Conceição Senna

The Invisible Collection (2013)

The young Beto ventures to the Brazilian countryside in search of a collection of rare drawings. There he meets Samir, the collector, and his family ruined by the demise of the cocoa plantations. The journey and the encounter will irrevocably change the young man’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Attal
CAST:  Vladimir Brichta  •  Walmor Chagas  •  Ludmila Rosa  •  Clarisse Abujamra

The young Beto ventures to the Brazilian countryside in search of a collection of rare drawings. There he meets Samir, the collector, and his family ruined by the demise of the cocoa plantations. The journey and the encounter will irrevocably change the young man’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Attal
CAST:  Vladimir Brichta  •  Walmor Chagas  •  Ludmila Rosa  •  Clarisse Abujamra

Malandro (1986)

In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner's daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruy Guerra
CAST:  Edson Celulari  •  Claudia Ohana  •  Elba Ramalho  •  Fábio Sabag

In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner's daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruy Guerra
CAST:  Edson Celulari  •  Claudia Ohana  •  Elba Ramalho  •  Fábio Sabag

Colonel Delmiro Gouveia (1979)

In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industrialists is persecuted because he refuses to sell his business to a British company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geraldo Sarno
CAST:  Rubens de Falco  •  Jofre Soares  •  Nildo Parente  •  Conceição Senna

In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industrialists is persecuted because he refuses to sell his business to a British company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geraldo Sarno
CAST:  Rubens de Falco  •  Jofre Soares  •  Nildo Parente  •  Conceição Senna

Antonio das Mortes (1969)

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glauber Rocha
CAST:  Maurício do Valle  •  Odete Lara  •  Othon Bastos  •  Jofre Soares

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glauber Rocha
CAST:  Maurício do Valle  •  Odete Lara  •  Othon Bastos  •  Jofre Soares

The Ballroom (2007)

An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laís Bodanzky
CAST:  Leonardo Villar  •  Tônia Carrero  •  Cássia Kis  •  Betty Faria

An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laís Bodanzky
CAST:  Leonardo Villar  •  Tônia Carrero  •  Cássia Kis  •  Betty Faria

Bahia SCI-FI (2015)

Since the 1970s, Roberto Pires has militated against the use of nuclear energy. For that, he went looking for the biggest Brazilian name in this subject, César Lattes, professor of Nuclear Physics at UNICAMP. Believing that nuclear energy could, in the long run, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petrus Pires
CAST:  Orlando Senna  •  Roque Araújo  •  Conceição Senna  •  Nonato Freire

Since the 1970s, Roberto Pires has militated against the use of nuclear energy. For that, he went looking for the biggest Brazilian name in this subject, César Lattes, professor of Nuclear Physics at UNICAMP. Believing that nuclear energy could, in the long run, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petrus Pires
CAST:  Orlando Senna  •  Roque Araújo  •  Conceição Senna  •  Nonato Freire

Milagrez (2008)

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Pizzini  •  Paloma Rocha
CAST:  Glauber Rocha  •  Walter Goulart  •  Antônio Calmon  •  Ismail Xavier

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Pizzini  •  Paloma Rocha
CAST:  Glauber Rocha  •  Walter Goulart  •  Antônio Calmon  •  Ismail Xavier

Anjos de Ipanema (2018)

A countercultural movement that took place at Ipanema Pier marked the history of all participants. Painters, musicians, actors, surfers and others came together to change the system through peaceful demonstrations, including drugs, sex and new experiences. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conceição Senna
CAST:  Maria Gladys  •  Evandro Mesquita

A countercultural movement that took place at Ipanema Pier marked the history of all participants. Painters, musicians, actors, surfers and others came together to change the system through peaceful demonstrations, including drugs, sex and new experiences. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conceição Senna
CAST:  Maria Gladys  •  Evandro Mesquita

Nuclear Shelter (1981)

Our planet was contaminated by many nuclear explosions that left the soil and the air filled with radiation, and now the few survivors of those catastrophic events live under the ground on a shelter controlled by scientists. After an incident inside the shelter, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Pires
CAST:  Roberto Pires  •  Conceição Senna  •  Norma Bengell  •  Sasso Alano

Our planet was contaminated by many nuclear explosions that left the soil and the air filled with radiation, and now the few survivors of those catastrophic events live under the ground on a shelter controlled by scientists. After an incident inside the shelter, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Pires
CAST:  Roberto Pires  •  Conceição Senna  •  Norma Bengell  •  Sasso Alano

Hovering Over the Water (1993)

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  João César Monteiro
CAST:  Laura Morante  •  Philip J. Spinelli  •  Manuela de Freitas  •  Georges Claisse

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  João César Monteiro
CAST:  Laura Morante  •  Philip J. Spinelli  •  Manuela de Freitas  •  Georges Claisse

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DIRECTION:  Marcos Moura
CAST:  Giovanna Gold  •  Ilya São Paulo  •  Guilherme Karan  •  Conceição Senna

Brilhante (2006)

The film narrates the transformation process of the city of Lençóis and, through testimonies, the residents recall the filming of Diamante Bruto and the changes that have occurred since then in their lives and in the local economy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conceição Senna
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The film narrates the transformation process of the city of Lençóis and, through testimonies, the residents recall the filming of Diamante Bruto and the changes that have occurred since then in their lives and in the local economy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conceição Senna
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Caveira My Friend (1970)

The adventures of a gang of thieves and murderers led by violent Caveirinha. A radical disruption proposal from the postulates of the Cinema Novo, a film with a loose narrative structure. Through the actions of a group of outlaws, the director sews in scenes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Álvaro Guimarães
CAST:  Baby Consuelo  •  Conceição Senna  •  Gessy Gesse  •  Nilda Spencer

The adventures of a gang of thieves and murderers led by violent Caveirinha. A radical disruption proposal from the postulates of the Cinema Novo, a film with a loose narrative structure. Through the actions of a group of outlaws, the director sews in scenes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Álvaro Guimarães
CAST:  Baby Consuelo  •  Conceição Senna  •  Gessy Gesse  •  Nilda Spencer

Diamante Bruto (1978)

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DIRECTION:  Orlando Senna
CAST:  José Wilker  •  Conceição Senna  •  Wilson Mello

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DIRECTION:  Orlando Senna
CAST:  José Wilker  •  Conceição Senna  •  Wilson Mello

O Amor Dentro da Câmera (2021)

O AMOR DENTRO DA CÂMERA is an essay documentary that tells the story of Conceição and Orlando Senna, pioneers of Audiovisual, who live a romance of almost 60 years, crossed by the History of cinema and Latin America. Intimate and metalinguistic, portrayed in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamille Fortunato  •  Lara Beck
CAST:  Conceição Senna  •  Orlando Senna

O AMOR DENTRO DA CÂMERA is an essay documentary that tells the story of Conceição and Orlando Senna, pioneers of Audiovisual, who live a romance of almost 60 years, crossed by the History of cinema and Latin America. Intimate and metalinguistic, portrayed in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamille Fortunato  •  Lara Beck
CAST:  Conceição Senna  •  Orlando Senna