Movies and TvShows featuring "cinema-novo" theme.

Black God, White Devil is a movie set in Brazil during the 1960s, exploring themes of religious fanaticism, violence, and social upheaval. The plot follows a poor peasant who becomes a gunman after killing his boss in self-defense. He joins a cult-like religious group led by a preacher, and together they embark on a journey of murder, mayhem, and ultimately, their own destruction.

Antonio, a mercenary and former government agent, is hired to kill a blind man in a village. As he carries out the job, Antonio starts to question his actions and embarks on a journey of redemption in a town plagued by corruption and social issues.

Barren Lives is a 1963 movie that depicts the harsh reality of poverty and deprivation in the Brazilian countryside. Set during a drought, it follows a socially deprived family struggling to survive in the arid landscape. The film explores themes of hunger, hardship, and the resilience of the human spirit. Based on the novel by Graciliano Ramos, Barren Lives is a classic example of the new Latin American cinema movement.

A retrospective on the life and work of Portuguese director António-Pedro Vasconcelos.

Entranced Earth is a surreal drama set in a fictitious Latin American country, depicting the political corruption and abuse of power. The story follows a journalist who becomes entangled in a web of treachery and conflict-of-interest as he investigates the corruption within the government and the corporation backing the political candidate. The film explores themes of amorality, violence, and the struggle for power in a poverty-stricken society.

Macunaima is a dark comedy film set in the vibrant and absurd world of the Brazilian jungle. It tells the story of Macunaima, a mischievous homosapiens born out of a puddle. With his surreal adventures, Macunaima satirizes racism, elitism, and the Brazilian society of the time.

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth is a documentary that explores the life and work of Glauber Rocha, a prominent figure in Brazil's cinema-novo movement. The film delves into his ideas, inspirations, and the impact he had on Brazilian cinema. It also sheds light on his personal life, including his relationships, funeral, and the legacy he left behind. This documentary is a must-watch for anyone interested in the history of Brazilian filmmaking.

He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western spaghetti, esoteric allegory, supernatural, and science-fiction. Without state subsidies, he would quit filmmaking in the 1990s. Who remembers António de Macedo?

In the 1500s, a Frenchman finds himself in Brazil, encountering indigenous peoples and their culture, while navigating the complexities of colonization. Through comedic twists and turns, he embarks on a quest for hidden treasure, all while facing the threat of cannibalism.

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main authors, who invented, in the early 1960s, a new way of making movies in Brazil, with a political attitude, always near to people's problems, that combined art and revolution.

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.

A charming womanizer in the 1960s navigates his way through the vibrant cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, encountering a variety of women and experiencing love, lust, and heartbreak along the way.

Somewhere in Rio Grande do Norte's countryside, Brazil, the wealthy farmer Elói Dantas (Álvaro Guimarães) decides to increase his patrimony even further by exploiting ores. To do this, he tries to appropriate the small site of Antônio Vaqueiro (José Marinho). Desperate, Antônio rushes to the aid of the gypsy healer Maria dos Remédios (Luiza Maranhão) and the poet and dreamer Tião Poeta (Lenicio Queirogo) to face the greed of Elói.

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

The Guns is a dramatic movie set in poverty-stricken Brazil, depicting the struggles of a group of people facing starvation, repression, and the wrath of God. The story follows a truck driver who becomes involved in a murder case and finds himself caught in a desolate landscape filled with despair and mysticism.

Documentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors of all times.

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.

Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio is recruited by an indigenist to pretend to be indigenous during the visit of a general. In the dilemma of integrating into the system or preserving individual freedom, the family moves toward disintegration as the city prepares to launch a space rocket.