Eduardo Coutinho Movies

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

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses,...

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

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...

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

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

Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of...

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

A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands...

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

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

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

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

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

How much theatricality is there in an interview-based documentary? On one side, someone answers. On the other side, someone asks questions –...

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

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

In the late 1970s, the labor movement began to gain strength. In 1988, the workers of the National Steel Company (CSN) in the city of Volta Redonda...