Directing
Suzana Amaral
Born March 28, 1932 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died June 25, 2020 · aged 88
Suzana Amaral (b. São Paulo, March 28, 1932 — June 25, 2020) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for the 1985 film A Hora da Estrela. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzana Amaral, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hotel Atlântico · 2009Hotel Atlântico
★ 7.12009
MovieDrama
A road movie that follows a solitary man as he sets of on a journey to the south of Brazil. The strange characters and absurd situations he encounters along the way present an extraordinary portrait of human relations.
Hour of the Star · 1986Hour of the Star
★ 7.31986
MovieDrama
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival · 2020Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
★ 5.02020
MovieDocumentary
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
A Hidden Life · 2001A Hidden Life
★ 5.62001
MovieDrama
Biela, a humble young woman, born and raised in an isolated farm, is brought to a small town to live with her bourgeois cousins, her only relatives. Once in town, she encounters great difficulty adapting to city life.
Procura-se · 1993Procura-se
★ 8.01993
SeriesDrama
Movies
Hotel Atlântico · 2009Hotel Atlântico
★ 7.12009
MovieDrama
A road movie that follows a solitary man as he sets of on a journey to the south of Brazil. The strange characters and absurd situations he encounters along the way present an extraordinary portrait of human relations.
Hour of the Star · 1986Hour of the Star
★ 7.31986
MovieDrama
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival · 2020Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
★ 5.02020
MovieDocumentary
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
A Hidden Life · 2001A Hidden Life
★ 5.62001
MovieDrama
Biela, a humble young woman, born and raised in an isolated farm, is brought to a small town to live with her bourgeois cousins, her only relatives. Once in town, she encounters great difficulty adapting to city life.