4 Movies Starring Josè Wilker

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-06-21

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1575 Reviews)

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jorge Amado (novel)

Bruno Barreto

Eduardo Coutinho

Leopoldo Serran

Fullplot:

In a small city of Brazil, Flor (a very good looking woman) marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking to her neighbours but he takes all her money to gamble. One day he dies. Flor misses the goods of the marriage so she marries again with a very correct gentleman - the owner of the drugstore (Teodoro). Now she's very happy with her man, but misses the erotic moments with her previous husband. Then the ghost of Vadhino comes to earth to chase her.

Bye Bye Brasil

Bye Bye Brasil

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-02-09

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

France, Brazil, Argentina

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1061 Reviews)

Director:

Carlos Diegues

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Carlos Diegues

Leopoldo Serran

Fullplot:

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomè dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomè, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdè, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomè lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdè's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdè's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.

Medicine Man

Medicine Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (16615 Reviews)

Director:

John McTiernan

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Schulman (story)

Tom Schulman (screenplay)

Sally Robinson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because he's close to a cure for cancer. When the assistant turns out to be a "mere woman," he rejects her help. Meanwhile the bulldozers get closer to the area in which they are conducting research, and they eventually learn to work together, and begin falling in love.

Romance

Romance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-14

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (444 Reviews)

Director:

Guel Arraes

Genres:

Romance

Fullplot:

During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the characters live an idealized love, the interpreters are living a true story, which they try to spice it up with the intensity of the fiction.

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