Directing
Paulo Caldas
Born
1964-05-18 (62)
Place of birth
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
35 titles
Paulo Caldas (João Pessoa, May 18, 1964) is a Brazilian filmmaker and screenwriter.
Known for
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O País do Cinema
2016
5.9A documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.
Acqua Movie
2019
6.0A 10-part documentary about 10 Brazilian filmmakers: Linduarte Noronha, Jorge Furtado, Ruy Guerra, Murilo Salles, Paulo Caldas, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, David Neves, Julio Bressane, Ana Carolina and Carlos Reichenbach.
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
7.3A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.
Perfumed Ball
1997
6.91942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
2005
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Saudade
2017
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRMangue Beat, a musical and aesthetic movement which emerged in Pernambuco in the 1990s, transformed the visibility of the peripheries and cultural manifestations of the metropolitan area of Recife and placed the state on the map of the world music market with the launching of bands like Chico Science and Nação Zumbi and Mundo Livre S.A. The film experiments with the freedomn of thought of the Mangue using a plural language, which brings togther ideias and ideals, refleting the daring which resulted in the great symbol of the movement: a satellite dish planted in the mud of the estuaries - the Mangue.
Manguebit
2021
5.0In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
2000s · 2 titles
6.0A 10-part documentary about 10 Brazilian filmmakers: Linduarte Noronha, Jorge Furtado, Ruy Guerra, Murilo Salles, Paulo Caldas, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, David Neves, Julio Bressane, Ana Carolina and Carlos Reichenbach.
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
7.9Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Critic
2008
Series credits
Behind the camera
5.9A documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.
Acqua Movie
2019
7.3A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.
Perfumed Ball
1997
7.3A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.
Perfumed Ball
1997
6.91942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
2005
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Saudade
2017
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Saudade
2017
NRIn the 1980s, in the city of Recife, a thief who steals film footage — popularly known as the "O Bandido da Sétima Luz" — terrorizes the population.
O Bandido da Sétima Luz
1986
NRIn the 1980s, in the city of Recife, a thief who steals film footage — popularly known as the "O Bandido da Sétima Luz" — terrorizes the population.
O Bandido da Sétima Luz
1986
No synopsis available yet.
O Crime da Imagem
1992
No synopsis available yet.
O Crime da Imagem
1992
NRThe trajectory of one of the greatest circus masters in Brazil, Zé Wilson, returning to his hometown, in the hinterland of Alagoas, when, together with his troupe, he revisits the history of the circus in Brazil.
O Circo Voltou
2021
NRThe trajectory of one of the greatest circus masters in Brazil, Zé Wilson, returning to his hometown, in the hinterland of Alagoas, when, together with his troupe, he revisits the history of the circus in Brazil.
O Circo Voltou
2021
NRThe trajectory of one of the greatest circus masters in Brazil, Zé Wilson, returning to his hometown, in the hinterland of Alagoas, when, together with his troupe, he revisits the history of the circus in Brazil.
O Circo Voltou
2021
"O Corneteiro Lopes" is a story of love and courage. The city of Salvador is under siege by Brazilian troops, however, they lose strength in the course of battles. The Portuguese Luiz Lopes, alongside the Brazilian army, contrary to the orders of General Labatut, changes the fortunes of the Battle of Pirajá.
O Corneteiro Lopes
2003
No synopsis available yet.
Nem Tudo São Flores
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Nem Tudo São Flores
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NRRoberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.
País do Desejo
2012
NRRoberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.
País do Desejo
2012
10.0A film that portrays the anguish of an artist on the day of the presidential elections in Brazil in 2018.
Tropical Abyss
2019
10.0A film that portrays the anguish of an artist on the day of the presidential elections in Brazil in 2018.
Tropical Abyss
2019
6.5A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.
The Little Prince's Rap Against The Wicked Souls
2000
9.0Flavia Ribeiro meets 8 female ex-offenders with whom she helped as a volunteer in the Women's Chain, city of Santos. Together, in a inhospitable and precarious space, they transformed anguish into art, rebellions into dialogue, despair into hope.
Prison Flowers
2019
9.0Flavia Ribeiro meets 8 female ex-offenders with whom she helped as a volunteer in the Women's Chain, city of Santos. Together, in a inhospitable and precarious space, they transformed anguish into art, rebellions into dialogue, despair into hope.
Prison Flowers
2019
No synopsis available yet.
Estrelas de Celulóide
1986
7.0It follows the events linked to a murder-suicide along the banks of the Capibaribe River, combining elements of suspense with a social portrayal of the city.
Death on the Capibaribe River
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No synopsis available yet.
Zé
2026
NREdmundo is the caretaker of a ranch in São Paulo. He lives isolated in nature. His mother's presence haunts him with poetry and memories of the hinterland where he was born. The fine line between memory and delirium leads Edmundo to plunge into fantasies. The poet-caretaker, face to face with death, seeks to give significance to life.
Atmosfera
2023
5.2Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
Happy Desert
2007
5.2Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
Happy Desert
2007