Glauber Rocha

Eldorado, a fictitious country in Latin America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power... (imdb)

Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. The movie follows Antonio as he witnesses the descent of common rural worker Manuel into a life of crime, joining the gang of Antonio's sworn enemy, Corisco the Blond Devil (Othon Bastos), and the Pedra Bonita Massacre. (imdb)

Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the "Blond Devil"), last of the Cangaceiros... (imdb)

When brazilian art master Di Cavalcanti died, Glauber Rocha went to his funeral... with a camera. The short movie shows Cavalcanti`s corpse in the coffin, the funeral, and his family yelling at Rocha to get out of there with that camera, while in the background we hear Jorge Ben singing "Umbabarauma, homem gol", a famous samba-funk song about a famous brazilian soccer player. (IMDB Comments)

A personal vision of contemporary Brazil and its evolution, with a number of archetypes which recall some of Glauber Rocha's previous films: the Indian, the Colonizer, the Nordeste man, the Worker, the Amazon, the Bourgeois and a black Christ bringing new revolutionary hope for the Third World.

Rocha's first short

Rocha's denunciation of European colonialism in Africa (filmreference.com)

In a castle, somewhere in the Thirld World, Diaz is delirious, dreaming of the power he had in Eldorado, while oppressing the indians, workers and peasants. He is well aware of the menace his old victims represent, while a miracle-making shepherd fascinates and frightens him. Diaz finds a countrywoman, symbol of purity, and prepares a ceremony in his castle resembling his own funeral. The shepherd kills him and releases the woman. (imdb)

Begins with a crazy girl in Rome, but then every shot has nothing in common with the one before.

Short documentary about Amazonas, Brazil.

Politician José Sarney hired director Glauber Rocha to document his oath of office ceremony when he got elected Governor of Maranhão in 1966. The filmmaker put together a film that poses a serious question on demagogic campaign promises instead. (kinoforum.org.br)

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

A denunciation of exploitation and the superstition that helps maintain it; an exploration of 'macumba', the mixture of Christianity and African tribal religion whose superstition aids the successful subjugation and exploitation of the fishermen in the Bahia province. (timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/67393/Barravento.html)

In this documentary, Amado is filmed in his home surrounded by his large family in a bookshop for a signing of one of his books into a movie theater in El Salvador and avant-premiere of Tenda dos Milagres.

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnations Revolution", as that period would be later known.

Documentary made by Glauber Rocha in exile about the history of Brazil.

One of the most daring and radical shows presented in brazilian television: “Abertura”. It was broadcasted between February and October, 1979 with weekly editions, presented by brazilian filmaker Glauber Rocha. The video is a compilation of characters, statements and interviews about the political and cultural situation of the country during the final stages of the Military Dictatorship.