Jards Macalé Movies

  • 2024
    Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

    Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

    Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

    102024HD

    A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the...

    Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
  • 2007
    Cartola: The Samba Legend

    Cartola: The Samba Legend

    Cartola: The Samba Legend

    7.82007HD

    Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).

    Cartola: The Samba Legend
  • 2003
    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    5.82003HD

    Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
  • 2016
    Pitanga

    Pitanga

    Pitanga

    5.62016HD

    This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...

    Pitanga
  • 1987
    Images of the Unconscious

    Images of the Unconscious

    Images of the Unconscious

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    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...

    Images of the Unconscious
  • 2017
    Dunas do Barato

    Dunas do Barato

    Dunas do Barato

    62017HD

    A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a...

    Dunas do Barato
  • 2011
    Canções do Exílio: A Labareda que Lambeu Tudo

    Canções do Exílio: A Labareda que Lambeu Tudo

    Canções do Exílio: A Labareda que Lambeu Tudo

    42011HD

    Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jards Macalé and Jorge Mautner recall important moments during the military dictatorship the befell in Brazil...

    Canções do Exílio: A Labareda que Lambeu Tudo
  • 1990
    ABC of a Strike

    ABC of a Strike

    ABC of a Strike

    7.61990HD

    ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of...

    ABC of a Strike
  • 1974
    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    6.21974HD

    An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an...

    The Amulet of Ogum
  • 2015
    Um Filme Francês

    Um Filme Francês

    Um Filme Francês

    102015HD

    Cléo is making her first film, inspired by french cinema and the nouvelle vague.

    Um Filme Francês
  • 2020
    Todas as Melodias

    Todas as Melodias

    Todas as Melodias

    02020HD

    "Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artists, Luiz Melodia. Featuring archive...

    Todas as Melodias
  • 2015
    Big Jet

    Big Jet

    Big Jet

    52015HD

    The boy Francisco spent his days accompanying his father at work, or rather, on the roads. The man is a driver of the imposing Big Jet, a pickup...

    Big Jet
  • 2001
    B2

    B2

    B2

    62001HD

    A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.

    B2
  • 2016
    Beard, Hair & Stache

    Beard, Hair & Stache

    Beard, Hair & Stache

    02016HD

    Afonsinho, Paulo Cézar Caju and Nei Conceição started their careers in the mid-1960s, a time of strong political repression in...

    Beard, Hair & Stache
  • 2008
    Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

    Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

    Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

    02008HD

    This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian culture over the last four...

    Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
  • 1974
    Getúlio Vargas

    Getúlio Vargas

    Getúlio Vargas

    4.21974HD

    Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president.

    Getúlio Vargas
  • 2019
    O Barato de Iacanga

    O Barato de Iacanga

    O Barato de Iacanga

    7.92019HD

    Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

    O Barato de Iacanga
  • 1980
    Flamengo Paixão

    Flamengo Paixão

    Flamengo Paixão

    5.71980HD

    Documentary about Flamengo, one of the most popular soccer teams in Brazil

    Flamengo Paixão
  • 1976
    The Vampire of the Cinematheque

    The Vampire of the Cinematheque

    The Vampire of the Cinematheque

    61976HD

    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...

    The Vampire of the Cinematheque
  • 1972
    The Demiurge

    The Demiurge

    The Demiurge

    5.71972HD

    A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A...

    The Demiurge