Wannabe gangster Miguel Metralha becomes editor of a fading pornographic magazine that faces difficulties with the savage competition of similar imported magazines. His fresh ideas reshape the magazine as a whole, which is good for business, but upset the magazine's owner, a rich and powerful woman.
Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A Badaladíssima dos Trópicos x Os Picaretas do Sexo": shenanigans of a troubled fictional film production. Segment "Amor 69": Actress Maria Vargas is expected to appear nude in a scene, but ultimately refuses to do so.
As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In O VAMPIRO DA CINEMATECA Ferreira develops a poetic representation of his idea of “inventive cinema” without a plot in the classical sense. Ferreira mixes situations of everyday life in the streets of São Paulo with scenes from classics of film history, which he filmed from television or from a projection with his Super 8 camera. The author as a vampire sucks from various sources – not only in cinema, but also in poetry and music – and creates a portrait of his time.
Jairo Ferreira's view on the career of singer Raul Seixas.
Horror Palace Hotel is a documentary that explores the dark and haunted history of a notorious hotel known for paranormal activities. Through interviews with former guests and staff, the film uncovers chilling stories of ghost sightings, mysterious deaths, and supernatural occurrences. Dive into the eerie past of Horror Palace Hotel and experience the spine-chilling tales that have made it a legend in the world of horror.
A mockumentary (or is it a fake fiction?) about journalism.
One of the first Brazilian movies to conjecture about contraculture and its reflexes on the behaviour of a generation. A tribute to the late poet and friend Orlando Parolini.
A film about Maurice Legeard who run a cineclub in Santos.
Two factory workers from the outskirts of São Paulo make a trip to a bathhouse close to the city.
Two groups of men fighting to conquer an automobile race bowl.
A homage to poet Sousandrade.
A travelogue film using Pound's concept of invention as a starting point.
Multiple film crews travel through Amazon.
"Before I Forget" is a short film by Jairo Ferreira. It was filmed in 1977, during the release of the book of the same name of Roberto Bicelli. The poet is part, along with Cláudio Willer and Roberto Piva, of the surrealist group of São Paulo. Also participating in the short Jorge Mautner and Nelson Jacobina.
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