Eduardo Coutinho Movies

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.

Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the...

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through...

The documentary tracks 19 hours of broadcasting from several brazilian TV channels making live surfing between channels. The result was edited latter.

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.

A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get...

Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of...

Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of...

The Method shows and reveals the knowledge and tools used by great documentary filmmakers on the challenge of representing the reality.

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies.

In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in...

In São Paulo, during the 1920s, a woman who is loved by a telegraphist and seduced by a slacker ends up in prostitution.

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand...

A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands...

Stimulated by sketches in which young actors improvise about situations related to AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), students from a...

Made during the time Eduardo Coutinho was studying cinema at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (Idhec), in the French...

In this documentary Coutinho examines the plight of the people who live off the waste of the Brazilian cities. These people make their living by...

An overview of Brazilian spirituality and religions.