Orlando Senna

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Orlando Senna

Born April 25, 1940 · Lençóis, Bahia, Brasil (age 86)

Orlando Sales de Senna (Lençóis, April 25, 1940) is a Brazilian filmmaker, writer and journalist.

Known For

Oedipus MayorOedipus Mayor · 1996
Oedipus Mayor
★ 5.41996
MovieDramaWar
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
King of the NightKing of the Night · 1975
King of the Night
★ 6.21975
MovieDramaRomance
In the 1940s, São Paulo nightlife is the setting for Tezinho's love affairs. In love with Aninha, he needs to get away from the girl and ends up getting involved with other women, including an obsessive relationship with a prostitute.
Once Upon a Time There Was IracemaOnce Upon a Time There Was Iracema · 2005
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
MovieDocumentary
A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.
BrascubaBrascuba · 1987
Brascuba
★ 7.01987
MovieDocumentary
GitiranaGitirana · 1975
Gitirana
★ 7.01975
MovieDocumentary
Yesterday, the inhabitants of the Nordeste had to abandon their land for lack of water. Today, floods are driving them out... Deprived of their roots, the people continue to remain faithful to their traditions and beliefs, while progress is imposed by the power of money.
Nuclear ShelterNuclear Shelter · 1981
Nuclear Shelter
★ 6.41981
MovieScience Fiction
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 group of rebellious scientists defy their leadership when they find a good possibility of returning to the surface.
I Didn't Know TururuI Didn't Know Tururu · 2000
I Didn't Know Tururu
★ 5.52000
MovieDramaComedy
As Carmen prepares to marry for the fourth time, her three sisters find themselves juggling romantic predicaments of their own in this offbeat comedy from Brazil.
Diamante BrutoDiamante Bruto · 1978
Diamante Bruto
★ 9.01978
MovieDocumentaryDrama

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Entangling ShadowsEntangling Shadows · 1998
Entangling Shadows
★ 5.81998
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.

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