Direction: Anselmo Duarte

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Norma Bengell · Leonardo Villar · Glória Menezes · Dionísio Azevedo

Synopsis The Given Word (Keeper of Promises) (1962) follows the story of Ze, a humble man residing in the countryside of Brazil, who holds his donkey in the highest regard. When the donkey falls ill, Ze fervently prays for its recovery...

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Glória Menezes · Ronnie Von · Fernando Torres · Mauro Mendonça

Synopsis O Descarte (1973) follows the story of Cláudia Land, a wealthy and attractive young woman who becomes deeply troubled after witnessing a fatal car accident that takes the life of her husband. The traumatic event leaves her in a state...

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Anselmo Duarte · Dercy Gonçalves · Odete Lara · Aurélio Teixeira

Synopsis Absolutely Right (1957) follows the story of an individual who has committed the entire telephone directory of his town to memory and decides to test his unique skill on a television game show. However, a cunning group of locals, who...

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Francisco Di Franco · Elza De Castro · Newton Prado · Alvaro Alves Pereira

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Raul Cortez · José Parisi · Lélia Abramo · Esther Mellinger

Synopsis The Obsessed of Catale (1965) follows the story of Joaquim (Raul Cortez), a deeply religious zealot whose own mother acknowledges his delusion that he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. In his small village, Joaquim terrorizes the locals, coercing both...

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Tarcísio Meira · Rossana Ghessa · Jece Valadão · Sérgio Hingst

Direction Anselmo Duarte

Cast Paulo Goulart · Paulo Villaça · Neuza Amaral · Sérgio Hingst

Synopsis Os Trombadinhas (1980) follows the journey of a São Paulo businessman who is determined to transform the lives of street children, affectionately known as "trombinhas," through a unique social initiative. When his efforts are met with skepticism and resistance from...