Louise Cardoso Movies

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United States and opens a brief period of democratic rule afte...

Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship be...

Aunt Virginia is a 70-year-old woman who has no children and has never been married, and ends up being convinced by her sisters, Vanda and Valquíria,...

Three young friends, Tita, Mari and Aninha decide to change their situations and travel to a beach place for a weekend. On the road, they meet Estrell...

In Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he wa...

The friends Curió, Boroca (Dedé Santana),Mexelete and Bateia they venture in search of gold in the mine of Serra Pelada. The area is controlled by th...

Tati is a typical teenager, unable to learn mathematics, but very intelligent when creating plans to escape the punishment of the mother. During the s...

Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a big family, she is involved in the daily li...

Bonga, his three friends and his girlfriend Loló care for abandoned children in a cave on the outskirts of a city. One day, Pedrinho runs away from ho...

An adventurer travels by train through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, meeting old and new lovers and remembering love affairs of his youth.

The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

Clara directs the rehearsals of a theatrical play about Fernando Pessoa while constantly seeking the right man and the love of his life. One of the ac...

A comedy divided in four episodes, set in different time periods, each starring a different couple, yet all facing the same issue: marital jealousy.

Paulo Otávio is the host of a pirate radio station on the slums of Rio de Janeiro. He struggles to mantain the station working, since the only help he...

High Court judge returns to the small town where he was born, bringing along his beautiful and young wife. The local men get aroused and start looking...

Based on fact, this is the story of the struggles of Japanese immigrants who traveled to and settled in Brazil looking for a better life.

A Journalism intern makes her first report in a public office, getting lost in the bureaucratic intricacies.

Jongo, a renowned photographer, and Candinho, a young and inexperienced journalist, arrive at a decaying country club of São Paulo's high society, run...

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.