Débora Bloch

A struggling Brazilian lawyer (Fagundes) is surrounded by failed romance. Mary Ann (Irving) is an American English teacher still recovering from the loss of her husband two years earlier. Alone and unhappy, both have nearly given up hope of finding their lifelong soul-mate. (Sony Pictures)

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro... (imdb)

A fantasy/mystery about the disappearance of a lighthouse owner and his daughter. (imdb)

Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They call him Caramuru and together they engage in a happy love triangle. But the chance to return to Portugal arises, and it is clear this amoral arrangement cannot last. (imdb)

Young woman leaves Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to try to be a singer in Rio de Janeiro.

A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.

Viramundo is a sympathetic guy, perhaps insane, perhaps a genius, who decides to leave his tiny hometown and turn the world upside down. (imdb)

The strange world of a lonely widower and three women. Separated from his wife, Lalinha leaves the big city and spend a season on the farm's former father-in located in the hinterland of Minas Gerais. His presence arouses emotions in the strange people living in the quiet farm.

Film in four segments in which four directors comment on the subject of happiness. (imdb)

The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930 Revolution. To promote his films, Abelim would even perform car stunts, give classes on the occult and offer guidance on mystical matters. (imdb)

The adventures of two surfers, Juba and Lula, living in the same apartment with their shared girlfriend Zelda Scott, a journalist who admired Simone de Beauvoir and had a neurotic boss, editor of the newspaper "Correio do Crepúsculo". Her best friend was the plump Ronalda Cristalda. Besides, she was the daughter of political refugees, and couldn't make up her mind about which boy she would commit herself to. (imdb)

The story line is about all the funny situations in our private life. (imdb)

Short stories about unexpected (and very tragic) things that can happen in relationships/marriages. (imdb)