Marieta Severo

Acting

Marieta Severo

Born 1946-11-02 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marieta Severo da Costa (Rio de Janeiro, November 2, 1946) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and theater producer, known for the various works she performs in cinema, television and theater. Marieta is one of the most awarded actresses in the country, among her recognitions include four APCA statuettes, three Guarani Awards, a Kikito, two Shell Awards and two Molières, in addition to receiving two nominations for the Grande Othello. In 2012, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit for her contribution to national culture.

Acting credits

The Rich Are Something Else poster
4.3

Tadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His good looks and education win him the favor of rich people. In his spare time, he becomes the favorite among lonely and rich ladies. Soon he gets involved in trouble.

The Rich Are Something Else

1977

Pequenas Histórias poster
6.5

On the porch of a farm, a woman tells stories while cutting and sewing scraps of cloth, creating images that form a towel. There are four stories of humor and magic. The fisherman's wedding with Iara, a mermaid from the rivers. The altar boy of a church that sees the procession of souls. The encounter between a Santa Claus in a store and a street boy and the adventures of Zé Burraldo, a naive guy who always lets himself be carried away by others.

Pequenas Histórias

2007

Our Children poster
5.5

Vera, who fought in the armed left-wing movements against the Brazilian military dictatorship, has lived in multiple South American countries. Her daughter Tânica has been married to another woman for fifteen years, and they're about to have their first child.

Our Children

2019

As Centenárias poster
NR

Two professional mourners try to trick Death in the northeast of Brazil.

As Centenárias

2009

Outras Estórias poster
7.0

Five stories by Brazilian writer Guimarães Rosa: in the hinterland of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a man fears for his life after having killed one of the dire Brothers Dagobé, outlaws who have great influence over the region; a hitman asks a doctor what's the meaning of a name he has heard; in a farm, the landowner decides to share the use and property of the estate among his employees; a man falls in love with a girl, but she's said to have a dreadful disease; and the local butcher spends half of his time running after his mother and daughter, both utterly mad.

Outras Estórias

1999

Stolen Dreams poster
5.7

Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and find in prostitution a way to survive and satisfy their consumer desires. However, even faced with the trials of absolute uncertainty and lack of hope, Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane insist on loving, having fun and planning their future.

Stolen Dreams

2009

Torniquete poster
NR

After moving with her mother into her grandmother’s house, Amanda survives a violent robbery that leaves a scar on her face. Ridiculed for her appearance, she finds both her home and neighborhood turning against her. When she finally decides to face her wound, she and her family embark on a journey of healing and emotional growth, confronting the pain that has marked them inside and out.

Torniquete

2026

Infinite Elza poster
NR

The movie-documentary "Elza Infinita" follows the journey of singer Elza Soares. Its starting point is the musical Elza and the artists who were part of the cast, as they talk about Elza’s life and their own personal experiences.

Infinite Elza

2021

Castle Ra-Tim-Bum: The Movie poster
6.2

A young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful mages themselves, help him achieve that. Based on the award-winning Brazilian TV series.

Castle Ra-Tim-Bum: The Movie

1999

Chico: Brazilian Artist poster
7.8

Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, shows, daily life, work methods, creative process, in summary all his trajectory. The musician’s search for his German brother, whom he never got to meet, serves as one of the axis for the narrative.

Chico: Brazilian Artist

2015

O Mistério no Colégio Brasil poster
6.3

Two students make a date in a secluded cave behind their school, where they could be undisturbed. But on arrival they see a corpse. They run to inform the authorities, but when they arrive the corpse has mysteriously disappeared.

O Mistério no Colégio Brasil

1988

The Big Family: The Movie poster
6.0

Public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first date. In the present day, Lineu feels uncomfortable when colleague Pacheco dies and goes to the doctor for an examination. When the result of his tomography arrives, Lineu steals the document, afraid of having a tumor, but he believes he will die sooner. Meanwhile, Nenê meets Lineu's old rival Carlinhos, who manages the local market, and invites him to dinner.

The Big Family: The Movie

2007

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell poster
6.9

Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell

2010

Two-Edged Knife poster
5.9

Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business partner and best friend, he decides to execute a perfect plan that involves murdering both and easily getting away with murder. However, Paulo's plans are about to be ruined due to some unpredictable factors involving powerful people, plenty of money, the kidnap of his son and a tenacious inspector following his steps.

Two-Edged Knife

1989

A Fit of Rage poster
5.2

The torrid love affair between a 40-year-old man who lives isolated from the world, in his small farm nearby São Paulo and a politically engaged 30-year-old journalist. One morning, after a night of wild lovemaking, he notices a hole made by sauba ants in his fence. This simple fact raises accusations and discord between the two lovers.

A Fit of Rage

1999

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar poster
8.0

Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues the participation in Brazilian culture of the actress who opened the way for the sexual revolution during the dark years of the dictatorship.

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021

The Body poster
7.0

Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.

The Body

1991

Duetto poster
6.0

Duetto takes place in 1965 and tells the story of 18-year-old Cora, a Brazilian from an Italian family who, after losing her dad in a tragic car accident, goes with her grandmother Lucia to Puglia, Italy, where her ancestral homestead still stands. Lucia, aiming to sell an old family land lot, reencounters her sister Sofia and her husband Gino, whom she hasn't spoken to in 40 years.

Duetto

2022

Bye Bye Brazil poster
6.8

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.

Bye Bye Brazil

1980

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina poster
5.0

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

2021

Roleta Russa poster
10.0

Raul, a playboy, marries Sheila and hire Nina, a photographer, to take erotic snapshots of his wife. Nina acquires an interest on Sheila, and through a maid, investigates the couple's intimate life.

Roleta Russa

1972

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop poster
7.1

Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004

The Three Marias poster
4.9

A mother, with her three daughters, exacts revenge on her former fiancé for killing her husband and sons.

The Three Marias

2002

For Sale or Rent poster
5.5

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums disrupts business.

For Sale or Rent

2013

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