João Moreira Salles Movies

  • 2002
    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Master, a Building in Copacabana

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    "Master" is the name of a 12-story apartment building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood for nightlife. Over the course of four weeks in...

    Master, a Building in Copacabana
  • 2007
    Playing

    Playing

    Playing

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    Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses,...

    Playing
  • 2008
    Crítico

    Crítico

    Crítico

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    Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

    Crítico
  • 2007
    Santiago

    Santiago

    Santiago

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    Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for...

    Santiago
  • 2004
    Intermissions

    Intermissions

    Intermissions

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    Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula gave filmmaker João Moreira Salles and his...

    Intermissions
  • 2017
    In the Intense Now

    In the Intense Now

    In the Intense Now

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    A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From the military coup in Brazil to China's Cultural...

    In the Intense Now
  • 1999
    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    7.81999HD

    Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily...

    News from a Personal War
  • 2021
    Um Documentário Brasileiro

    Um Documentário Brasileiro

    Um Documentário Brasileiro

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    Um Documentário Brasileiro
  • 2003
    Viva Sapato!

    Viva Sapato!

    Viva Sapato!

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    A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato tells the tale of Dolores, a beautiful Cuban dancer who...

    Viva Sapato!
  • 2011
    Songs

    Songs

    Songs

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    Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the...

    Songs
  • 2010
    A Night in 67

    A Night in 67

    A Night in 67

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    In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of...

    A Night in 67
  • 2006
    O Fim e o Princípio

    O Fim e o Princípio

    O Fim e o Princípio

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    A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands...

    O Fim e o Princípio
  • 2019
    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

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    César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he...

    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil
  • 2004
    Metalworkers

    Metalworkers

    Metalworkers

    6.72004HD

    In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in...

    Metalworkers
  • 1990
    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

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    Tribute to the Carioca poet Ana Cristina Cesar, with quotes from Charles Baudelaire, Sylvia Plath, Czeslaw Milosz, T. S. Eliot, Armando Freitas...

    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem
  • 2020
    Narcissus Off Duty

    Narcissus Off Duty

    Narcissus Off Duty

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    Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso reflects on his imprisonment in 1968, during the military dictatorship.

    Narcissus Off Duty
  • 1989
    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

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    A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian culture.

    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
  • 2009
    Moscow

    Moscow

    Moscow

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    Continuing the exploration of the thin line between truth and performance, Eduardo Coutinho turns his attention to the drama generated during...

    Moscow
  • 1987
    China, o Império do Centro

    China, o Império do Centro

    China, o Império do Centro

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    A portrait of conteporary China from Tai-chi-chuan to chinese arts.

    China, o Império do Centro
  • 2003
    Nelson Freire

    Nelson Freire

    Nelson Freire

    6.62003HD

    João Moreira Salles' "Nelson Freire" is a film-documentary about the great Brazilian pianist, who is certainly among the five great pianists...

    Nelson Freire