Júlio Bressane Movies

An essay film on the editing of erotic movies.

Bressane (together with his partner Rosa Dias and young filmmaker Rodrigo Lima) guide us through the beautiful Swiss Sils Maria, where Nietzsche...

A liberal interpretation of the book Galáxias, one of the most important works by the great contemporary Brazilian poet Haroldo de Campos,...

The names of the characters are pronouns. She is a teacher, with his father dead just three days ago. Faced with this situation, He intends to take...

An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.

Helena Ignez is one of the main female figures of Brazilian cinema. She developed a new style of acting. Nowadays, she directs independent films. The...

When I wake will I be someone else?

A montage of 48 Brazilian films made between 1898 and 2022. The moments, the frames, where we feel a glimmer, an innovation, some experimentation and...

Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão...

The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Otelo, where, in a mixture of decorated and...

Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.

Irreverent adaptation of great writer Machado de Assis's masterpiece "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" ("Brás Cubas's...

A curious couple, whose existence takes place where art arises along a singular metaphysical desire. They search for it through repeated and varied...

A 1972 Portuguese language drama/adventure film written and directed by Júlio Bressane, starring Rosa Dias and Elyseu Visconti.

“If you had to choose between me and your mother, who would it be?” Capitu asks provocatively of her problematic lover. Elsewhere, they...

"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the...

An essay around the streets, as an homage to Fernando Pessoa

Two maids decide to rebel against the society that oppresses them and start murdering their own mistresses.

Story with some autobiographical touches taken from director's life.