Directing
Jean Garrett
Born — Died
1947-04-16 — 1996-04-22
Place of birth
Açores, Portugal
Known for
Directing
Credits
41 titles
José Antônio Gomes Nunes e Silva (1947–1996), better known as Jean Garrett, was a Portuguese-Brazilian actor, producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, and occasional actor. A native from the archipelago of Açores, Portugal, he moved to Brazil to become one of the most well-known directors of the São Paulo exploitation production pole known as Boca do Lixo. Garrett is celebrated for his highly formalist directorial style, ability of mixing erotic appeal with bold themes, and successful approach to various genres. With a career that spanned for 20 years, with over 18 features, Garrett directed noir-esque police stories, thrillers, horror and disaster pictures. By the mid-to-late 1980s, when the B…
Known for
8.0An unemployed radio worker obsessed with suicide meets a rich brat.
Tchau, Amor
1983
10.0No synopsis available yet.
A Ilha do Desejo
1975
4.3A stripper is arrested for killing her gigolo who exploited her as a prostitute under the name of Karina. Her despair turns to ardent passion when she meets a lady lawyer who promises her that she will be able to get her out of jail very quickly. But both ladies will have to fight an outlaw who will do whatever he can to possess Karina.
Karina, Object of Passion
1982
4.6Dr. Leme, a rich old man, is frustrated about not having children with his wife Raquel. In his mansion, he gives parties filled with drinking and sex with his secretaries. André, his driver, becomes lover of Rachel and they plan to kill Leme to get hold of his fortune.
Possuídas pelo Pecado
1976
4.3Famous crime story writer puzzles police investigator when all the women he gets involved with get murdered.
Loved and Abused
1976
5.3Coffin Joe hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involved in sadistic rituals.
The Strange World of Coffin Joe
1968
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
4.9The lonely Jeruza lives in a simple isolated house by the seaside with the siblings Cassandra and Ulisses and the family survives by selling handicrafts for a local store. Her husband, Santiago, is a sailor who has been missing for many years. When the stranger Roque arrives at Jeruza's house late afternoon, he tells her that Santiago was murdered in a bar fight. Jeruza lodges Roque to spend the night and they have a one night stand. He then seduces Cassandra, who loses her virginity with him and he convinces Ulisses to have an incestuous relationship with his sister. Jeruza realizes that Roque, who has a dreadful secret, is a destructive being that is threatening her family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A Fêmea do Mar
1980
4.9Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.
Abuse
1983
NRA discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.
Boca Aberta
1985
1970s · 2 titles
After witnessing his father being killed in front of him by a gang of outlaws, a young boy grows up determined to learn how to shoot and make a plan for his revenge with the help of his uncle and his girlfriend. In the midst of his plan, the bandits imprison men and women in a dungeon, subjecting them to the most cruel tortures, rapes and acts of evil.
Dungeon of the Doomed
1979
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas
1972
1960s · 2 titles
5.3Coffin Joe hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involved in sadistic rituals.
The Strange World of Coffin Joe
1968
5.1An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with black magic and offers a virgin woman to the Devil in exchange for curing the illness of her only son. A poor laborer is the only man in the village with courage to face a group of guerrilheiros ("guerrilla ghosts") that haunt the minds of the locals. A young man is afflicted by fear of reptiles and spiders and the fear of being buried alive. When he undergoes a shocking event, he becomes unresponsive and is mistakenly buried, only to revive in the coffin after burial.
Trilogy of Terror
1968
Behind the camera
8.0An unemployed radio worker obsessed with suicide meets a rich brat.
Tchau, Amor
1983
8.0An unemployed radio worker obsessed with suicide meets a rich brat.
Tchau, Amor
1983
8.0An unemployed radio worker obsessed with suicide meets a rich brat.
Tchau, Amor
1983
10.0No synopsis available yet.
A Ilha do Desejo
1975
10.0No synopsis available yet.
A Ilha do Desejo
1975
4.3A stripper is arrested for killing her gigolo who exploited her as a prostitute under the name of Karina. Her despair turns to ardent passion when she meets a lady lawyer who promises her that she will be able to get her out of jail very quickly. But both ladies will have to fight an outlaw who will do whatever he can to possess Karina.
Karina, Object of Passion
1982
4.3A stripper is arrested for killing her gigolo who exploited her as a prostitute under the name of Karina. Her despair turns to ardent passion when she meets a lady lawyer who promises her that she will be able to get her out of jail very quickly. But both ladies will have to fight an outlaw who will do whatever he can to possess Karina.
Karina, Object of Passion
1982
4.6Dr. Leme, a rich old man, is frustrated about not having children with his wife Raquel. In his mansion, he gives parties filled with drinking and sex with his secretaries. André, his driver, becomes lover of Rachel and they plan to kill Leme to get hold of his fortune.
Possuídas pelo Pecado
1976
4.6Dr. Leme, a rich old man, is frustrated about not having children with his wife Raquel. In his mansion, he gives parties filled with drinking and sex with his secretaries. André, his driver, becomes lover of Rachel and they plan to kill Leme to get hold of his fortune.
Possuídas pelo Pecado
1976
4.3Famous crime story writer puzzles police investigator when all the women he gets involved with get murdered.
Loved and Abused
1976
4.3Famous crime story writer puzzles police investigator when all the women he gets involved with get murdered.
Loved and Abused
1976
6.1Doralice is a simple minded woman romantically fascinated by marriage. However, when she is raped by a butcher, a friend advises her to become a prostitute - and she does it. After that, all her wishes and longings will curl up into a fascinating vortex.
The Woman Who Invented Love
1980
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Meu Homem, Meu Amante
1984
5.2A professional photographer specialized in nude pictures dreams of respectability and the beautiful college student next window.
O Fotógrafo
1980
5.2A professional photographer specialized in nude pictures dreams of respectability and the beautiful college student next window.
O Fotógrafo
1980
5.2A professional photographer specialized in nude pictures dreams of respectability and the beautiful college student next window.
O Fotógrafo
1980
5.5An affluent but bored housewife and mother pays for her kinky sex fantasies to come true. |
Estranho Desejo
1984
4.3A writer moves to an isolated beach house to write a new book, and gradually gets involved with his odd new neighbors.
Force of the Senses
1978
4.3A writer moves to an isolated beach house to write a new book, and gradually gets involved with his odd new neighbors.
Force of the Senses
1978
4.2A depressed hotel servant goes through a rough night, while his story's interlaced with a number of situations experienced by the hotel guests.
Noite em Chamas
1978
4.2A depressed hotel servant goes through a rough night, while his story's interlaced with a number of situations experienced by the hotel guests.
Noite em Chamas
1978
6.9Follows the relationship between two couples: An unemployed professor, Fernando, sustained by his factory worker girlfriend Rita, and sexist and reactionary Luís Carlos and inexperient Lilita.
Amor, Palavra Prostituta
1982
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A Noite do Amor Eterno
1983
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A Noite do Amor Eterno
1983
5.9Recently turned into a widow, Alice goes to the country to think about her life. There, she's courted by Luis Carlos but falls in love with Marta. However, Jumbo, a horse, also arouses strange and erotic feelings in her mind.
Woman, Woman
1979
5.9Recently turned into a widow, Alice goes to the country to think about her life. There, she's courted by Luis Carlos but falls in love with Marta. However, Jumbo, a horse, also arouses strange and erotic feelings in her mind.
Woman, Woman
1979
6.3Helena and Renato are a couple who leave the big city to live in the comfort of a beach house and help Helena recover from her nervous breakdowns. But before long, she begins to suffer from increasingly disturbing hallucinations, and the household appliances seem to come to life.
Excitation
1977
6.3Helena and Renato are a couple who leave the big city to live in the comfort of a beach house and help Helena recover from her nervous breakdowns. But before long, she begins to suffer from increasingly disturbing hallucinations, and the household appliances seem to come to life.
Excitation
1977
5.7An affluent woman is kidnapped for a ransom and forced into kinky sex games.
Mind-blowing Pleasure
1985
5.7An affluent woman is kidnapped for a ransom and forced into kinky sex games.
Mind-blowing Pleasure
1985
6.5After running away from his patron's home, a young man embarks on a quasisurreal journey through the city of São Paulo.
Fuk Fuk à Brasileira
1986
6.0Female vampire attacks her victims, mostly males.
The Kiss of the Piranha Woman
1986
6.0Female vampire attacks her victims, mostly males.
The Kiss of the Piranha Woman
1986
8.0A couple on vacation comes across three frantic criminals.
Entra e Sai
1986