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Ugo Giorgetti
Born June 1, 1942 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 84)
Ugo César Giorgetti (born on june 1st, 1942, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He works as scriptwriter and director of advertising films since 1966, initially at the Alcântara Machado, C & N, Denison and Proeme agencies, later for the companies Cia. de Cinema, Frame and Espiral. In the early 1970s he made two short films about aspects of the city of São Paulo. His first feature, Quebrando…
Known For
O Príncipe · 2002O Príncipe
★ 6.72002
MovieDrama
After 20 years of exile in Paris, Gustavo returns to his native city São Paulo. Back home, he encounters a place which no longer exists. His old friends and family members have changed, almost beyond recognition. He tries to recapture the past, and make some sense of his life, that of his friends and family, and the present state of his native country.
Nenê Bandalho · 1971Nenê Bandalho
★ 5.51971
MovieCrime
The police mobilize their resources to capture Nenê Bandalho and, while he tries to escape, he remembers some of his life's most important episodes.
Uma outra cidade · 2000Uma outra cidade
2000
MovieDocumentary
Sao Paulo revisited by brazilian poets that were aligned with the beatnik generation.
Paredes Nuas · 2009Paredes Nuas
2009
MovieDramaTV Movie
A successful businessman is arrested on suspicion of committing financial crimes. In the sitting room of his house, four characters – the driver, the nanny, the lawyer and the wife – discuss how and why the businessman was arrested and, consequently, try to understand their own lives.
Party · 1989Party
★ 6.61989
MovieDramaComedy
A harmonicist, a pool player, and his old assistant get invited as entertainers at a fancy dinner party but have to wait in the lobby for what seems like forever. They witness all sorts of absurdities as the party goes on and guests loosen up.
Rua São Bento, 405 - Prédio Martinelli · 1976Rua São Bento, 405 - Prédio Martinelli
★ 5.01976
MovieDocumentary
The film tells the story of the first skyscraper of São Paulo, the Martinelli building, and registers testimonials of its last residents who had to move after São Paulos’ municipality interdiction of the building. It shows the variety of human types and commercial establishments that used to exist inside the traditional building.
Solo · 2009Solo
2009
MovieDrama
A middle-aged, wealthy man who lives in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo, goes to put on his shoes and finds that his foot is no longer the same – it has changed for the worse. This gesture is the trigger for a reflection on life, the passage of time and the difficulty in understanding the present day.
Pizza · 2005Pizza
★ 5.72005
MovieDocumentary
A source of inspiration for the cinematography of Ugo Giorgetti, São Paulo is once again the backdrop to this documentary in which the theme is the specialty of the city's culinary.
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