Maria Manoella

Paulista (2009)

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Maria Clara Spinelli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Danni Carlos  •  Paulo Vilhena

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Maria Clara Spinelli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Danni Carlos  •  Paulo Vilhena

The Clown (2011)

The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Selton Mello
CAST:  Selton Mello  •  Paulo José  •  Larissa Manoela  •  Giselle Motta

The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Selton Mello
CAST:  Selton Mello  •  Paulo José  •  Larissa Manoela  •  Giselle Motta

The Invisible Woman (2009)

A man is abandoned by his wife and then falls in love with his neighbor, the perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cláudio Torres
CAST:  Selton Mello  •  Luana Piovani  •  Maria Manoella  •  Vladimir Brichta

A man is abandoned by his wife and then falls in love with his neighbor, the perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cláudio Torres
CAST:  Selton Mello  •  Luana Piovani  •  Maria Manoella  •  Vladimir Brichta

Delicate Crime (2005)

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over her. Antônio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beto Brant
CAST:  Marco Ricca  •  Lilian Taublib  •  Felipe Ehrenberg  •  Maria Manoella

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over her. Antônio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beto Brant
CAST:  Marco Ricca  •  Lilian Taublib  •  Felipe Ehrenberg  •  Maria Manoella

The Beheading Game (2013)

Leandro is a young man frustrated by his job. His master’s thesis is on the military dictatorship in Brazil. That takes him into a search for recently deceased artist Jairo Mendes’ controversial film The Beheading Game, which was censored by Brazilian censors in 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sérgio Bianchi
CAST:  Fernando Alves Pinto  •  Maria Manoella  •  Clarisse Abujamra  •  Sílvio Guindane

Leandro is a young man frustrated by his job. His master’s thesis is on the military dictatorship in Brazil. That takes him into a search for recently deceased artist Jairo Mendes’ controversial film The Beheading Game, which was censored by Brazilian censors in 1973.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sérgio Bianchi
CAST:  Fernando Alves Pinto  •  Maria Manoella  •  Clarisse Abujamra  •  Sílvio Guindane

Os Amigos (2013)

Théo goes to the funeral of his childhood best friend. Then, memories return.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Chamie
CAST:  Marco Ricca  •  Dira Paes  •  Sandra Corveloni  •  Alice Braga

Théo goes to the funeral of his childhood best friend. Then, memories return.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Chamie
CAST:  Marco Ricca  •  Dira Paes  •  Sandra Corveloni  •  Alice Braga

Russian Red (2016)

Marta and Manu are two Brazilian actresses that decide to move to Moscow to study the Stanislavski method. There, wrapped around a complex love triangle, they must overcome their differences to survive in a different country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charly Braun
CAST:  Martha Nowill  •  Maria Manoella  •  Soraia Chaves  •  Esteban Fuene de Colombi

Marta and Manu are two Brazilian actresses that decide to move to Moscow to study the Stanislavski method. There, wrapped around a complex love triangle, they must overcome their differences to survive in a different country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charly Braun
CAST:  Martha Nowill  •  Maria Manoella  •  Soraia Chaves  •  Esteban Fuene de Colombi

A Violent Dose of Anything (2013)

Pedro has taken the road and he does not know where he is going. Lucas does not know it either. After meeting at a roadside café, they travel through the Brazilian Savannah seeking for a violent dose of anything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Galvão
CAST:  Vinícius Ferreira  •  Marat Descartes  •  Leonardo Medeiros  •  Maria Manoella

Pedro has taken the road and he does not know where he is going. Lucas does not know it either. After meeting at a roadside café, they travel through the Brazilian Savannah seeking for a violent dose of anything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Galvão
CAST:  Vinícius Ferreira  •  Marat Descartes  •  Leonardo Medeiros  •  Maria Manoella

Chamada a Cobrar (2012)

A high class lady from Brazil falls into a fake kidnapping scam when she answers a stranger’s phone call. Believing that one of her daughters has been kidnapped, she is guided by a terrifying voice for 12 hours through the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert
CAST:  Bete Dorgam  •  Pierre Santos  •  Cida Almeida  •  Maria Manoella

A high class lady from Brazil falls into a fake kidnapping scam when she answers a stranger’s phone call. Believing that one of her daughters has been kidnapped, she is guided by a terrifying voice for 12 hours through the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert
CAST:  Bete Dorgam  •  Pierre Santos  •  Cida Almeida  •  Maria Manoella

O Gorila (2012)

Afrânio is a retired voice actor. Lonely and tormented by memories of his childhood. In her small apartment, looking for a way to re-integrate into society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Eduardo Belmonte
CAST:  Mariana Ximenes  •  Alessandra Negrini  •  Eucir de Souza  •  Carol McFadden

Afrânio is a retired voice actor. Lonely and tormented by memories of his childhood. In her small apartment, looking for a way to re-integrate into society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Eduardo Belmonte
CAST:  Mariana Ximenes  •  Alessandra Negrini  •  Eucir de Souza  •  Carol McFadden

Menos que Nada (2012)

In Rio Grande do Sul, the newcomer intern Paula sees the schizophrenic Dante Becker and she decides to study his case for her graduation work in the university. She learns that Dante was left in the institution ten years ago and has been abandoned by his family, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Gerbase
CAST:  Felipe Kannenberg  •  Rosanne Mulholland  •  Maria Manoella  •  Branca Messina

In Rio Grande do Sul, the newcomer intern Paula sees the schizophrenic Dante Becker and she decides to study his case for her graduation work in the university. She learns that Dante was left in the institution ten years ago and has been abandoned by his family, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Gerbase
CAST:  Felipe Kannenberg  •  Rosanne Mulholland  •  Maria Manoella  •  Branca Messina

Malu de Bicicleta (2011)

Luiz Mario, a São Paulo night-club impresario and a classic "bon vivant", is also an avid collector of love affairs. He is surrounded by all types of women, with whom he has torrid flings, but he is never able to emotionally involve himself. Until one day, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flávio R. Tambellini
CAST:  Marcelo Serrado  •  Fernanda de Freitas  •  Marjorie Estiano  •  Maria Manoella

Luiz Mario, a São Paulo night-club impresario and a classic "bon vivant", is also an avid collector of love affairs. He is surrounded by all types of women, with whom he has torrid flings, but he is never able to emotionally involve himself. Until one day, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flávio R. Tambellini
CAST:  Marcelo Serrado  •  Fernanda de Freitas  •  Marjorie Estiano  •  Maria Manoella

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008)

The father of a family of lower middle class of São Paulo dies. But he did not realize this and starts to watch the reactions of his children and the collapse of the fragile family structure. Based on a novel of Mário Bortolotto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reinaldo Pinheiro
CAST:  Jonas Bloch  •  Leonardo Medeiros  •  Milhem Cortaz  •  Dercy Gonçalves

The father of a family of lower middle class of São Paulo dies. But he did not realize this and starts to watch the reactions of his children and the collapse of the fragile family structure. Based on a novel of Mário Bortolotto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reinaldo Pinheiro
CAST:  Jonas Bloch  •  Leonardo Medeiros  •  Milhem Cortaz  •  Dercy Gonçalves

Manual for Love Stories (2004)

Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that kind of film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Roberto Torero
CAST:  Denise Fraga  •  Cássio Gabus Mendes  •  Marisa Orth  •  André Abujamra

Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that kind of film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Roberto Torero
CAST:  Denise Fraga  •  Cássio Gabus Mendes  •  Marisa Orth  •  André Abujamra

Lara (2002)

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Maria Magalhães
CAST:  Christine Fernandes  •  Caco Ciocler  •  Tuca Andrada  •  Maria Manoella

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Maria Magalhães
CAST:  Christine Fernandes  •  Caco Ciocler  •  Tuca Andrada  •  Maria Manoella

Aluga-se (2012)

How much does urban space influence our interior space?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcela Lordy
CAST:  Martha Nowill  •  Sílvio Restiffe  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Nilton Bicudo

How much does urban space influence our interior space?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcela Lordy
CAST:  Martha Nowill  •  Sílvio Restiffe  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Nilton Bicudo

Invisible Life (2019)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karim Aïnouz
CAST:  Carol Duarte  •  Julia Stockler  •  Fernanda Montenegro  •  Gregório Duvivier

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karim Aïnouz
CAST:  Carol Duarte  •  Julia Stockler  •  Fernanda Montenegro  •  Gregório Duvivier

Enterre Seus Mortos

Two animal road corpse removers end up finding a dead woman and decide to collect her body clandestinely.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Dutra
CAST:  Marjorie Estiano  •  Selton Mello  •  Betty Faria  •  Maria Manoella

Two animal road corpse removers end up finding a dead woman and decide to collect her body clandestinely.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Dutra
CAST:  Marjorie Estiano  •  Selton Mello  •  Betty Faria  •  Maria Manoella

Dissonantes (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Pedro Amorim
CAST:  Marcelo Serrado  •  Luciana Paes  •  Emanuelle Araújo  •  Thati Lopes

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DIRECTION:  Pedro Amorim
CAST:  Marcelo Serrado  •  Luciana Paes  •  Emanuelle Araújo  •  Thati Lopes