Domingos de Oliveira

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Domingos de Oliveira

Born September 28, 1936 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died March 23, 2019 · aged 82

Domingos José Soares de Oliveira (September 28, 1936 — March 23, 2019) was a Brazilian actor, playwright, stage director, TV host, poet and filmmaker. After getting a bachelor's degree in Engineering, he got involved in amateur theatre and soon started to get involved with cinema, specially with the Brazilian New Wave (Cinema Novo) movement. He served as assistant director to Joaquim Pedro de And…

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ChildhoodChildhood · 2014
Childhood
7.72014
MovieDrama
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
BR 716BR 716 · 2016
BR 716
6.22016
MovieDrama
In 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an apartment in famous street Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana. There he and his friends enjoy freedom even in the midst of a complicated political moment.
Edu, Coração de OuroEdu, Coração de Ouro · 1968
Edu, Coração de Ouro
7.01968
MovieComedy
A volatile young man, Edu is a typical Rio de Janeiro middle-class kind, who flirts with multiple women at the same time. None of them, however, had managed to make him fall in love, until he met with mysterious Tatiana.
SeparaçõesSeparações · 2003
Separações
7.12003
MovieComedyRomance
Cabral is a 60 year old playwright who's married to Glorinha, an actress who's 20 years younger than him. They've been together for half of her live, and now they're getting bored...
Cine Paissandu: Histórias de uma GeraçãoCine Paissandu: Histórias de uma Geração · 2013
Cine Paissandu: Histórias de uma Geração
5.02013
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the cinema that formed the Paissandu Generation, in the 60s, and the cultural and social impact of that period for the country's history.
CarreirasCarreiras · 2005
Carreiras
6.02005
MovieDrama
Ana Laura is a 40 year-old, good looking and well-informed TV News Anchor who's also a cocaine addict. Facing her career decline as the channel she works in starts to give more space to younger professionals, she faces a night of unusual events as she dives further into drug abuse.
Two Sons of FranciscoTwo Sons of Francisco · 2005
Two Sons of Francisco
6.82005
MovieDramaHistory
The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.
AmoresAmores · 1998
Amores
3.01998
MovieDrama
In Rio de Janeiro, at the end of the millennium, a group of mostly middle-aged friends share their lives and experiences with each other.

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Once Upon a Time in RioOnce Upon a Time in Rio · 2008
Once Upon a Time in Rio
7.42008
MovieDrama
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...

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