Jacques Cheuiche Movies

An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of...

A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.

Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues...

In 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil's Mato Grosso, up the River Araguaia to the village of Santa Isabel Do Morro, where 40...

Under the masks and fantasies of another day in Rio's suburbs, the intense reality of families and neighbors living in a neighborhood under the...

Mixing archival footage and interviews with the band and its crew, this film celebrates the 40-year history of legendary rockers Paralamas do Sucesso.

A lyrical look at Antonio Nóbrega’s universe. A lifetime’s work that is characterized by the consistent reading of popular...

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

Continuing the exploration of the thin line between truth and performance, Eduardo Coutinho turns his attention to the drama generated during...

Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström...

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums...

During the Brazilian military dictatorship, a doctor forged autopsy reports to hide the victims of the regime.

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

The Pernambuco painter Cicero Dias created an unparalleled art for the world. Close to a modernist and influenced by artists such as Pablo Picasso,...

Documentary about three blind sisters who sing for money in the streets of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

The routine of a group of brazilian teenagers living in Brasília, Brazil's capital. Their aspirations, dreams and illusions presented in a...

A documentary about the fathers of Bossa Nova: João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

A voyage into the far west of Brazil leads us to a monumental structure - petrified at the centre of the savannah. Inspired by the epic construction...