Arrigo Barnabé Movies

A marginal version of Brecht’s piece, “Baal”.

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

São Paulo, 1984. Agostinho, an old and tired Physics professor, is married to Januária, a retired school principal. In his classes, he...

A feature documentary on the life of Alzira Espíndola and her impact and influence on different generations of Brazilian music. From her...

Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another...

Through testimonies from partners, workers, collaborators, artists, and people who followed the productions of Lira Paulistana, the film tells the...

Arrigo Barnabé, a prominent figure of the Vanguarda Paulistana movement, takes center stage in this experimental film, which delves into his...

A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to...

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.

A "queixada" is a small animal that when it feels threatened unites to face the enemy. This nickname was given to the workers of Perus cement...

Jorge, bastard child of the infamous Red Light Bandit, decides himself to pursuit a life of crime after meeting with his father, who has been...

Joel is the director of a musical theater play featuring the songs of Lupicínio Rodrigues. He and his girlfriend, Maria Rosa, star in the...

A sensationalist report is a parallel between a popular and a character in his process of transformation. "Thanks to Coffin Joe, Nayara is now on the...

Transposition of Arrigo Barnabé's song "Clara Crocodilo" to film, with cartoon visuals. Clara Crocodilo is considered to be the public enemy...

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.

This film documents in depth the life and artistic trajectory of the musician and poet Itamar Assumpção. He was one of the pillars of a...

After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled...

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.