João Carlos Horta Movies

Experimental film by Haroldo Marinho Barbosa.

The world of Alagoas poet Jorge de Lima, author of unforgettable verses, is in O Grande Circo Místico, from 1977, directed by João...

Short documentary film about the afrobrazilian religion Candomblé.

Aspects of writer Clarice Lispector's personality and soul remembered on the occasion of her death in the testimony of friends. The testimonies are...

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military...

In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The...

The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the...

The Viscount of Sabugosa is locked in the library writing an encyclopedia about the characters in children's fables. Dona Benta receives a letter...

A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound regarding the late plastic artist Helio Oititica.

Pixinguinha, one of the pioneers of Brazilian music, composer of some incredibly sophisticated melodies, talks about his music and life.