Paulo Cesar Pereio Movies

In this drama, the lives of the people who dub the voices in movies and television shows from foreign countries are explored. In this case, the foreign shows are from the U.S., and the language they are being dubbed into is Brazilian Portuguese. Marialva (Marilia Pera)is a Brazilian woman who dubs the (fictional) U.S. show, "Mary Shadow," and she is obsessed by that show, and with her desire to get to Hollyood. She will do whatever it takes to get there. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

This Brazilian film by director Paulo Cesar Saraceni stars Milton Gonclaves as Natal, the famous banker who contributed financial support for years to the School of Samba. Most of the plot focuses on the connection between organized crime and the samba more than on the dance itself. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This routine softcore film interspersed with moments of black comedy follows an investigation by essentially incompetent cops into the violent murder of a woman. Aside from the activities of a dim-witted police force, a pair of small-time thugs stumble across a suspicious man in a bar: he has a handkerchief stained with blood, no identification on him, and no memory of who he is. The two crooks decide to enlist the services of a prostitute to work on him -- and sexual situations take over from there. This film won an award for "Best First Feature" at the 1984 Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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, All Movie Guide

This Brazilian erotic exercise stars Sonia Braga and Paulo Cesar Pereio as lovers who aren't in love. Attracted to each other's all-stops-out sexuality, Braga and Pereio use one another in every sense of the word. It is only at fadeout time that they learn to their surprise that they have genuinely fallen for each other. Though it shies away from closeups, I Love You is about as hard-core as it's possible to get in a mainstream film. Originally titled Eu Te Amo, I Love You made its American debut sans a rating of any kind -- "X" or otherwise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cult members follow the female zealot Jakobine Mentz (Marlise Saueressig) into the Brazilian wilderness in this drama based on a true story. Their leader believes she is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and has convinced her faithful parishioners to follow her lead. This socialist group that advocated free sex and living off the land was systematically eliminated by the military and the government. The release of the film followed the mass suicide at Jonestown, Guyana. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

In this action thriller about a real-life bank robber, the Lucio Flavio of the title (played by Reginaldo Farias), it is difficult at times to distinguish the bad guys from the good guys, from the guys who are uncertain, and from the death-squad guys, though even with the confusion, Flavio is not likely to get away. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

This film is by one of the founders of Brazilian "Cinema Novo," a style of filmmaking emphasizing native Brazilian themes and highly charged and stylized religious imagery. In Rio just before Carnaval (the local version of the raucous Mardi-Gras celebration) a girl deliberately smashes a small statue of the Virgin Mary. She receives an answer to her strange prayers in the form of a handsome musician. Their relationship, with its ins and outs, is taken up as a theme by the Samba Schools, and is told, to a samba beat, in the form of the story of Tristan and Isolde. By the end of the film, they have become the voodoo gods Oxossi and Iansan. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Gulherme (Paulo Jose) is a victim of torture who escapes his captors and heads for the hills. He poses as a wealthy businessman, fooling the local mayor and his beautiful daughter in a thrilling detective drama. Part two deals with legendary outlaw Papo Amarelo (Davi Jose), a street urchin who worked his way up the crime ladder to become a hero to some of the poorer Brazilians. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This arty and cerebral film offers a scathing behind-the-scenes look at local Brazilian politics, its main target being the ridiculous rhetoric that is the tool of the politician's trade. Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government, so he slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power -- seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process. Though his wife makes no bones about her dislike of his activities (she prefers to have him at home), Miguel carries on with his political machinations. When he becomes embroiled in the sordid dealings between the bourgeoisie government and the local labor unions, he attempts to deliver a long-winded speech touting his own political career but is ultimately forced to admit his incompetence and return home a defeated man. ~ MaryAnn Henry, All Movie Guide