Released Date:
2000-09-10
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
104 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.5 (4622 Reviews)
Director:
Guel ArraesGuel Arraes
Adriana Falcèo
Joèo Falcèo
Ariano Suassuna (play)
The lively Joèo Grilo and the sly Chicè are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise.
Released Date:
2003-08-22
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
106 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (3004 Reviews)
Director:
Guel ArraesGuel Arraes (screenplay)
Jorge Furtado (screenplay)
Pedro Cardoso (screenplay)
Osman Lins (play)
Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Lelèu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Lelèu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.
Released Date:
2008-11-14
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
105 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (444 Reviews)
Director:
Guel ArraesGenres:
RomanceDuring 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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