Eduardo Coutinho Movies

Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties...

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...

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and...

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

The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate...

An overview of Brazilian spirituality and religions.

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of...

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

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

How much theatricality is there in an interview-based documentary? On one side, someone answers. On the other side, someone asks questions –...

The visits of Brazilian sanitarist Oswaldo Cruz to Amazon in early 20th century.

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...

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

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

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

May's full moon. Six friends. Two poems. One night, 22 years ago.

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

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

Six stories of children and adolescents who had their rights violated, and the reality of the Rights Councils and Guardianship Councils (newly...