4 Movies Starring Josè Lewgoy

Entranced Earth

Entranced Earth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-05-02

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1484 Reviews)

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Eldorado, a fictitious country in Latin America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-10-10

Languages:

German, Spanish, Italian

Countries:

West Germany, Peru

Runtime:

158 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (20045 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-07-26

Languages:

English, French, Portuguese, German

Countries:

Brazil, USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (9991 Reviews)

Director:

Hector Babenco

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Manuel Puig (based on the novel by)

Leonard Schrader

Fullplot:

Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a trans individual, is found guilty of immoral behavior and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. During the time they spend together, the two men come to understand and respect one another.

Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-12-03

Languages:

German, Ewe, Portuguese

Countries:

West Germany, Ghana

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (4967 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Chatwin (novel)

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Rather than kill him,the owner sends Cobra Verde to Africa. The only white man in the area, Cobra Verde finds himself the victim of torture and humiliation. Later, he trains soldiers in a rebel army. Far from home, Cobra Verde is on the edge of madness.

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