Carlos Augusto Calil
Directing
Known For
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its charismatic leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from extreme poverty, Lula gained national prominence as a union activist during the late 70s and early 80s. After being jailed during his time as a union leader, he eventually becomes Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010.
ABC of a Strike
At 84 years of age, LĂşcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in SĂŁo Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the risk to her life, LĂşcia, laconic, tells the doctor: 'Then open it'. This is the second time she has undergone bypass surgery. From this gesture, the documentary Abry was born (with y, sign of the unconscious, according to the nomenclature invented by his son, Glauber Rocha). To relate her memories, she invites filmmaker Joel Pizzini, who offers his mini camera as an instrument to amplify LĂşcia's imagination. Abry is a poetic dive into LĂşcia Rocha's fabulous universe, reconstructing her trajectory in Brazilian cinema through sounds, images and characters with whom she lived closely.
Abry
An ex-guerrilla fighter wants to leave and forget the past, but is blackmailed by an old friend, who threatens to turn him in. Pursued by the police, he is eventually arrested.
Devil's Hour
Reconstitution, through photos, films and texts, of the arrival in Brazil of the poet Cendrars, in 1924. Tributes received, visits throughout the country and the desire to make a "100 percent Brazilian film". Testimonials from figures who lived with the intensity of the core of modernist artists: Tarcila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade and Di Cavalcanti. Scenes from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Martinho Farm and the 1924 Revolution. Scenes from the movie LES HEURES CHAUDES DE MONTPARNASSE. Reference to Aleijadinho and Febrônio Indio do Brasil.
Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars
A historical overview of what Semana de 22 was and its understanding over time, the event took place over three nights at the Theatro Municipal de SĂŁo Paulo (February 13, 15 and 17, 1922).
Semana Sem Fim
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A polĂtica do cinema
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O que eu estou vendo vocĂŞs nĂŁo podem ver
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Simiterio do AdĂŁo e Eva
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Samurais, FamĂlias e uma Harpa da Birmânia - Os Cinemas da Liberdade
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Quem NĂŁo Conhece o Silva?
Short film about the life and work of the poet Murilo Mendes.
Murilo Mendes: A Poesia em Pânico
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Adorável de se ver
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Abeladormecida: Entrada numa SĂł-sombra
With archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, a story of movie theaters that were located on the avenues of São João and Ipiranga and its surroundings, in São Paulo's city centre. Known as Cinelândia Paulistana, this area lived its heyday in the 1950s, reaching more than 15 cinemas in full operation.
When The Marquees' Lights Go Out
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