José Carlos Avellar
Acting
Known For
A lonely architect attends the funeral of his childhood best friend and embarks on a personal journey of reminiscence and self-reflection.
Os Amigos
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.
Pitanga
Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.
Milagrez
The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."
Depois do Transe
The documentary VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro is a celebration of these two decades of Brazilian cinema, revealing the role of RioFilme in its recent history. Created in late 1992, shortly after the impeachment of Fernando Collor and shortly before the Audiovisual Law, RioFilme is the daughter of our democratic consolidation and the mother of the recovery, which contributed to and often inaugurated different phases of Brazilian cinema, until the current strengthening of its economy and the multiplication of the diversity of its films.
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
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Mídia, mentiras e democracia: zona de fronteira
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Eu Carrego um Sertão Dentro de Mim
A couple is arrested and tortured after taking part in a political demonstration, being sentenced to death.
Grey Morning
Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. First episode: the influences of Cahiers du cinéma, the New Wave, Italian neorealism. In Brazil, Cinema Novo draws inspiration from these models while drawing on the historical and cultural singularity of the country. The documentary was awarded the Prix Makhila d’or at the Festival de Biarritz, France.
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
A documentary on the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé and its rites.
Iaô: A iniciação num terreiro Gege Nagô
A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Short documentary about the ideology of publicity and mass medias.
The Language of Persuasion
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Ser Tão Cinzento
Three widows of political prisoners united against the dictatorship in Brazil and the repression of the military regime.
Eunice, Clarice, Thereza
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Destruição Cerebral
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Cego Aderaldo - O Cantador e o Mito
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Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
A lesson in conciseness, expressiveness, and humor on the inexhaustible theme of the dream of making movies. A parodic lesson, a Brazilian version of historical scenes filmed by the Lumiére brothers in 1895—the baby, the bath in the garden, the workers leaving, and the arrival of the train. The melodrama of a couple of lovers through time and the history of cinema. Many sequence shots, as preferred and taught by Cinema Novo. Everything about a film being made and being watched. The language of cinema (shot, reverse shot, tracking shot, editing, mixing, dubbing, etc.), interspersed with quotes from Humberto Mauro, Godard, Glauber Rocha, and Rossellini.
Cinema
Short documentary film about the afrobrazilian religion Candomblé.
Espaço Sagrado
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