Eduardo Coutinho Movies

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and...

In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in...

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand...

After an initial meeting in 1964 interrupted by military dictatorship and a new meeting in the early 1980s to end the film "Twenty Years Later",...

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

In São Paulo, during the 1920s, a woman who is loved by a telegraphist and seduced by a slacker ends up in prostitution.

Early documentary by Eduardo Coutinho dealing with the water shortage in the city of Ouricuri in the seventies.

Six stories of children and adolescents who had their rights violated, and the reality of the Rights Councils and Guardianship Councils (newly...

The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate...

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of...

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.

Documentary on poor people living in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve of 1999.

The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies.

The visits of Brazilian sanitarist Oswaldo Cruz to Amazon in early 20th century.

A documentary by Eduardo Coutinho about a hired-gun from Brazil's Northeast.

Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the...

A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get...

Short documentary about a woman known from a film by Eduardo Coutinho.