Best movies of Carlos Diegues

Actors : Zezé Motta, Toni Garrido, Murilo Benício, Patrícia França,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

In a dangerous but human Rio's slum, rises the love affair betwen Orfeu and Eurídice, provoking jealousy and violence in times of carnival.

Actors : Bruce Gomlevsky, Antônio Fagundes, Paloma Duarte, Wagner Moura,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

God is getting tired. So he looks for a saint to take his place for a while.

Actors : Fábio Jr., Zaira Zambelli, José Wilker, Betty Faria,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion ...

Actors : Sonia Braga, Marília Pêra, Cláudia Abreu, Chico Anysio,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to ...

Actors : Jonas Bloch, Zózimo Bulbul, Bené Batista, Emmanuel Cavalcanti,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains where they find others led by the aged ...

Actors : Zezé Motta, Altair Lima, Elke Maravilha, Walmor Chagas,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributs" in order to get power.

Actors : Taís Araújo, Sérgio Britto, Léa Garcia, José Wilker,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Actors : Marília Pêra, Zezé Motta, Paulo José, José Wilker,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.

Actors : Karen Acioly, Celso André, Catarina Abdalla, Carla Alexandar,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated ...

Actors : Nuno Lopes, Albano Jerónimo, Vincent Cassel, Antonio de la Cruz,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.

Actors : Míriam Pires, Cristina Aché, Roberto Bonfim, Joffre Soares,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

Actors : Léa Garcia, Luiza Maranhão, Eliezer Gomes, Antonio Pitanga,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Actors : Leonardo Villar, Anecy Rocha, Joel Barcellos, Antonio Pitanga,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Luzia comes from the backwoods of Northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, in search of her fiancé. But soon she'll find out he has turned into a dangerous criminal and is being looked after by the police.

Actors : Carlos Kroeber, Jeanne Moreau, Eliezer Gomes, Ney Santanna,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at Sao Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties ...

Actors : Hugo Carvana, Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, Chico Buarque,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds it isn't an easy task.

Actors : Sérgio Cardoso, Odete Lara, Mário Lago, Paulo Porto,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.