Luna Alkalay

Directing

Luna Alkalay

Milan, Italy

Born in Milan, Italy, in 1947. Luna lived in Argentina until she was six years old and then moved to Brazil. Graduated in philosophy from USP, she began making films after participating in the filming of the short Um Clássico, Dois em Casa e Não Jogo Fora (1968), by Djalma Limongi Batista. Directed the feature films Crystals of Blood (1975) and United States of Brazil (2005).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

We Shall Have a Childhood poster
8.0

Arnulfo Silva, a former abandoned child, retells his childhood difficulties living on the streets.

We Shall Have a Childhood

1974

Trem Fantasma poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Trem Fantasma

1977

Suite Dreams poster
NR

“Suite Dreams” is a three-episode fiction film set in hotel rooms that hold historical, social, and symbolic layers of Brazil. At Hotel Riazor (Rio de Janeiro), the story unfolds on the night of August 24, 1954, facing the windows of Catete Palace — when entering history can mean leaving life behind. Madeira Palace (São Paulo), a well-known downtown hotel associated with chemsex encounters, receives a character immersed in delirium and confinement, confronted with his own duplication. Freely inspired by Campos de Carvalho. At Hotel Glória (Rio de Janeiro), the rise of a new real estate icon unfolds — because even ghosts are forced to update themselves.

Suite Dreams

2026

Cristais de Sangue poster
8.0

Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family. Maria's stepfather is the head of a gang and will go to any lengths to prevent Rui from finding his father.

Cristais de Sangue

1975

Cristais de Sangue poster
8.0

Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family. Maria's stepfather is the head of a gang and will go to any lengths to prevent Rui from finding his father.

Cristais de Sangue

1975

Trópico de Leão poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Trópico de Leão

2025

Sangria poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sangria

1972

Lacrimosa poster
5.5

This documentary takes us on a ride through Marginal Tietê, an important avenue in São Paulo, Brazil, then recently opened to the public. The places it crosses and the people living nearby force the viewer to think about the core of this big city.

Lacrimosa

1970

Lacrimosa poster
5.5

This documentary takes us on a ride through Marginal Tietê, an important avenue in São Paulo, Brazil, then recently opened to the public. The places it crosses and the people living nearby force the viewer to think about the core of this big city.

Lacrimosa

1970

Lacrimosa poster
5.5

This documentary takes us on a ride through Marginal Tietê, an important avenue in São Paulo, Brazil, then recently opened to the public. The places it crosses and the people living nearby force the viewer to think about the core of this big city.

Lacrimosa

1970

Arrasta a Bandeira Colorida poster
NR

The street carnival in the city of São Paulo: the scenary, the samba schools, the blocks, the passers-by, the trance. Film made from black and white photographs, with classic samba songs in the soundtrack.

Arrasta a Bandeira Colorida

1970

Estados Unidos do Brasil poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Estados Unidos do Brasil

Dia de Vaquejada poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dia de Vaquejada

1976

Dia de Vaquejada poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dia de Vaquejada

1976