Braz Chediak
Directing
Biography
Braz Chediak (Três Corações, June 1, 1942) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. With Aurélio Teixeira, he was responsible for the argument and the script of the film "Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto" (1967) and the adaptation of "Meu Pé de Laranja Lima" (1970). He's also involved in the script for all the films that he directed. Many of his feature films are adaptations of Brazilian stage plays, mainly from playwrights Nelson Rodrigues and Plínio Marcos, such as "A Navalha na Carne" (1969), "Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja" (1970), "Bonitinha Mas Ordinária" (1980), among others.
Known For
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.
Cute But Ordinary
Follows the decadence of an incestuous oligarch family in a rural Brazilian household through the years during the early 20th century.
Family Album
Glorinha, a middle-class 15 year old girl, always thought her mother Judite had killed herself, and that her father Gilberto has gone crazy as result. Her friend Nair takes her to a high-class bordello, where she wants to work. When uncle Raul, who raised her, discovers her prostitution, he decides to finally tell her all the truth about her parents' story.
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life.
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Dr. Ferrão, a famous psychoanalyst, uses his daily column on a newspaper to atract women to his practice.
A Banana Mecânica
A young couple uses creativity to escape the rules of the girl's father, a conservative Italian, and her grandmother. Even under the patriarch's watch, the roguish boyfriend manages to fulfill his desires.
Eu Dou o Que Ela Gosta
César wants to be a singer and, with the help of his friends Maloca and Didi, seeks an opportunity on television talent shows. When he performs on Chacrinha's show, he wins all the night's prizes and wins the affection of a young woman from a wealthy family who is dating a con man who steals cars. Realizing the girl has a crush on the singer, the con man sets a trap to get César out of the game.
Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê
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Os Viciados
A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty.
Razor in the Flesh
Alfredo, a rich playboy and restless womanizer lives a happy life until receive threats from several cuckolds. Things get worse when each of the seven involved women accuse each other causing a big mess.
As Sete Faces de um Cafajeste
Bebeto is a playboy who commits a passional crime killing a friend because of his fiancee. Feeling cornered he kills other four people to survive and scapes to the countryside where meets Quinzinho, a professional hitman who protect him. Then Bebeto starts a romance with a local woman causing the wrath of the population and forcing him to leave.
A Lei do Cão
Brazilian comedy in two segments. 'Theft of the Panties': Four friends are broke during Christmas. Genaro decides to rob a brothel because he thinks that the victims won't call the police. To get to know the place, one of the friends, Alfredo, disguises as a woman and goes there with Genaro. They set up a plan and then return to execute the robbery. 'I Love Cod': The owner of a bar in the suburbs, the Portuguese Manuel, wins the sports lottery. Three mechanics find themselves wronged for having almost won the prize and abduct Manuel's wife, demanding ransom. Manuel refuses to pay, as he finally got rid of his wife and can now win the woman of his dreams. Knowing this, the wife collaborates with the kidnappers to reverse the plan: Manuel will have to pay the ransom if he does not want to see her again.
O Roubo das Calcinhas
Erotic comedy in 3 segments: "A B. de Ouro" (The Golden A..), "O Homem dos Quatro Chifres" (The Man with Four Horns) e "O Homem, a Mulher e o Etc. Numa Noite de Loucuras" (Man, Woman and Etc in a Crazy Night). All three stories are about single, married and divorced men, and their sexual adventures with women.
Os Mansos
The theatrologist, actor, director and overall polemist Plínio Marcos gets his life traced through images of the many spectacles he has put on interviews from various moments in his life, from the most rebellious and marginal, when he lacked resources for his art, to when he was invited to go to Paris and talk about his work
Plínio Marcos — Nas Quebradas do Mundaréu
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A Extorsão
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O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro.
Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career.
Juventude e Ternura
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O Grande Desbum
Two outcasts fight over a pair of shoes in a run-down boarding-house room.