João Moreira Salles

João Moreira Salles

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News From a Personal War 1999 (7.8)

A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.
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Santiago 2007 (7.6)

Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for some strange reason, the director felt he couldn't edit it and put it aside. In 2005 he remembers the unfinished film and starts its edition.
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In the Intense Now 2017 (7.8)

A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From the military coup in Brazil to China's Cultural Revolution, from the student uprisings in Paris to the end of the Prague Spring.
Antônio J. Moreira

Antônio J. Moreira

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Panca de Valente 1968 (4.7)

Western spoof. Depicts the conflict between the leader of a gang of country bandits and his former protégé, now a police officer.
J. Moreira

J. Moreira

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Happy Arenas 1958

A watchman with a sensitive heart, Fernand falls in love with Violette and Pervenche, two of the daughters of his boss, Maître Arno. At a bullfight starring three attractive Spaniards, the girls and their sister Marguerite - with whom Fernand's companion Rémy is in love - compete in charm, to the despair of both suitors. Followed by Marina, a pretty girl who seems to take a keen interest in Fernand, the two friends decide to retire to Les Martigues, far from their belles. But soon annoyed by Marina's insistence, Fernand returns to Maître Arno's manade, while Rémy decides to become a bullfighter to win back Marguerite.
A.J. Moreiras

A.J. Moreiras

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A. J. Moreiras

A. J. Moreiras

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