Movies: João Batista de Andrade
- 1979
Greve (1979)
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A documentary about the 1979 workers strike....
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- 2003
6th Street, No Number (2003)
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Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number....
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- 1997
O Cego Que Gritava Luz (1997)
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A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives....
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- 1985
Open Skies (1985)
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When Brazil finally came out from its dictatorship period, Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president after 20 years of military rule, got ill with a strange infection and finally died on 21 April 1985 before taking office. Knowing political stabil...
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- 1972
Trabalhadores Rurais (1972)
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- 1973
Migrantes (1973)
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Director João Batista de Andrade was filming a documentary about migrants coming from Northeast Brazil to São Paulo in search of a better living. His intention was to give voice to these underprivileged and homeless people. While preparing to intervi...
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- 1975
Remains (1975)
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Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the world." The film shows the misery of those who live on this garbage and the police repression on the scavengers....
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- 1978
Wilsinho Galiléia (1978)
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Reconstruction of the life of Wilsinho, who was a dangerous criminal by the time he was 14. After getting arrested multiple times, he finally was killed by the police at the home of his girlfriend Geni....
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- 2011
O fim da utopia (2011)
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- 1991
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? (1991)
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- 1991
Independência (1991)
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- 1970
Paulicéia Fantástica (1970)
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Documentary wich tries to capture the iconoclastic spirit of the 1922 Week of Modern Art, to tell about the beginning of cinema made in the city of São Paulo....
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- 1978
Caso Norte (1978)
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- 1972
A Cia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz (1972)
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- 1964
Vila da Barca (1964)
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The first work by documentary master Renato Tapajós, "Vila da Barca" focuses on the daily struggles faced by the people who live on the shanty town of Vila da Barca, Pará, Brazil....
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- 1973
Pedreira (1973)
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The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized by the explosions....
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- 1975
O Buraco da Comadre (1975)
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Documentary short focusing on the people of a poor São Paulo neighborhood, whose lives are made difficult by a large hole on the ground that the government won't fix....
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- 2003
Vida de Artista (2003)
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The central character is a talented sculptor of saints from the historic city of Pirenópolis, Goiás. Praised, controversial, he opens his life and the vigor of his work to the camera, willing to also reveal the dark sides of his existence as a crafts...
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- 1967
Freedom of Press (1967)
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A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press....
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