José Mojica Marins Movies

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material;...

Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of...

Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A...

An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.

The town of Vila Velha is put under a reign of terror by a powerful colonel nicknamed "The Devil", who influences local politicians and hires...

After taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan entity. She decides to go along in his...

An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with...

An anthology film (eight shorts) honoring the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") film production in the downtown area of São Paulo, Brazil.

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is...

A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.

"Gurcius Gewdner Show" is the pilot of a nonsense humor program. Presented by the irreverent character that gives the program its title, it follows...

Ivan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas and classic American horror. This film promotes a...

After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for the restoration of the Monarchy. At that...

The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's...

Rebeca and her family move into an abandoned house with a sinister past. Her father wants to renovate the house and turn it into a rotisserie. With...

In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major...

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.