Anselmo Duarte Movies

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint...

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material;...

A man and a woman have been secretly married. He belongs to a rich family and she is a poor actress and singer that is failing to success in her...

The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

After their relative and associate runs way, the Naves brothers inform the police of the incident, who end up arresting them under the accusation of...

In the Brazilian countryside, poor sharecroppers join a messianic group led by Joaquim, who believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Gaining...

italian documentary

As revenge against the big landowner who killed his brother, a convict escapes and rapts the man's daughter.

About English photographer Chick Fowle. Statements by Anselmo Duarte, Leonardo Vilar, Marlene França, Vanja Orico. A film about directors,...

Sexual adventures of a prostitute's son and a bordello owner, who like to swap women.

Delfino, a quiet man who lives in Congonhas do Campo, a small historical town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is urged by his friend to steal...

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor"...

A singer is in love with the wife of a rich banker. Both men have the same analyst who allow them to swap souls.

Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for...

Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.

Fleeing from the orphanage where he was living, young Valdo immediately entered the life of the crime, establishing himself as a dangerous adult...

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this...

In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by...