Overview of articles
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Oh! Rebuceteio
A hard-core porn parody on A Chorus Line featuring an egomaniacal theatre director who inspires his actors to perform lurid, freeform sexual acts on sPublished on: -
O despertar da besta
Working primarily in horror, José Mojica Marins broke away from earnestly macabre films like At Midnight I Will Take Your Soul (1964) – while still…Published on: -
The Hyperwomen
Deep in the jungle of Mato Grosso, in the upper course of the Xingu, this sparkling documentary follows preparations for a Jamurikumalu ritual: a festPublished on: -
Uma rua chamada triumpho (1969-1970)
First part of two intimate essays on the communities inhabiting the Santa Efigênia neighbourhood in São Paulo, which helped to begin to create a mythoPublished on: -
O pornógrafo
A pop art portrait of the trials and tribulations of a young man hired to edit a porno rag run by a shady madame.Published on: -
O convite ao prazer
One of the sexiest films in the history of Brazilian cinema. Filmmaker Khoury, known for his Antonioni-esque urban alienation dramas from the 1960s, cPublished on: -
Vereda tropical
Testing the contours of censorship (it was immediately banned), Andrade’s small erotic milestone centres on a man whose objects of desire are fresh frPublished on: -
O estranho caso de Angélica
Love is stronger than death in this charming, magical tale, which seems set both in the present and the 1950s. The 102-year-old Portuguese master showPublished on: -
O insigne ficante
Free-flowing essay/diary/fiction work in Super-8 featuring many of São Paulo’s film luminaries in candid, often bizarre, always political moments compPublished on: -
Neverquiet (Film of Wonders)
A collective film, coordinated by Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande (see also The Joy). They sent a letter of ‘unease’ to filmmakers in which they…Published on: