Ney Latorraca

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"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

A producer decides to revive the play *The Mystery of Irma Vap* and seeks out one of the original actors to secure the rights. However, a case of document forgery could jeopardize everything.

According to an amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Dolphin, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women and hated by men. One of her conquests is the daughter of a fisherman, who has a son with the Dolphin. He constantly reappears to seduce her, and even when she marries, he continues to look for her. This provokes the ire of the husband, who wants to kill him anyway.

Taxi driver Oswaldir (Stepan Nercessian) entertains his passengers with stories from his daily work. In the special, the taxi driver tells several cases to a passenger (Luiz Gustavo), such as the story of the manicurist Ivonete (Rita Guedes), a woman so stunning that she was called to be Miss Irajá and pose for the cover of a magazine. Despite all the praise she received, she didn't have a boyfriend. Until Haroldão (Ernesto Piccolo) appeared. He won her over with a beautiful line, but soon let her down.

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.

Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

A bank manager has a secret. He is compelled to bite society women hands.

In a circus, the big act is that of the knife thrower, assisted by his wife. The couple takes risks in real life, in a show of great skill and coldness, which respects a blood treaty.

A harmonicist, a pool player, and his old assistant get invited as entertainers at a fancy dinner party but have to wait in the lobby for what seems like forever. They witness all sorts of absurdities as the party goes on and guests loosen up.

Inspired by an novel by Graciliano Ramos, Alexandre e Outros Heróis is a beautiful way to celebrate his 60th year of death. The story of a man, his life and his death in the Brazil's backwoods.

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João dreams of becoming a member of the Alternative Alchemists Association. He creates a special object and attributes the incredible idea to his father, who needs to regain his standing with the group.

The series is set in the 1970s. In the story, the mayor clashes with the idealist Francisgleydisson, owner of Cine Holliúdy—the only cultural attraction in Pitombas, a fictional town in Ceará.

Humor guides all the stories, and not even the patients escape the chaos created by doctors, nurses, and receptionists. Weekend and overnight shifts, stressed patients, complicated diagnoses, demands from management: all these problems are addressed in the plots, but without the slightest intention of moving the viewer. The humorous tone transforms what would be drama into laughable situations. The hospital is the stage for tragicomic situations, where clinical errors are the subject of jokes, not lawsuits. Furthermore, the serious and distant image of doctors is broken, presenting them as people with common desires, problems, and anxieties.

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