Directing
Denoy de Oliveira
Born — Died
1933-10-30 — 1998-11-04
Place of birth
Belém, Pará, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
35 titles
Denoy de Oliveira (Belém, October 30, 1933 — São Paulo, November 4, 1998) was a Brazilian screenwriter, actor, producer, composer and film director. He stood out mainly in cinema, directing works such as Amante very Louca, O Baiano Fantasma and A Grande Noitada, among others. In theater, especially at Teatro Opinião, he worked as an author, director, actor and producer. He also worked on television.
Known for
NRThe series Companhias do Teatro Brasileiro (Brazilian Theater Companies) offers a documentary overview of the evolution of theatrical art in Brazil. The history of Brazilian theater is told through the testimonies of artists, historians, and researchers. Drawing on extensive archival material—including photographs, as well as audiovisual and audio recordings—the series revisits influential companies and groups such as Cia. João Caetano, Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro Experimental do Negro, Teatro Oficina, and Grupo Galpão. Across 15 episodes, the series showcases these iconic groups, highlighting their artistic styles, repertoires, and the work of their actors and directors.
Companhias do Teatro Brasileiro
2023
7.3Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
Hour of the Star
1986
4.0Country boy arrives in Rio de Janeiro, looking for a better life, but he finds it extremely difficult to get a job, and even has to work as a pimp in order to survive.
André, a Cara e a Coragem
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Mais Luz
1986
10.035mm, Color, 95min42seg, 2.624m, 24q, Eastmancolor
O Último Vôo do Condor
1982
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Adágio ao Sol
1996
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
1980s · 7 titles
7.3Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
Hour of the Star
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Mais Luz
1986
10.035mm, Color, 95min42seg, 2.624m, 24q, Eastmancolor
O Último Vôo do Condor
1982
7.2Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.
The Wrung-Out Man
1980
3.3A young girl runaway from home to join the circus.
Janete
1983
8.0On Jo's birthday, her mother, and later, her father, discover that she is not a virgin anymore - she is taking pills. The birthday party turns into a complete mess, since Jo's mother can not hold herself and accuses her daughter in front of all guests of not being a child that everyone thought she still was. Jo rebels and leaves the house, and discovers that her boyfriend listened to everything and did not help her. She decides to leave him, and to start her life again. As a woman, now.
Nasce uma Mulher
1983
4.8A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
The Next Victim
1983
1970s · 3 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ainda Agarro Esse Machão
1976
5.5A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.
Doramundo
1978
6.7In the bohemian 1960s Rio de Janeiro, the 16 year-old rebel and reckless teenager Marcelo, a terrible student that plays hooky from school, dreams on leaving his home and move to São Paulo to work hard, make money and travel abroad to visit the world.
Marcelo Zona Sul
1970
Series credits
Behind the camera
4.0Country boy arrives in Rio de Janeiro, looking for a better life, but he finds it extremely difficult to get a job, and even has to work as a pimp in order to survive.
André, a Cara e a Coragem
1971
After a heavy rain storm, several vehicles get stuck on a muddy road. Soon hunger and fatigue change people's manners, making them behave in a very noncivilized way.
Sete Dias de Agonia
1982
After a heavy rain storm, several vehicles get stuck on a muddy road. Soon hunger and fatigue change people's manners, making them behave in a very noncivilized way.
Sete Dias de Agonia
1982
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Esse Rio Muito Louco
1977
6.5Lambusca, a man from the State of Paraíba, Brazil, goes to São Paulo, looking for a job. But he ends up working for a group of fishy loan sharks, collecting money. In one of his visits, the debtor dies. The police then starts chasing him, believing he had murdered the man.
O Baiano Fantasma
1984
6.5Lambusca, a man from the State of Paraíba, Brazil, goes to São Paulo, looking for a job. But he ends up working for a group of fishy loan sharks, collecting money. In one of his visits, the debtor dies. The police then starts chasing him, believing he had murdered the man.
O Baiano Fantasma
1984
6.5Lambusca, a man from the State of Paraíba, Brazil, goes to São Paulo, looking for a job. But he ends up working for a group of fishy loan sharks, collecting money. In one of his visits, the debtor dies. The police then starts chasing him, believing he had murdered the man.
O Baiano Fantasma
1984
7.0No synopsis available yet.
J.J.J., o Amigo do Super-Homem
1978
7.0No synopsis available yet.
J.J.J., o Amigo do Super-Homem
1978
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Amante Muito Louca!
1973
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Amante Muito Louca!
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Nós de Valor, Nós de Fato
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Nós de Valor, Nós de Fato
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
No synopsis available yet.
Fala Só de Malandragem
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Fala Só de Malandragem
1985
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A Grande Noitada
1997
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A Grande Noitada
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Prisão Mulher
1985