True Brazil
In the late 1960s, Thomas Farkas imported equipment suitable for direct sound, and released a collection of documentaries called "Brasil Verdade" ("True Brazil"), after the Military Coup d'État took place in Brazil, which happened without any popular resistance or revolution or reaction of the society. The five short films are directly related to this fact and its consequences to the country.
Paulo Gil Soares
Maurice Capovila
Geraldo Sarno
Manuel Horácio Gimenez
Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Paulo Gil Soares
Life on the Jaramataia farm in the interior of Paraíba and the relations between the cowboys and the owners of the land.
The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".
A vision of the different forms of handicraft production in the interior of Paraíba.
In the interior of Paraíba a tournament between cowboys who must demonstrate mastery in knocking an ox down by the tail while they ride.
In the village of Leva-e-Traz, the discovery of a oil field is responsible for a mass evasion of the townspeople. Left are the old and incapable for the extraction job. When the local priest announces he, too, is leaving the town, Satan emerge thrilled with the chance of overtaking the place.
Also Directed by Maurice Capovila
Private eye Peixoto tries to hunt down hunk Sebastian and gets more involved in the case than he expected. Brazilian musical comedy inspired by the Film Noir genre and re-interpreting the old sambas of famous composer Lupicinio Rodrigues into a gay universe.
Neglected wife tells husband about mysterious deaths occurred by the influence of Iemanjá, Afro-Brazilian deity, goddess of the waters
The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.
Young man who makes a living making surfboards falls in love with a girl from high society, but suffers a shock to discover that she felt a strong attraction for his father. She didn't know which one was the father of another but is determined to stay with son, now don't care about her. So, she decides to marry a former fiancé, who has never been in love.
Rio de Janeiro is a city of very well defined contrast between the seafront, narrow, where the rich live and very close, the hills with their slums, where life changes very quickly in the short space of time.
The practices of football in Brazil and the issues surrounding the sport. Press, players as a commodity, the popular passion, the practice on the fields of várzea. The statements of Luiz Carlos de Freitas, a young promise of Palmeiras, and Feola's coach, as well as an interview with Pelé.
Also Directed by Geraldo Sarno
In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industrialists is persecuted because he refuses to sell his business to a British company.
Documentation of the production of cassava flour, a basic component in northeastern Brazilian food.
Documentary about the reminiscence of Balzac's works, spiritually and scientifically the documentary shows the strenght of this important work of French literature through the years.
Also Directed by Manuel Horácio Gimenez
A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.