Milton Gonçalves — Actor (19)
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Kiss of the Spider Woman
director: Héctor Babenco actor: William Hurt / Raúl Juliá …
other title: Il bacio della donna ragno / Edderkoppekvindens kys …
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.
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Carandiru (2003) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Carandiru
director: Héctor Babenco actor: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos / Milton Gonçalves …
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
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Cidade Ameaçada (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Cidade Ameaçada
director: Roberto Farias actor: Jardel Filho / Eva Wilma …
other title: La ville menacée
Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police.
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A Meeting with Milton Santos (2007) [Movie] TMDB
Encontro com Milton Santos ou O Mundo Global Visto do Lado de Cá
director: Silvio Tendler actor: Milton Santos / José Saramago …
other title: Encontro com Milton Santos ou O Mundo Global Visto do Lado de Cá
The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.
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Four Days in September (1997) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
O Que é Isso, Companheiro?
director: Bruno Barreto actor: Alan Arkin / Pedro Cardoso …
other title: O Que é Isso, Companheiro? / 4 giorni a settembre …
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
brazil filmes tercinema
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Macunaima (1969) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Macunaíma
director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade actor: Grande Otelo / Paulo José …
other title: Macunaíma / Macunaïma …
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
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Pitanga (2016) [Movie] TMDB
Pitanga
director: Beto Brant / Camila Pitanga actor: Antônio Pitanga / Camila Pitanga …
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
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They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie
director: Leon Hirszman actor: Carlos Alberto Riccelli / Bete Mendes …
other title: Eles Não Usam Black-Tie / Eles Não Usam Black Tie …
Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.
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Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) [Movie] TMDB
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
director: Jeff Zimbalist / Michael Zimbalist actor: Kevin de Paula / Leonardo Lima Carvalho …
other title: Pelé / Pelé: O Nascimento de uma Lenda …
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
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What Is It Worth? (2005) [Movie] TMDB
Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
director: Sérgio Bianchi actor: Danton Mello / Leona Cavalli …
other title: Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
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.
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Grande Sertão (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Grande Sertão
director: Renato Santos Pereira / Geraldo Santos Pereira actor: Maurício do Valle / Sônia Clara …
Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission.
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The Devil Queen (1974) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
A Rainha Diaba
director: Antonio Carlos da Fontoura actor: Milton Gonçalves / Stepan Nercessian …
other title: A Rainha Diaba / Rainha Diaba
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 trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!
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Cat Skin (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Couro de Gato
director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade actor: Paulinho / Riva Nimitz …
other title: Couro de Gato
A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
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The Angel Was Born (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
O Anjo Nasceu
director: Júlio Bressane actor: Hugo Carvana / Milton Gonçalves …
other title: L'angelo è nato / O Anjo Nasceu …
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.
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Quilombo (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Quilombo
director: Carlos Diegues actor: Tony Tornado / Antônio Pompêo …
1984 film by Carlos Diegues