Odete Lara Movies

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old...

Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to...

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.

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

In a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new handsome and young handyman.

Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the...

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed...

A Brazilian crime film

The story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head until the fateful events in August 1968 when its...

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man.

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to...

Arlindo works delivering the clothes that his wife washes. During a working day, he finds a customer's cat, who offers a reward to whoever returns...

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can...

italian documentary

A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves.

In the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get her out of prostitution by falling in love...

Brazilian adaptation of Hamlet, set in the outskirts of São Paulo City. A teenager hears through a medium the voice of his father, who accuses...

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.