Eduardo Coutinho Movies

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Film that includes three short films by different authors about love: "O pacto" by Eduardo Coutinho, "Terrible Night" by Rodolfo Kuhn, and "Magic...

A documentary by Eduardo Coutinho about a hired-gun from Brazil's Northeast.

A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get...

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and...

"Master" is the name of a 12-story apartment building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood for nightlife. Over the course of four weeks in...

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

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand...

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.

A gang of bandits led by Faustão intervene in a fight between two members of rival families, the Pereiras and the Araújos. Henrique...

In São Paulo, during the 1920s, a woman who is loved by a telegraphist and seduced by a slacker ends up in prostitution.

Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the...

Medium length film on environmental protection in the 1988 Brazilian Constitution.

How much theatricality is there in an interview-based documentary? On one side, someone answers. On the other side, someone asks questions –...

In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in...

Three stories of female action in social movements, close in their struggle but distant in the geographical space: the Jardim Uchôa Residents...

Produced for Globo Repórter, a documentary by Eduardo Coutinho about the master Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari.