Paulo Thiago

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Paulo Thiago

Born October 8, 1945 · Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Died June 5, 2021 · aged 75

Paulo Thiago Ferreira Paes de Oliveira ORB (Aimorés, October 8, 1945 — Rio de Janeiro, June 5, 2021) was a Brazilian filmmaker.

Known For

The PatriotThe Patriot · 1998
The Patriot
4.81998
MovieComedy
Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is behind his strange ideas about how to build a great nation.
Jorge, um BrasileiroJorge, um Brasileiro · 1988
Jorge, um Brasileiro
5.81988
MovieDramaAdventure
After arguing with his ex-girlfriend, truck driver Jorge hits the road again, while remembering the past and questioning his friendship with his manipulative boss.
EngraçadinhaEngraçadinha · 1981
Engraçadinha
5.31981
MovieComedy
After the funeral of her father Arnaldo, who committed suicide, Engraçadinha confesses to the priest the motives. On the engagement party of her cousin Sílvio with Letícia, Engraçadinha seduces him in the library, and later she ends her engagement with Zózimo and lies to Letícia, telling that she is pregnant. Letícia decides to tell Arnaldo what happened, and he says that the child can not be born. He exposes dirty secrets to Engraçadinha, and a tragedy is announced.
O VestidoO Vestido · 2004
O Vestido
5.82004
MovieDramaRomance
Ulisses has failed in his professional life, but leads a happy life with his wife Ângela and their two daughters. Until the day he is introduced to Bárbara, a very beautiful woman living in Rio de Janeiro. Ângela becomes her friend and gives her the dress Ulisses had given her. From then on, marital problems arise, and he becomes increasingly attracted to Bárbara.
Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoMemórias do Grupo Opinião · 2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
MovieDocumentary
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Beijo na BocaBeijo na Boca · 1982
Beijo na Boca
4.01982
MovieDramaCrime
Middle-class girl gets involved with a jealous drug dealer, who wants to kill all of her previous boyfriends.
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · 2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
7.32005
MovieMusicDocumentary
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
Crazy and SaintsCrazy and Saints · 2017
Crazy and Saints
4.92017
MovieComedyDrama
Beatriz is a famous psychoanalyst who teaches others to be happy, but isn't able to be happy herself. Things take a turn when her mother's death takes her traveling with her sister to Buenos Aires to comply with the unusual directives she left in her will.

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