Creator
Rubens Ewald Filho
Born March 7, 1945 · Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Died June 19, 2019 · aged 74
Rubens Azevedo Ewald Filho (Santos, March 7, 1945 – São Paulo, June 19, 2019) was a Brazilian journalist, film critic, presenter, actor, filmmaker and theater director.
Known For
Love Strange Love · 1982Love Strange Love
★ 5.91982
MovieDramaHistory
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
A Casa das Tentações · 1977A Casa das Tentações
★ 9.01977
MovieDrama
Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
A Árvore dos Sexos · 1977A Árvore dos Sexos
★ 4.81977
MovieRomanceComedy
Bondomil, a quiet little town, becomes famous because in its main square there's a tree with strange fruits, with the format of the male sex organ, supposed to be an aphrodisiac for women. Soon the population grows wild, and tourists gather around it.
Independência ou Morte · 1972Independência ou Morte
★ 7.01972
MovieDramaHistory
The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.
The First Time of Brazilian Cinema · 2013The First Time of Brazilian Cinema
★ 1.02013
MovieDocumentary
In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema because it was launched during the country's military dictatorship. Thirty years later, The First Time of Brazilian Cinema found the producers and actors to tell the inside story of this fascinating journey.
Manual para Atropelar Cachorro · 2005Manual para Atropelar Cachorro
2005
MovieDrama
A simple and handy manual to take the boredom under the narration of a sick mind, crazy in any big city. Mojo, a lonely young fanatic about movies and American culture, has dreams that will never come true. After spending his days holed up in a building, he decides to vent his repressed impulses by running over mutton dogs.
Boca Marginal · 2008Boca Marginal
2008
MovieDocumentary
Dracula, a Love Story · 1980Dracula, a Love Story
★ 7.01980
MovieRomanceDrama
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
Movies
Love Strange Love · 1982Love Strange Love
★ 5.91982
MovieDramaHistory
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
A Casa das Tentações · 1977A Casa das Tentações
★ 9.01977
MovieDrama
Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
A Árvore dos Sexos · 1977A Árvore dos Sexos
★ 4.81977
MovieRomanceComedy
Bondomil, a quiet little town, becomes famous because in its main square there's a tree with strange fruits, with the format of the male sex organ, supposed to be an aphrodisiac for women. Soon the population grows wild, and tourists gather around it.
Independência ou Morte · 1972Independência ou Morte
★ 7.01972
MovieDramaHistory
The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.
The First Time of Brazilian Cinema · 2013The First Time of Brazilian Cinema
★ 1.02013
MovieDocumentary
In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema because it was launched during the country's military dictatorship. Thirty years later, The First Time of Brazilian Cinema found the producers and actors to tell the inside story of this fascinating journey.
Manual para Atropelar Cachorro · 2005Manual para Atropelar Cachorro
2005
MovieDrama
A simple and handy manual to take the boredom under the narration of a sick mind, crazy in any big city. Mojo, a lonely young fanatic about movies and American culture, has dreams that will never come true. After spending his days holed up in a building, he decides to vent his repressed impulses by running over mutton dogs.
Boca Marginal · 2008Boca Marginal
2008
MovieDocumentary
Dracula, a Love Story · 1980Dracula, a Love Story
★ 7.01980
MovieRomanceDrama
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
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.
CineMagia: The Story of São Paulo's Video Stores · 2017CineMagia: The Story of São Paulo's Video Stores
★ 7.32017
MovieDocumentary
Before the streaming era, the video stores were the key for the beginning of home video experience in Brazil. The documentary narrates the history of São Paulo's mom-and-pop video stores from its appearance to the vanishing of this platform. Owners, employees, customers and critics talk about the experience of renting a movie.
Elas São do Baralho · 1977Elas São do Baralho
★ 4.51977
MovieComedy
As Gatinhas · 1970As Gatinhas
★ 7.01970
MovieComedy
When The Marquees' Lights Go Out · 2018When The Marquees' Lights Go Out
2018
MovieDocumentaryHistory
With archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, a story of movie theaters that were located on the avenues of São João and Ipiranga and its surroundings, in São Paulo's city centre. Known as Cinelândia Paulistana, this area lived its heyday in the 1950s, reaching more than 15 cinemas in full operation.
TV Shows
Éramos Seis · 1977Éramos Seis
★ 7.51977
SeriesDrama
Telerromance · 1981Telerromance
1981
Series
Um Homem Muito Especial · 1980Um Homem Muito Especial
★ 8.01980
SeriesDrama
Éramos Seis · 1994Éramos Seis
★ 9.01994
SeriesDrama
Gina · 1978Gina
★ 6.01978
SeriesDrama
Gina attracts attention and envy. Years later, her life is shaken by the return of an old love and she discovers some schemes orchestrated by her best friend.
Once We Were Six · 2019Once We Were Six
★ 8.02019
SeriesDrama
The plot tells the history and daily life of the Lemos Family between the 1920s and 1940s. Júlio works in a fabric store and has the ambition of getting rich to offer his family a good life. His wife, Lola, does everything she can to keep her family together, because she believes that this way they can move on.
O Nome Dela é Gal · 2017O Nome Dela é Gal
★ 7.32017
SeriesDocumentary
A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.