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Egberto Gismonti

Born December 5, 1944 · Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 81)

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Known For

The JourneyThe Journey · 1992
The Journey
★ 6.11992
MovieDrama
A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for his father. By doing this he discovers unexpected facts about his Latin American essence.
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-FancierFable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier · 1990
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier
★ 4.81990
MovieRomanceDrama
Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.
KuarupKuarup · 1989
Kuarup
★ 4.61989
Movie
This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando. Fed up with civilization, he ventures deep into Amazon country to live with and work among the Xingu Indians.
Mirror of the PlanetMirror of the Planet · 1992
Mirror of the Planet
★ 5.81992
MovieDrama
Jytte Rex' sixth feature explores the here and now, the once and future beyond, Death and Eros, and proof of God's existence to be found in the Black Holes in a universe of nothingness. Tangible human individuals like Adam, an astronome, and two small children move through the surreal landscapes of Jytte Rex' cinematic poetry. If a door opens, it is only to lead you into Eternity's ultimate maze.
Trindade: Curto Caminho LongoTrindade: Curto Caminho Longo · 1978
Trindade: Curto Caminho Longo
1978
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The work of several Brazilian musicians is illustrated through images from different regions of the country in various segments.
Stop 88Stop 88 · 1978
Stop 88
★ 7.01978
MovieScience Fiction
Residents of the city of Parada 88, contaminated in 1994 due to the explosion of a chemical industry reactor, live in plastic tunnels, the only way of life that can guarantee their survival, since oxygen, which has become a good consumption, used needs to be reused so as not to generate more expenses. One day, Joaquim wins a lottery that gives him enough money to pay for his and his family's oxygen; but to claim the prize, he'll need to go to the ruins of the factory to collect news from a group of contamination experts adventurers posted there.
TurbulenceTurbulence · 2000
Turbulence
★ 6.42000
MovieDrama
After a restless night he is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. Through the peephole, he sees a stranger. He doesn't know why that man is there but is immediately certain of one thing: he represents a terrible threat. He quickly dresses and manages to sneak away, no doubt in his mind that the stranger is pursuing him, and that the nightmare has only just begun.
Chico XavierChico Xavier · 2010
Chico Xavier
★ 7.12010
MovieDrama
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.

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Der Traum des SandinoDer Traum des Sandino · 1981
Der Traum des Sandino
★ 7.01981
MovieDocumentary
19 months after the fall of the dictator Somoza, the Austrian film team travels across Nicaragua for seven weeks (from August 4th to September 20th, 1980) and gathers information, mostly from farmers, workers, market women and soldiers. We are shown life in the Fincas, the agricultural co-operatives, in a banana plantation of Standard Fruit, a private corporation, in the "Carlos Roberto Huembes Hospital" in La Esperanza which is run by Austrians. A report on Nicaragua of 1980 which discusses the dream of the murdered freedom fighter of Nicaragua, General C.A. Sandino and whether it has been realized and answers this question affirmativeley. In spite of the present and threatening difficulties, the film is optimistic.

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