Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina 2021

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.

Vergel 2017

A sudden mourning brings a woman to the edge of madness. Funeral procedures, heat and a neighbor that comes to water the plants, come together in an emotional journey where it is impossible to distinguish the real from the unreal.

Rosinha 2016

A short film about love and sexuality in the old age, and the struggle to overcome social conventions.

Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas 2012

A deep dive into the life and work of Brazilian actress Maria Alice Vergueiro. The documentary explores her turbulent beginning in the theatrical world, highlighting her strength and courage during the Military dictatorship in Brazil, which culminated in the foundation of the Teatro do Ornitorrinco.

Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage 2011

A film that mixes labyrinthine recent testimonies and historical images of the career of the tropicalista director, actor and playwright Zé Celso, of Teatro Oficina, one of the greatest personalities of the Brazilian arts of all time. The documentary acquired its main verb in four trips to key points in the trajectory of Zé: Bahia badlands, Cururipe Beach in Alagoas (where Bishop Sardinha was devoured), Epidaurus and Athens in Greece and his apartment in São Paulo.

Paulista 2009

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware that she's transsexual. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.

Tapa na Pantera 2006

Meet a Brazilian lady who uses marijuana for more than thirty years and shares her experiences with the drug.

Ato II Cena 5 2004

The theater, the actress, the actor: a love-hate relationship, a dispute, performances, the stage and life.

Chronically Unfeasible 2000

Filmed over a five-year period, Chronically Unfeasible dissects Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as models to illustrate political, sociological and economic disparities between Brazil's upper and lower classes.

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1997

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

A Grande Noitada 1997

Scent of Gardenias 1992

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim. For more than a decade, Daniel nurtures a feeling of revenge for his ex-wife, which gains strength when their now adult son finds his mother in full professional decay.

The Body 1991

Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.

Olímpicos 1991

At a poker table, five players discuss the possibility of having, in the Olympic Games, instead of the bow and arrow, the game of poker as an official modality.

Urubus e Papagaios 1987

High Court judge returns to the small town where he was born, bringing along his beautiful and young wife. The local men get aroused and start looking for young lovers at the local bordello. Their wives even make promises and novenas asking the disappearance of the new couple. One day, the judge dies, leaving his wife unsatisfied. The corpse, as if wanting revenge, keeps an erection on.

The King of the Candle 1982

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.

Muito Prazer 1979

Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.

Amor e Medo 1974

A film director and his wife retreat to the countryside to escape personal and professional struggles. With their autistic son, they seek a fresh start in a freer, more natural life.