Eduardo Coutinho Movies

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses,...

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

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

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of...

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

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

The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate...

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

An overview of Brazilian spirituality and religions.

In this documentary Coutinho examines the plight of the people who live off the waste of the Brazilian cities. These people make their living by...

Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of...

The visits of Brazilian sanitarist Oswaldo Cruz to Amazon in early 20th century.

After an initial meeting in 1964 interrupted by military dictatorship and a new meeting in the early 1980s to end the film "Twenty Years Later",...

Six stories of children and adolescents who had their rights violated, and the reality of the Rights Councils and Guardianship Councils (newly...

Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja, aired on January 16, 1979, portrayed the fight between the Sampaio and Alencar families, in the Pernambuco city...

Stimulated by sketches in which young actors improvise about situations related to AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), students from a...

The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies.

A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands...