Roberto Farias

Directing

Roberto Farias

Born — Died

1932-03-27 — 2018-05-14

Place of birth

Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

45 titles

Roberto Farias was born on March 27, 1932 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Roberto Figueira de Farias. He is a director and producer, known for Under New Management (2003), Pra Frente, Brasil (1982) and Faça Sua História (2007). Brother of Reginaldo Faria, Riva Farias and Rogério Farias. Father of Mauro Farias, Maurício Farias, Lui Farias and Marisa Farias. Uncle of actor Marcelo Faria and director Regis Faria.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Estranho Triângulo poster
3.5

A poor college student becomes a homosexual millionaire's lover in order to get ahead in life. The latter marries a woman for convenience, and the newlyweds end up sharing the young man.

Estranho Triângulo

1970

O Casal poster
9.0

The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obstacles and an unexpected pregnancy.

O Casal

1975

The Lyre of Delight poster
7.0

During the Carnival, in Niterói, the son of a Lira do Delírio nightclub dancer is kidnapped. With the help of a journalist friend, she dives into Rio de Janeiro's underworld and meet all kind of criminals. She also goes back in time, to a past carnival, where she thinks she might pin-point the culprit among a group of people.

The Lyre of Delight

1978

Cidade Ameaçada poster
6.5

Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police.

Cidade Ameaçada

1960

Cidade Ameaçada poster
6.5

Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police.

Cidade Ameaçada

1960

Tragic Jungle poster
6.8

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.

Tragic Jungle

1963

Tragic Jungle poster
6.8

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.

Tragic Jungle

1963

Tragic Jungle poster
6.8

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.

Tragic Jungle

1963

O Flagrante poster
8.0

Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives doesn't accept this arrangement and tries to get even.

O Flagrante

1976

All Nudity Shall Be Punished poster
4.9

A rich man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion.

All Nudity Shall Be Punished

1973

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida poster
6.6

In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the major. Until an attack on the city, all die at the hands of the bandit Severino and must stand trial in the sky, which puts everyone before God and the Virgin Mary.

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida

1987

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida poster
6.6

In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the major. Until an attack on the city, all die at the hands of the bandit Severino and must stand trial in the sky, which puts everyone before God and the Virgin Mary.

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida

1987

Adventures with Uncle Manuelo poster
6.0

Three boys and their uncle venture into the Amazon jungle in search of their missing grandfather who's been kidnapped by evil space robots!

Adventures with Uncle Manuelo

1971

Adventures with Uncle Manuelo poster
6.0

Three boys and their uncle venture into the Amazon jungle in search of their missing grandfather who's been kidnapped by evil space robots!

Adventures with Uncle Manuelo

1971

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi poster
10.0

Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

1973

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi poster
10.0

Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

1973

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta poster
5.6

In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover.

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

1985

The Devil Queen poster
6.3

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!

The Devil Queen

1974

Rich and Carefree poster
5.5

Taxi driver gets in a jam when he receives a lot of money as inheritance from a distant family member when in fact, the money came from a bank robbery.

Rich and Carefree

1957

Rich and Carefree poster
5.5

Taxi driver gets in a jam when he receives a lot of money as inheritance from a distant family member when in fact, the money came from a bank robbery.

Rich and Carefree

1957

Assault on the Pay Train poster
8.0

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

Assault on the Pay Train poster
8.0

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

Assault on the Pay Train poster
8.0

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa poster
5.6

A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa

1970

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa poster
5.6

A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa

1970

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa poster
5.6

A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.

Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa

1970

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera poster
6.0

General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse.

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera

1966

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera poster
6.0

General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse.

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera

1966

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera poster
6.0

General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse.

Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera

1966

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora poster
5.9

A mechanic who wants to become a race car pilot has his great opportunity when he has to take the place of another pilot who had suffered an accident.

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora

1971

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora poster
5.9

A mechanic who wants to become a race car pilot has his great opportunity when he has to take the place of another pilot who had suffered an accident.

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora

1971

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora poster
5.9

A mechanic who wants to become a race car pilot has his great opportunity when he has to take the place of another pilot who had suffered an accident.

Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora

1971

Fish in a Barrel poster
8.3

Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.

Fish in a Barrel

1977

Go Ahead, Brazil! poster
7.3

Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".

Go Ahead, Brazil!

1982

Go Ahead, Brazil! poster
7.3

Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".

Go Ahead, Brazil!

1982

Pra Quem Fica, Tchau poster
8.0

Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.

Pra Quem Fica, Tchau

1971

Sea of Roses poster
7.3

A woman runs away in the company of her daughter, the ultimate brat, in a journey full of bizarre events.

Sea of Roses

1977

Meu Nome é Lampião poster
9.2

Lampião's gang raids a farm just as the wedding of Antônio Saraiva and the Baroness's goddaughter is being prepared. In the shootout, Lampião's brother, Ezequiel, is killed, and in revenge, Lampião burns the Baroness alive and orders the bride to be beaten. Upon arriving at the farm, Antônio discovers everything and vows to follow the gang's footsteps to hell. The cangaceiros continue their atrocities, robbing, killing, and looting, until a priest places a curse on Lampião. The curse transforms into the avenging figure of Antônio, who acquires supernatural powers. He meets Lampião during Maria Bonita's birthday party, and a life-or-death duel ensues.

Meu Nome é Lampião

1969

Som, Amor e Curtição poster
8.0

Zezé is an eight-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother and suffers the drama of not having known his father. Amanda, Zezé's mother, is a beautiful but disillusioned young woman. She tells her son that his father is constantly traveling, trying to hide her own pain. Father's Day arrives and, at school, the teacher is preparing a party. Zezé, humiliated in front of his classmates, promises that he will bring his father on the day of the celebration. Zezé begs his grandmother to show him at least one photograph of his father. The old woman mistakenly gives him a photo of the singer Tony Marques, her daughter's former boyfriend. Zezé sets off to find her supposed father and ends up getting disastrously involved in the singer's life.

Som, Amor e Curtição

1972

The Treasure Stone poster
6.2

Two adventurers try to remove a stone to find a great treasure.

The Treasure Stone

1965