
Acting
Tônia Carrero
Born 1922-08-23 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tônia Carrero, stage name Maria Antonieta Portocarrero Thedim (August 23, 1922 – March 3, 2018), was a renowned Brazilian film, theater and television actress. She was the mother of actor Cecil Thiré, and grandmother of actors Miguel Thiré, Luísa Thiré and Carlos Thiré.
Acting credits
7.0A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defeat an evil wizard.
Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
1990
10.0Romantic comedy...
Querida Suzana
1947
6.5Eduardo wants to become a police reporter. To do so, he unravels a mysterious crime, but fails to get the editor of his newspaper to promote it. He is engaged to Suzy, who works at a nightclub. In charge of interviewing a famous actress, June, gets involved in several embarrassing situations that are created by Suzy and two other reporters, Harry and Steve, who follow June since her arrival in Brazil.
É Proibido Beijar
1954
3.0Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.
Carnival of Crime
1962
7.0Documentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors of all times.
I, I, I José Lewgoy
2011
No synopsis available yet.
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
1976
5.0For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; three charming stewardesses are looking for entertainment, but their three Carioca host, musicians Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and João Gilberto, are married; a man, separated from his wife, wants to catch her in the act of adultery.
Copacabana Palace
1962
6.0An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
The Ballroom
2007
NRA portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of acting through the career of Paulo Autran (1922-2007), one of the greatest actors in Brazil.
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
2017
4.8Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier
1990
8.7A bus tour to São Paulo’s touristic spots bumps into several strange people.
Fire and Passion
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
João Bennio, O Pioneiro do Cinema Goiano
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7.0Created by his son Leonardo, this portrait of Adolfo Celi reconstructs his personal and artistic journey between Italy and Brazil. Through interviews, film clips, testimonials, photos, and extraordinary footage from the Celi family's personal archive, we will revisit the places that shaped his life.
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
6.3To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
Vinicius de Moraes
2005
NR"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Caminhos do Sul
1949
9.0Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories. The celebration is marked by a barbecue with lots of gossip and fun among old friends.
Sonhos de Menina Moça
1988
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Quando a Noite Acaba
1950
7.5Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory swath through the countryside. As his comrades are killed off one by one, the leader of the group descends into gibbering madness. In contrast to this, a subplot develops involving the least dangerous of the escapees, who murdered his wife in a peak of self-righteous rage and is now seriously in doubt about the wisdom of his deed. Principal scenes reworked in 1962 to make the film The Violent and the Damned (q.v.).
Bloody Hands
1955
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
1962
10.0Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.
The Inventor of Dreams
2010
7.8A fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s.
Tico-Tico no Fubá
1952
3.5When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.
The Violent and the Damned
1962
8.0Sílvia Nogalis, a renowned concert pianist, prefers her career to her marriage. On the night she performs Beethoven's "Appassionata", she learns of the death of her husband, maestro Walter Hauser.
Appassionata
1952