José Mojica Marins Movies

Ivan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas and classic American horror. This film promotes a...

In a gypsy camp, D'Gajão and Nadja celebrate their marriage. Nearby, the foreman Justin tries to seduce the daughter of his boss, but she dies...

A bankrupt playboy pays nightly visits to three rich, grieving widowed sisters disguised as their late husband's ghosts. When they all get pregnant,...

An anthology film (eight shorts) honoring the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") film production in the downtown area of São Paulo, Brazil.

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their...

Afonso Brazza became a fireman for the love of the profession. He became a film director and actor for the same reason. Brazza became one of the most...

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he...

Dr. Franklin, a dangerous charlatan escapes after his fraudulent credentials are exposed and ends up in Brasília, Brazil's capital, where he...

The town of Vila Velha is put under a reign of terror by a powerful colonel nicknamed "The Devil", who influences local politicians and hires...

As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In...

A totally Cardoso-appropriated footage delirium, done as a tribute to US independent cinema's original rebel. In the end, Corman himself blesses...

Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)"

In 1883, the Italian priest Dom Bosco had a premonition that human beings would be evaluated, and the stage would be the city of Brasília. The...