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João Silvério Trevisan
Born June 23, 1944 · Ribeirão Bonito, São Paulo, Brasil (age 82)
João Silvério Trevisan (Ribeirão Bonito, June 23, 1944) is a fiction writer and essayist, screenwriter and film director, playwright, coordinator of literary workshops, journalist, translator, and advocate for the Brazilian LGBTQIA+ community.
Known For
The Woman Who Invented Love · 1980The Woman Who Invented Love
★ 6.11980
MovieDramaRomance
Doralice is a simple minded woman romantically fascinated by marriage. However, when she is raped by a butcher, a friend advises her to become a prostitute - and she does it. After that, all her wishes and longings will curl up into a fascinating vortex.
Beste · 1970Beste
1970
MovieDocumentary
Deformed form by which the word "beast" (medieval weapon) is pronounced in the north of the Brazilian state of Bahia and was still present in the cultural memory of the region.
Doramundo · 1978Doramundo
★ 5.51978
MovieCrime
A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.
Em Cada Coração um Punhal · 1970Em Cada Coração um Punhal
★ 9.01970
Movie
A woman asks her boyfriend for his mother's heart as a proof of love. Another, a kleptomaniac, has an affair with a TV professional. And a young man becomes a sex symbol after an advertising campaign.
Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui · 1968Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui
★ 10.01968
MovieDocumentary
A brief tribute to Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari relating to his humble beginnings as a citizen born in the town of Brodósqui, located on the countryside of São Paulo. Some of his paintings and poems are presented along with some archive images.
Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth · 1970Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth
★ 9.01970
MovieDrama
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a fallen black angel, a priest, two whores, a pregnant cowboy, among others.
Closes · 1982Closes
1982
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A documentary produced in super-8 with a mixture of fiction. It caused a stir wherever it was shown, having to be subjected to the censorship in force at the time of the military regime. It poetically addresses the various prejudices and conflicts that involve the field of sexuality. Two men star in love scenes. Testimonials by Lauro Nascimentos, Eleonora Menicucci, João Silvério Trevisan, Henrique Magalhães and popular people about conflicts involving affection between people of the same sex.
Freedom of Press · 1967Freedom of Press
★ 9.01967
MovieDocumentary
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of the press.
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