Paulo Porto (Muriaé, September 1, 1917 – Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 1999) was a Brazilian radio, theater, film and television actor. He also worked as a director, screenwriter and producer.
An extended research tour of US university film programs introduced dos Santos to the American avant-garde filmmakers, among them Jonas Mekas and Stan Brakhage, who would directly inspire his formally radical adaptation of an allegorical short story about adultery ... (more)
An extended research tour of US university film programs introduced dos Santos to the American avant-garde filmmakers, among them Jonas Mekas and Stan Brakhage, who would directly inspire his formally radical adaptation of an allegorical short story about adultery ... (more)
A rich, spoiled young man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion. (more)
A rich, spoiled young man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion. (more)
Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate the couple. (more)
Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate the couple. (more)
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin. (more)
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin. (more)
18-year-old Glorinha finds herself on the eve of her wedding when a series of revelations plague her and her circle of family and friends. Dr. Camarinha, friend of Sabino, his father, who is a a wealthy construction entrepreneur, says Glorinha's fiancé is ... (more)
18-year-old Glorinha finds herself on the eve of her wedding when a series of revelations plague her and her circle of family and friends. Dr. Camarinha, friend of Sabino, his father, who is a a wealthy construction entrepreneur, says Glorinha's fiancé is ... (more)
Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da ... (more)
Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da ... (more)
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process. (more)
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process. (more)
In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover. (more)
In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover. (more)
The friends Didi, Dede, and Zechariah Mussum sell crafts on the roadside when supreendidos a car chase. After an accident succor old Giovanni (Grey Wilson) who before dying reveals the hiding place of a fortune. It is money stolen from a bank in Italy for which it ... (more)
The friends Didi, Dede, and Zechariah Mussum sell crafts on the roadside when supreendidos a car chase. After an accident succor old Giovanni (Grey Wilson) who before dying reveals the hiding place of a fortune. It is money stolen from a bank in Italy for which it ... (more)
Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are members of the local communist party. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather's health soon fades to the point where he can't speak or walk. The local party ... (more)
Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are members of the local communist party. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather's health soon fades to the point where he can't speak or walk. The local party ... (more)
Seeking for an explanation, a man stumbles across a story of fear, betrayal and explicit ornithology. (more)
Seeking for an explanation, a man stumbles across a story of fear, betrayal and explicit ornithology. (more)
A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure. (more)
A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure. (more)
A young women from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend. (more)
A young women from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend. (more)
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV. (more)
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV. (more)
A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking they are the only winner. Among them, one priest seduced by the devil disguised as a sacristan, one taxi driver who is planning to buy an entire fleet of cars, and ... (more)
A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking they are the only winner. Among them, one priest seduced by the devil disguised as a sacristan, one taxi driver who is planning to buy an entire fleet of cars, and ... (more)