Umberto Magnani

A Hora da Estrela

Suzana Amaral

Marcélia Cartaxo, José Dumont

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.

Morte.

José Roberto Torero

Laura Cardoso, Paulo José

Couple prepare their "great voyage" in all details, not forgetting the flowers, music and luggage.

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.

Presença de Anita: O Filme

Edgard Miranda, Alexandre Avancini

Mel Lisboa, José Mayer

Adapted from the series aired in 2001. Looking for inspiration during the holidays, Nando sees Anita as the ideal character for his novel. She lives in a townhouse where a passionate crime happened in the past. Intense, Anita seduces Nando and awakens to

Rua seis, sem número

João Batista de Andrade

Marco Ricca, Christine Fernandes

Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number.

Cronicamente Inviável

Sérgio Bianchi

Dan Stulbach, Dira Paes

Filmed over a five-year period, Chronically Unfeasible dissects Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as models to illustrate political, sociological and economic disparities between Brazil's upper and lower classes.

Os Inquilinos

Sérgio Bianchi

Caio Blat, Cássia Kis Magro

Valter's life turns upside-down when a gang of smalltime criminals move in next door. Valter's wife Iara wants something to be done about their new neighbors whos nigthtly activities does not allow them to sleep. Valter just wants to be left alone.

Chão Bruto

Dionísio Azevedo

Maurício do Valle, Geórgia Gomide

Kuarup

Ruy Guerra

Taumaturgo Ferreira, Fernanda Torres

This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando. Fed up with civilization, he ventures deep into Amazon country to live with and work among the Xingu Indians.