to terms with their own...

Psuchological drama about a sucessful businesswoman who has not overcame ghosts of her past.

The routine of a group of brazilian teenagers living in Brasília, Brazil's capital. Their aspirations, dreams and illusions presented in a...