O Novo Cinema Pernambucano
by vic-kings | created - 17 Oct 2019 | updated - 15 Mar 2020 | PublicFilms by the new wave of Pernambuco directors: Cláudio Assis, Lírio Ferreira, Marcelo Lordello, Gabriel Mascaro, Marcelo Gomes, "Daniel Aragão", Sergio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro, Kléber Mendonça Filho, Hilton Lacerda, Leonardo Lacca, Camilo Cavalcante, Paulo Caldas and Juliano Dornelles.
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1. Amarelo Manga (2002)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama
Short stories revolving around a bar and a hotel in Recife, unveil a mosaic of exotic characters living in the Brazilian underground.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Leona Cavalli, Dira Paes
Votes: 2,441
2. Baixio das Bestas (2006)
80 min | Drama, Horror
A man gets obsessed by a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Fernando Teixeira, Caio Blat, Matheus Nachtergaele, Dira Paes
Votes: 1,267
3. Rat Fever (2011)
110 min | Drama
Zizo (Irandhir Santos) é um poeta inconformado e anarquista, que banca a publicação de seu tablóide. Em seu mundo próprio, onde o sexo é algo tão corriqueiro quanto fumar maconha, ele ... See full synopsis »
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele, Tânia Granussi
Votes: 1,441
4. Big Jato (2016)
97 min | Drama
The rite of passage from youth that has poetry as its guiding light, and prose as its basis.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, Artur de Maia, Clarice Fantini, Jards Macalé
Votes: 275
5. Baile Perfumado (1996)
93 min | Drama, Western
A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to take pictures of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian outlaw, kind of a tropical Robin Hood.
Directors: Paulo Caldas, Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Duda Mamberti, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Aramis Trindade, Chico Díaz
Votes: 504
6. Árido Movie (2005)
100 min | Drama
Weatherman from a TV network goes back to his hometown, Vale da Rocha, a place in Northeast Brazil, devastated by the drought. He is forced to face the geographic elements and his own memories.
Director: Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Guilherme Weber, Giulia Gam, José Dumont, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 568
7. Cartola, the Samba Legend (2007)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).
Directors: Lírio Ferreira, Hilton Lacerda | Stars: Paulo Autran, Chico Buarque, Sérgio Cabral, Carlos Cachaça
Votes: 216
8. O Homem que Engarrafava Nuvens (2009)
107 min | Documentary
Musical documentary chronicling the life and work of Humberto Teixeira: composer, lawyer, politician, and creator of copyright laws protecting Brazilian artists. Also known as "The Doctor ... See full summary »
Director: Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Ricardo Cravo Albin, Belchior, Maria Bethânia, Chico Buarque
Votes: 111
9. Blue Blood (2014)
119 min | Drama, Mystery
Twenty two years ago, an arid, volcanic and island paradise nestled in the middle of the South Atlantic, a nine year old boy, Pedro was separated from his sister, Raquel. Rosa, their mother... See full summary »
Director: Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Caroline Abras, Sandra Corveloni, Rômulo Braga
Votes: 333
10. Acqua Movie (2019)
105 min | Drama
Cicero is a 12-year-old boy who finds his father dead in the bathroom, victim of a massive heart attack. The boy's mother, who spends long periods away from home, returns to Sao Paulo, ... See full summary »
Director: Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Alessandra Negrini, Antonio Haddad Aguerre, Guilherme Weber, Marcelia Cartaxo
Votes: 61
11. They Will Return (2012)
100 min | Drama
Cris, aged 12, and her older brother are left at the side of the road by their parents. Very quickly the punishment turns into an even greater challenge. "Eles Voltam" (They'll Come Back") ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Lordello | Stars: Maria Luiza Tavares, Geórgio Kokkosi, Elayne de Moura, Mauricea Conceição
Votes: 220
12. High-Rise (2009)
71 min | Documentary
Through dialogues with the owners of penthouses in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Recife, High-Rise explores the social and cultural mindset of the elite, and the phenomenon of the '... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Votes: 354
13. August Winds (2014)
Unrated | 77 min | Drama
The August winds gust and a poetic duel between life, death, loss, memory, the wind and the sea ensues.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Dandara de Morais, Geová Manoel Dos Santos, Maria Salvino Dos Santos, Cândida Bezerra Galindo
Votes: 619
14. Neon Bull (2015)
Unrated | 101 min | Drama
Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck used to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Juliano Cazarré, Maeve Jinkings, Josinaldo Alves, Roberto Birindelli
Votes: 3,468 | Gross: $0.03M
15. Divine Love (2019)
101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A woman uses her bureaucratic job to convince divorcing couples to stay together and is utterly committed to getting pregnant by her husband in a future of dance parties, ritualistic orgies and fundamentalist Christianity.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Dira Paes, Julio Machado, Antonio Pastich, Rubens Santos
Votes: 2,229
16. Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005)
99 min | Adventure, Drama
A road movie about a German man who went to the Northeast of Brazil in 1942 to sell Aspirin.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: João Miguel, Peter Ketnath, Madalena Accioly, Jeane Alves
Votes: 3,049
17. Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
A geologist is sent to an isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil to survey water sources, but begins to feel a a sense of abandonment and loneliness.
Directors: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes | Star: Irandhir Santos
Votes: 1,179
18. Once Upon a Time Veronica (2012)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: Hermila Guedes, W.J. Solha, João Miguel, Renata Roberta
Votes: 716
19. The Man of the Crowd (2013)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama
Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's story of the same name, Marcelo Gomes and Cao Guimaraes, two of the most interesting filmmakers working in Brazil today, have crafted an elegant, ... See full summary »
Directors: Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães | Stars: Paulo André, Sílvia Lourenço, Jean-Claude Bernardet, Alexis de Abreu
Votes: 312
20. Joaquim (2017)
97 min | Biography, Drama, History
A partly fictional, partly historical account of the life of Brazil's national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, alias Tiradentes.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: Julio Machado, Isabél Zuaa, Rômulo Braga, Marco Perpétuo
Votes: 574
21. Waiting for the Carnival (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A small village in the Brazilian outback is considered the nation's capital of jeans. It's also a microcosm that depicts modern day capitalism and its transgressions.
Director: Marcelo Gomes
Votes: 890
22. Boa Sorte, Meu Amor (2012)
95 min | Drama
While burying his family's past, Dirceu meets a musician called Maria, and a breath of renovation emerges from this encounter. But the soul of a restless artist always takes the old dirt ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Aragão | Stars: Christiana Ubach, Vinicius Faria Zinn, Maeve Jinkings, Carlo Mossy
Votes: 104
23. I Swear I'll Leave This Town (2014)
90 min | Thriller
A young addict girl ends her time on rehab and returns to her hometown where she's welcomed by her family. Her father is running for mayor which is a surprise. Disenchanted with the ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Aragão | Stars: Arthur Canavarro, Zécarlos Machado, Sergio Marone, Bianca Joy Porte
Votes: 61
24. Estradeiros (2011)
79 min | Documentary
A road movie through Peru, Buenos Aires, São Tomé das Letras, Recife and São Paulo, but without a defined destination. It records the lifestyle of those who live free in the world; nomads in the subcontinent of Latin America.
Directors: Sergio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro | Stars: Adrián Rueda, Charly Skywalker, Reynaldo Cubano
Votes: 14
25. Love, Plastic and Noise (2013)
85 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Shelly, a young dancer, dreams of becoming a singer at Brega, a romantic and sensually appealing musical scene in the Brazilian outskirts. inserted in a world where everything is disposable... See full summary »
Director: Renata Pinheiro | Stars: Nash Laila, Maeve Jinkings, Samuel Vieira, Leo Pyrata
Votes: 183
26. Açúcar (2017)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Bethania Wanderley (Maeve Jinkings) has to return to the place where she was born, a decadent sugar cane mill, to prevent the former cane workers from taking over the land. She will have to deal with her past and her prejudices.
Directors: Sergio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro | Stars: Maeve Jinkings, Dandara de Morais, Magali Biff, Zé Maria
Votes: 112
27. Neighboring Sounds (2012)
Unrated | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Votes: 8,745 | Gross: $0.03M
28. Aquarius (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 20,751 | Gross: $0.29M
29. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,667
30. Permanência (2014)
90 min | Drama
Permanência portrays the story of a man who is going to present a photographic exhibition in Sao Paulo and stays in the house of an ex-girlfriend, who today is married to another man.
Director: Leonardo Lacca | Stars: Rita Carelli, Laila Pas, Sílvio Restiffe, Irandhir Santos
Votes: 294
31. Tattoo (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
The romance between a 18-year-old soldier and the cultural ringleader of an anarchist cabaret.
Director: Hilton Lacerda | Stars: Maria de Jesus Baccarelli, Jesuíta Barbosa, Ariclenes Barroso, Arthur Canavarro
Votes: 2,172
32. Party Over (2019)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The carnival is over. A young French woman was brutally murdered in the city of Recife. Officer Breno returns early from his vacation to investigate the crime, surprising his son with three friends staying at his home.
Director: Hilton Lacerda | Stars: Irandhir Santos, Maria Barreira, Ariclenes Barroso, Amanda Beça
Votes: 236
33. The History of Eternity (2014)
121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The History of Eternity is a synesthetic essay about love, desires and dreams. The entire narrative takes place in the same village with approximately 40 inhabitants in a desert landscape, ... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Cavalcante | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, Leonardo França, Débora Ingrid, Claudio Jaborandy
Votes: 548
34. 5 Vezes Chico: O velho e sua Gente (2015)
90 min | Documentary
Five directors with five completely different cinematic styles go on an affectionate journey through each one of the five states bathed by the gigantic São Francisco River. Faith, passions,... See full summary »
Directors: Camilo Cavalcante, Eduardo Goldenstein, Eduardo Nunes, Ana Rieper, Gustavo Spolidoro
Votes: 13
35. Happy Desert (2007)
92 min | Drama
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
Director: Paulo Caldas | Stars: Nash Laila, Peter Ketnath, Hermila Guedes, Zezé Motta
Votes: 163
36. País do Desejo (2012)
87 min | Drama
Director: Paulo Caldas | Stars: Fábio Assunção, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Nicolau Breyner, Lívia Falcão
Votes: 43
37. Saudade (IX) (2017)
77 min | Documentary
Director: Paulo Caldas | Stars: Karim Aïnouz, Arrigo Barnabé, Jules Elting, Adriana Falcão
Votes: 14
38. Tropical Abyss (2019)
72 min | Documentary, Drama, History | Completed
The anguish of an artist on the day of the presidential elections in Brazil in 2018.
Directors: Paulo Caldas, Barbara Cunha
39. O Ateliê da Rua do Brum (2016)
Drama
In Rua do Brum, located in the Recife neighborhood, there is a famous atelier of plastic arts. This is the story of the owner of the place, a true artist from Recife.
Director: Juliano Dornelles | Stars: Iara Campos, Arthur Canavarro, Ondina Clais, Elis Costa
40. Azougue Nazaré (2018)
80 min | Drama
In a vast, seemingly endless cane field, the sugarcane dances to the wind, like sea waves. PAI NANI, an Afro-Brazilian spiritual leader, carries out a religious act with five caboclos de ... See full summary »
Director: Tiago Melo | Stars: Valmir do Côco, Joana Gatis, Mestre Barachinha, Edilson Silva
Votes: 144
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