José Wilker Movies

The story of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's favelas until getting involved in an improbable...

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."

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues...

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material;...

An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential...

An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.

The documentary VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro is a celebration of these two decades of Brazilian cinema, revealing the role of...

The heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes. Montanha lives in an old mansion and gets...

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects...

Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.

Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old daughter close to. Needing go look for the result of Joana's...

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are...

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to...

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.

To save the family from bankruptcy, Christopher Columbus convinces friends Leonardo da Vinci and Mona Lisa to go to a treasure island. On the trip,...

In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again....

Wagner is a 22-year old Brazilian guy, who dreams about leaving the country for a better life, until he meets Justina, an experienced woman who turns...

The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of making cinema in this country. Flora and Carlos...