Ferreira Gullar Movies

The documentary depicts the everyday of illiterate rural workers in Northeast Brazil, living under extreme misery. Although incapable of writing,...

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music...

An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.

Documentary about the trajectory of the Brazilian journalist, writer and politician Fernando Gabeira. With testimonies of Armínio Fraga,...

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt...

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

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through...

An experimental film on Brazilian avant-garde artist Helio Oiticica and his works, especially the Parangolés.

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his...

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1,...

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

Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of...

Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate...

In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious...

The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho and soon finds out he's spending all their money on...

Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with...

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete"...

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.

"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the...