Eduardo Coutinho Movies

The documentary tracks 19 hours of broadcasting from several brazilian TV channels making live surfing between channels. The result was edited latter.

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...

Short documentary about a woman known from a film by Eduardo Coutinho.

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

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses,...

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

Early documentary by Eduardo Coutinho dealing with the water shortage in the city of Ouricuri in the seventies.

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

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

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

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

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...

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

In the late 1970s, the labor movement began to gain strength. In 1988, the workers of the National Steel Company (CSN) in the city of Volta Redonda...

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

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

An overview of Brazilian spirituality and religions.

A documentary by Eduardo Coutinho about a hired-gun from Brazil's Northeast.

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

A conversation with Brazilian documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho about his work and methods.