On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lunch. The dish of the day is feijoada. This film is an adaptation of the short story "Feijoada Completa" by Luis Fernando Verissimo, in turn inspired by the homonymous Chico Buarque' song.
Over the years, the monthly meetings of the Stew Club – a fraternity that has gathered seven long-time friends for decades – has gone from rituals of power to melancholic failure assemblies. The end would be its only worthy fate. Until a mysterious cook appears, and starts serving them magnificent feasts. The bonds of friendship are back, gluttony as a celebration of life. But there is a catch: after each dinner, a member of the brotherhood is found dead the next morning.
Luis Fernando Verissimo watches the world around him bristle as he approaches his 80th birthday.
Hi, I'm a German Shepherd Dog. Thanks to my extraordinary learning capacity, loyalty and versatility, I am responsible for watching over the security of this flock. Unfortunately, I do not bring good news today.
The covers of Brazilian newspaper "Meia Hora" have always drawn the public's attention. They became viral both in the internet and in the streets for their unusual and humorous sentences. This documentary shows how the making of the newspaper works.
André is the son of Sérgio, both two of the greatest brazilian writers.
Carlos Sebastião Prata Filho watches, for the first time, an interview given in 1963 by his father: Grande Othello. Alongside his four children, Grande Othello talks about his first experience in theater. Roquete Pinto, the interviewer, then starts asking the boys questions and records unexpected moments.
Rio de Janeiro, 2011. Announced worldwide as the main stage for Brazilian social ills, Rio's favelas are, paradoxically, among the most seductive postcards in Rio de Janeiro. Immersed in the tours through Favela da Rocinha, the documentary investigates the desires and images involved in the construction of this disputed tourist destination. A market that, attentive to the demands, does not cease to project its new attractions.
A bedroom. A husband, a lover, a closet. A pair of shoes. Oh, and a wife... and a camera crew.
Marcelo lives a cloudy day in Rio.
