Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

Rubens Francisco Lucchetti (born 29 January 1930, in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro), better known as R. F. Lucchetti, is a Brazilian fiction writer, illustrator, writer and screenwriter for films, comic books and photocomics. Luchetti wrote more than 30 books under his name and over 1500 crime and terror fiction works under several pseudonyms. He also wrote screenplays for films directed by José Mojica Marins and Ivan Cardoso.

Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins (2001)

The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Barcinski  •  Ivan Finotti
CAST:  José Mojica Marins  •  Conceição Marins  •  Isaac Flor  •  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Barcinski  •  Ivan Finotti
CAST:  José Mojica Marins  •  Conceição Marins  •  Isaac Flor  •  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)

Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spend leisure time while Mojica writes the story for his next film. However, he observes eerie things in the house, with his friends being possessed one by one by some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Mojica Marins
CAST:  José Mojica Marins  •  Agenor Alves  •  Ariane Arantes  •  Geórgia Gomide

Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spend leisure time while Mojica writes the story for his next film. However, he observes eerie things in the house, with his friends being possessed one by one by some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Mojica Marins
CAST:  José Mojica Marins  •  Agenor Alves  •  Ariane Arantes  •  Geórgia Gomide

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DIRECTION:  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti  •  Bassano Vaccarini
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The Woman Who Makes Doves Fly (1978)

Scientist Adelaide hates men, specially the cheating ones. Researching for revenge methods against them, she estabilishes contact with creatures from outer space, gaining special powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Mojica Marins  •  Rosângela Maldonado
CAST:  Rosângela Maldonado  •  Older Cazarré  •  Marcelo Coutinho  •  Nere de Passy

Scientist Adelaide hates men, specially the cheating ones. Researching for revenge methods against them, she estabilishes contact with creatures from outer space, gaining special powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Mojica Marins  •  Rosângela Maldonado
CAST:  Rosângela Maldonado  •  Older Cazarré  •  Marcelo Coutinho  •  Nere de Passy

A Macabra Biblioteca do Dr. Lucchetti (2017)

Documentary about the Brazilian writer Rubens Francisco Luchetti, the pope of the pulp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Biscaia Filho
CAST:  Paulo Biscaia Filho  •  Kassandra Speltri  •  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

Documentary about the Brazilian writer Rubens Francisco Luchetti, the pope of the pulp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Biscaia Filho
CAST:  Paulo Biscaia Filho  •  Kassandra Speltri  •  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

Ivan, the TerrirBle (2020)

Ivan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas and classic American horror. This film promotes a rescue of his work by mixing archival material, animations and fictional reconstructions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Abbade
CAST:  Ivan Cardoso  •  Eduardo Viveiros de Castro  •  Carlos Vergara  •  Nicole Puzzi

Ivan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas and classic American horror. This film promotes a rescue of his work by mixing archival material, animations and fictional reconstructions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Abbade
CAST:  Ivan Cardoso  •  Eduardo Viveiros de Castro  •  Carlos Vergara  •  Nicole Puzzi

R. F. Lucchetti, a Multiplicidade da Linguagem (2016)

Everything that is said about Rubens Francisco Lucchetti will still be little. Lucchetti is one of the most forgotten cultural personalities in our history. Newspaper, magazine, comic book, cinema, television, radio and now the internet. The man who wrote over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rafael Spaca
CAST:  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti

Everything that is said about Rubens Francisco Lucchetti will still be little. Lucchetti is one of the most forgotten cultural personalities in our history. Newspaper, magazine, comic book, cinema, television, radio and now the internet. The man who wrote over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rafael Spaca
CAST:  Rubens Francisco Lucchetti