Jorge Ben Jor Movies
Originally recorded for MTV Brasil's version of the Unplugged series, this release from Universal International features Jorge Ben performing several of his biggest hits. Included in Acustico MTV: Jorge Ben are renditions of "Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar," "Take It Easy, My Brother Charles," "Mas, Que Nada," and more. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
Michelle Pfeiffer is Married to the Mob in this comedy. The wife of Mafia hitman Alec Baldwin, Pfeiffer regularly chastizes her husband for his underhanded line of work. Baldwin refuses to entertain any thoughts of quitting the mob-and besides, he's got a good thing going with Nancy Travis, the promiscuous girl friend of gang boss Dean Stockwell. When Stockwell catches on to Travis' peccadilloes, he murders both his mistress and the unlucky Baldwin. At Baldwin's funeral, Stockwell is overwhelmed by Pfeiffer's beauty, and immediately begins plying her with expensive gifts. But Pfeiffer is through with this sort of thing, and with her young son in tow, she leaves town, hoping to start life anew. Upon making the acquaintance of bumbling, seemingly sincere Matthew Modine, Pfeiffer is convinced that Modine is just another mob flunkey. But it's even worse: Modine is an FBI agent, ordered to get to Stockwell by using Pfeiffer as bait. Reluctantly (he's grown quite fond of her himself), Modine blackmails Pfeiffer into setting up a rendezvous with Stockwell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, (more)
- 1983
Director Neville D'Almeida started out with a screenplay meant to expose the underside of the social elite in Rio de Janeiro but the film itself overdoses on drugs, sex, and corruption. When shown at the Gramado Film Festival in 1983 the picture was dismissed by critics as yet another hyped porno film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joel Barcelos, Jardel Filho, (more)
- 1979
When a wealthy Rio socialite takes a poor lad away from the slums to be her boy-toy, the result, far from being a Cinderella story, is a tragedy. The story is based on a novel by Carlos Diegues and Antonio Pitanga. Director Antonio Pitanga co-wrote the novel, produced, directed, wrote the screenplay, and plays the lead in this well-received Brazilian film. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Norma Bengell, Antonio Pitanga, (more)
- 1976
The uncommonly sexy, clever and ambitious slave Xica Da Silva won her independence and much more in mid-19th-century Brazil by using her feminine wiles and her lovemaking prowess to induce the Portuguese town governor to grant her freedom. In so doing, she became a legend and an inspiration to Brazil's large population of slaves and (eventually) ex-slaves. This film tells her story. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zeze Motta, Walmor Chagas, (more)
