Directing
Murilo Salles
Born October 2, 1950 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 76)
Murilo Salles (Rio de Janeiro, October 2, 1950) is a Brazilian filmmaker, director of photography and screenwriter.
Known For
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands · 1976Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
★ 6.81976
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life.
Camila Jam · 2007Camila Jam
★ 6.32007
MovieDrama
Camila is in her mid-twenties and her life has been thrown into chaos ever since her boyfriend threw her out of their apartment during a bitter argument. Camila's ambition is to become a writer, and she posts regularly on her blog, entitled "Camila Jam." However, Camila wants to take her work into a different direction, and she throws herself head first into life in search of inspiration. As Camila struggles with alcohol, unsettled emotions and relationships with abusive men, it becomes increasingly obvious that her skills as a writer aren't all she needs to sort out if she wants to truly understand her life and her career.
The Kiss · 1981The Kiss
★ 7.21981
MovieCrimeThriller
When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.
Happier Than Ever · 1984Happier Than Ever
★ 5.71984
MovieDrama
During the military dictatorship, a political militant takes his son out of the boarding school, and puts him temporarily in a friend's luxury and empty apartment in Copacabana beach. The son knows very little about his father, and the latter cannot really explain his activities to his son, fearing for his security. So the young man stands alone in the huge apartment, waiting for the infrequent meetings with his father, without really knowing what's going on.
Tensão no Rio · 1984Tensão no Rio
★ 9.01984
MovieCrimeThriller
O Fim e os Meios · 2015O Fim e os Meios
★ 4.92015
MovieDrama
Paulo (Pedro Brício), a publicist of Rio de Janeiro, moves to Brasília (capital of Brazil) to be the manager of the public image of a senator who wants reelection. Paulo is accompanied by his wife, Cris (Cintia Rosa), a journalist with whom he has a small daughter. But their relationship is not moved by love, they are only together for the girl, the result of an unwanted pregnancy.
How Angels are Born · 1996How Angels are Born
★ 7.21996
MovieDramaCrime
Two children flee together with a grown up from a slum in Rio because this man had problems with the local drug lord. They end up in the house where a rich American citizen lives with his daughter.
Two-Edged Knife · 1989Two-Edged Knife
★ 6.01989
MovieCrime
Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business partner and best friend, he decides to execute a perfect plan that involves murdering both and easily getting away with murder. However, Paulo's plans are about to be ruined due to some unpredictable factors involving powerful people, plenty of money, the kidnap of his son and a tenacious inspector following his steps.
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Tensão no Rio · 1984Tensão no Rio
★ 9.01984
MovieCrimeThriller
Director of Photography
Mário de Andrade, O Turista Aprendiz · 2024Mário de Andrade, O Turista Aprendiz
2024
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Cinematography
Cabaret Mineiro · 1981Cabaret Mineiro
★ 4.71981
MovieDramaMusic
An adventurer travels by train through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, meeting old and new lovers and remembering love affairs of his youth.
Director of Photography
Tabu · 1983Tabu
★ 6.51983
MovieComedyMusic
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
Director of Photography
I Love You · 1981I Love You
★ 5.71981
MovieDrama
After the collapse of their relationships with other people, Maria and Paulo embark in an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.
Director of Photography
Um Edifício Chamado 200 · 1974Um Edifício Chamado 200
★ 8.01974
MovieComedy
Director of Photography










