Máximo Barro

A documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and profitability of Brazilian cinema.

This documentary, produced by the Mazzaropi Institute, shows movie scenes, testimonials of researchers, historians, intellectuals, and popular...

In 1968, Orlando Lovecchio was made victim of a guerilla's bomb terrorist attack, which main objective was to fight against the Military Regime....

In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major...

With archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, a story of movie theaters that were located on the avenues of São João and...

It is the story of Pedro, who after being passed over by his brothers, wanders the world in search of a better life, but on the way, finds children...

Zenó (Mazzaropi) is a poor gardener of a traditional school in São Paulo who falls in love with one of the local girls, much richer and...

Tired of her boring husband, secretary Cordélia finds refuge in a love affair with her boss and afterwards, believes she has found true love...

Young writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV network and manages to place his girlfriend in an important role.

A middle-aged man copes with the loss of his job and his impending blindness.

Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.

Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.

Manuel is a fanatical barber for a São Paulo soccer team, Corinthians, and that's why he always gets into trouble with his neighbors and...

The principal of a school turns the classroom into a studio and makes his students porn film actors to be displayed in the motels of his property. At...

A millionaire invites some friends for a weekend on an island, where some say there is a buried treasure. But a storm takes the boat away, and they...

An unemployed man gets a job as night watchman that puts him in the middle of the rising violence in his neighborhood.

A bird-shaped nave flies over various places with different beliefs and religions.

A ruthless loan shark doesn't realize the evil that he has done to his own family: his son is waist-deep in resentment, and his daughter- married to...