Paulo Tiefenthaler

A Wolf at the Door (2013)

Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Coimbra
CAST:  Milhem Cortaz  •  Fabiula Nascimento  •  Leandra Leal  •  Antonio Saboia

Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Coimbra
CAST:  Milhem Cortaz  •  Fabiula Nascimento  •  Leandra Leal  •  Antonio Saboia

Orfeu (1999)

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Diegues
CAST:  Toni Garrido  •  Patrícia França  •  Murilo Benício  •  Zezé Motta

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Diegues
CAST:  Toni Garrido  •  Patrícia França  •  Murilo Benício  •  Zezé Motta

Jules and Dolores (2016)

On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules Rimet Cup disappeared from the headquarters of CBF, the Brazilian Football Association. Let me explain: every 4 years FIFA holds a Football World Cup. Back then, only a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caito Ortiz
CAST:  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Danilo Grangheia  •  Mr. Catra  •  Milhem Cortaz

On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules Rimet Cup disappeared from the headquarters of CBF, the Brazilian Football Association. Let me explain: every 4 years FIFA holds a Football World Cup. Back then, only a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caito Ortiz
CAST:  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Danilo Grangheia  •  Mr. Catra  •  Milhem Cortaz

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DIRECTION:  Gustavo Acioli
CAST:  Dira Paes  •  Stella Miranda  •  Milena Contrucci Jamel  •  Gabrielle Lopes

A Noite da Virada (2014)

Ana and Duda, a couple who's in the verge of taking a break from their marriage, throw a New Year's party at their house. The party gets overcrowded with all kinds of people, and it's in the bathroom that most things will happen between them both and many other guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fábio Mendonça
CAST:  Júlia Rabello  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Marcos Palmeira  •  Luana Piovani

Ana and Duda, a couple who's in the verge of taking a break from their marriage, throw a New Year's party at their house. The party gets overcrowded with all kinds of people, and it's in the bathroom that most things will happen between them both and many other guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fábio Mendonça
CAST:  Júlia Rabello  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Marcos Palmeira  •  Luana Piovani

Rio em Chamas (2014)

A omnibus film about protests in Rio de Janeiro during 2013.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Rodrigues  •  Cavi Borges  •  Daniel Caetano  •  André Sampaio  •  Diego Felipe Souza  •  Vinícius Reis  •  Luiz Claudio Lima  •  Eduardo Souza Lima  •  Ana Costa Ribeiro  •  Vitor Gracciano  •  Luiz Giban  •  Clara Linhart
CAST:  Carol Pacu  •  Patrícia Mello  •  Richard Rebelo  •  Samuel Toledo

A omnibus film about protests in Rio de Janeiro during 2013.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Rodrigues  •  Cavi Borges  •  Daniel Caetano  •  André Sampaio  •  Diego Felipe Souza  •  Vinícius Reis  •  Luiz Claudio Lima  •  Eduardo Souza Lima  •  Ana Costa Ribeiro  •  Vitor Gracciano  •  Luiz Giban  •  Clara Linhart
CAST:  Carol Pacu  •  Patrícia Mello  •  Richard Rebelo  •  Samuel Toledo

Trinta (2013)

Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Machline
CAST:  Matheus Nachtergaele  •  Mariana Nunes  •  Paolla Oliveira  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler

Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Machline
CAST:  Matheus Nachtergaele  •  Mariana Nunes  •  Paolla Oliveira  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler

Borderless Love (2019)

Borderless Love is a romantic comedy about two couples - Pedro and Joana, Brazilians; Martin and Pilar, Argentines - involved in an involuntary couples exchange. Pedro and Joana turn a blind eye to each other's infidelity. Their daughter, Paula, a jealous teenager, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Santiago
CAST:  Luana Piovani  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Aylin Prandi  •  Gabi Lopes

Borderless Love is a romantic comedy about two couples - Pedro and Joana, Brazilians; Martin and Pilar, Argentines - involved in an involuntary couples exchange. Pedro and Joana turn a blind eye to each other's infidelity. Their daughter, Paula, a jealous teenager, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Santiago
CAST:  Luana Piovani  •  Paulo Tiefenthaler  •  Aylin Prandi  •  Gabi Lopes

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

The Edge of Theocracy (2020)

Jesus life and work goes through rumors, conspiracies, injuries, friendship and fanaticism. An emblematic figure of the 1st century, Jesus was a charismatic leader, but he faced many trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Van Der Put
CAST:  Fábio Porchat  •  Evelyn Castro  •  Petra Costa  •  Daniel Furlan

Jesus life and work goes through rumors, conspiracies, injuries, friendship and fanaticism. An emblematic figure of the 1st century, Jesus was a charismatic leader, but he faced many trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Van Der Put
CAST:  Fábio Porchat  •  Evelyn Castro  •  Petra Costa  •  Daniel Furlan

The Inventor of Dreams (2010)

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Algranti
CAST:  Aracy Balabanian  •  Beth Goulart  •  Louise Cardoso  •  Claudiana Cotrim

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Algranti
CAST:  Aracy Balabanian  •  Beth Goulart  •  Louise Cardoso  •  Claudiana Cotrim