Emmanuel Cavalcanti Movies

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his...

The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Salvador, Bahia. Though her belongings are stolen...

A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the...

During an orgy of millionaires, a woman is mysteriously kidnapped and killed. The crime causes quite a stir in local society, as the investigations...

In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming community out of their land.

A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by...

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.

A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.

In 1913, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Government gives some lands to a foreign railway company, giving rise to revolt by the former...

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...

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his...

Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for...