Glauber Rocha Movies

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and...

A late-1960s interview with Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, mixed in avant-garde style with scenes from his films and clips from fellow filmmaker...

Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most...

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...

Documentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.

In the words of the director, a movie about 'the colonizers in the view of the colonized', the movie presents a series of disconnected happenings...

A politically oriented film in which images suggestive of a mock western are accompanied by an attack on all cinematic conventions to date and a...

Short film. Lost.

The Portuguese Revolution (1974-75) seen through the eyes of some of the most important photographers and filmmakers that witnessed the event. Their...

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known...

A man and a woman are laying on a chess-like patio. Both are trying to reach each other in the best way they can. However, for some odd reason they...

Chronicles 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...

The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the...

In a castle, somewhere in the Thirld World, Diaz is delirious, dreaming of the power he had in Eldorado, while oppressing the indians, workers and...

In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé...

A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and...