Miriam Pires

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Héctor Babenco

William Hurt, Raúl Juliá

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

What Is It Worth?

Sérgio Bianchi

Danton Mello, Leona Cavalli

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.

Chuvas de Verão

Carlos Diegues

Jofre Soares, Miriam Pires

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

Beijo 2348/72

Walter Rogério

Chiquinho Brandão, Maitê Proença

Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the hardships of the labor lawsuit he filed against the company.

Brasa Adormecida

Djalma Limongi Batista

Edson Celulari, Maitê Proença

Rich girl travels with her fiancé (a cousin) to the family farm, where they're going to marry. But finds another cousin in love with her who does everything to hamper the wedding.

Um Trem para as Estrelas

Carlos Diegues

Guilherme Fontes, Ana Beatriz Wiltgen

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. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.

O Vampiro de Copacabana

Xavier de Oliveira

André Valli, Ângela Valério

Carlos and Suely are a normal couple. He has some extramarital adventures and she's a standard housewife. During a Carnival, when he goes out wearing a vampire costume, Suely decides to follow a friend's advice and go for it. On Ash Wednesday, he finds her with an odalisk costume on and happier than usual.

O Xadrez das Cores

Marco Schiavon

Miriam Pires, Zezeh Barbosa

Cida is black, is 40 years old and works for Maria, an 80 year old woman, widow and childless, who is extremely racist. The mistress gloats about the maid, who puts up with being mistreated in silence, but finds a form of revenge in a game of chess.

Aleluia, Gretchen

Sylvio Back

Selma Egrei, Lilian Lemmertz

A German family moves to a small town in the interior of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and buys a hotel there, which soon becomes sort of a meeting point for Nazi sympathizers.

Copacabana

Carla Camurati

Marco Nanini, Walderez de Barros

Moments before turning 90 years of age, Alberto remembers his life, lived in Copacabana, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The film is a comedy about old age nowadays, with Copacabana as a background.

Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária

Braz Chediak

Lucélia Santos, José Wilker

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 his employees in order to save the family’s honor.

Essa Mulher é Minha... e dos Amigos

Alberto Pieralisi

Brandão Filho, Rogério Fróes