Directing

Adolfo Rosenthal

Born 1961-12-16 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Santo Marcos poster
5.0

Marcos, famous goalkeeper who made history in Palmeiras and in the Brazilian NT - with which he was world champion in 2002 -, has a reputation as a saint due to the beautiful defenses he makes in capo. Players, coaches, journalists and fans praise the skills of São Marcos and pay homage to the admirable man and tireless athlete who became an idol.

Santo Marcos

2013

O Crime e o Burguês poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

O Crime e o Burguês

2011

O Crime e o Burguês poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

O Crime e o Burguês

2011

The Lumberman poster
3.7

A writer married to an older man falls in love with an art dealer. She resists his advances, but through romantic, handwritten letters, she expresses her innermost desires and feelings for him. With her husband's illness and death, she breaks off contact.

The Lumberman

2011

That Pair of Arms! poster
6.2

A subtle adaptation of a classical story of the most greatest Brazilian writer: Machado de Assis. The history is passed in the Rio de Janeiro in full century XIX. The adolescent Inácio lives in Borges house and works like an apprentice. His routine of boredom and alone loneliness is broken in moments that sees the naked arms of the wife's boss. Upon perceiving that is desired by him, passes treat-him with affection. A silent romance and prohibited is told with romance and poetry.

That Pair of Arms!

2009

Manual Prático da Melhor Idade poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Manual Prático da Melhor Idade

2014

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar

2007

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar

2007

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar

2007

Machado do Brasil poster
8.2

Machado de Assis, the most famous Brazilian writer, is transported, without further explanation, to current times. Received with skepticism by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, where he will be questioned by immortal colleagues who suspect they are dealing with an imposter, Machado defends himself vehemently. Is he the true Immortal, founder of the Academy?

Machado do Brasil

2014

Machado do Brasil poster
8.2

Machado de Assis, the most famous Brazilian writer, is transported, without further explanation, to current times. Received with skepticism by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, where he will be questioned by immortal colleagues who suspect they are dealing with an imposter, Machado defends himself vehemently. Is he the true Immortal, founder of the Academy?

Machado do Brasil

2014

As Mãos de Meu Filho poster
NR

A couple accompany their son's piano concert. While classical music touches their hearts, the suffering memories of the past - the poverty and alcoholism of the father - contrast with the victory and success of the present.

As Mãos de Meu Filho

2010

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vanja Orico, Ao Arrepio Do Tempo

2025

O Fim de Arsênio Godard poster
NR

In 1883, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy rebelled against the country's government (an episode known as the Navy Revolt). Six months of intense fighting caused incalculable material and human losses. Inside one of the Navy ships, a deserter is captured. The commander punishes the French mercenary with the most unlikely of punishments: the torture of silence.

O Fim de Arsênio Godard

2013

Os Óculos de Pedro Antão poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Os Óculos de Pedro Antão

2008

The Miracle of the Birds poster
4.5

Sabô marries Lindolfo Ezequiel in exchange for the life of his brother, who was sworn to death by the captain. The brunette is known as the most desired woman in the region and her husband is reputed to be a killer. One day, Ubaldo Capadócio arrives in the city of Cachoeira, in Bahia, and takes away hearts. The poet is a handsome man, has nine children and is married to three women: Rosecler, Romilda and Valdelice. Rosecler is the most fiery and spendthrift, Romilda abandoned her butcher husband for Ubaldo and Valdelice is the most daring. In Cachoeira, Ubaldo sees Sabô and is attracted by so much beauty. The captain's wife surrenders to the poet's charms, but they are caught by Lindolfo Ezequiel. Then begins the saga of Ubaldo to escape death. That's where the miracle of birds happens.

The Miracle of the Birds

2012