Fernanda Montenegro – MRQE

Babenco: Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer Parou

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death.

Sweet Mother

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a big family, she is involved in the daily lives of her children, grandchildren and other relatives. Undeterred by the typical problems of old age, she uses her many years of experience to solve problems in the best way possible.

Invisible Life

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company’s exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn’t want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião’s mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.

Rio, I Love You

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.

Love in the Time of Cholera

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow – she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

Casa de Areia

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.

Redentor

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

O Outro Lado da Rua

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with the suspect in a potentially dangerous chain of events that will force her to take stock of her life.

Central do Brasil

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.