Mario Carneiro Movies

Antonio Cesar is a left-wing intellectual who dies under mysterious circumstances. His most recent manuscript has disappeared, and the late radical's girlfriend Fernanda goes on a wild party binge. Cesar's homosexual roommate Andre tries to forget his grief with a series of anonymous sexual affairs. The feature is symbolically reflective of the changing political climate of Brazil. When she feels she cannot live up to her mentor's revolutionary ideals, Fernanda is soon standing on top of a building as she considers jumping to her death. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

The economic and social conditions of a small and remote Brazilian town are featured in this well-wrought story that can easily be understood as standing for a much broader picture. The police chief in the town is also the only judge and censor of the townspeople and their media, and one day his authority is subtly undermined when a traveling magician and his gorgeous wife, also his assistant, arrive to spend some time here. The wise and sophisticated magician is the exact opposite of the burly police chief (a buffoon, it turns out), and he is deeply moved by the abject poverty he sees all around, especially in the paupers' marketplace. And so with a flourish of magic power, he transforms the marketplace into an arena of abundance. The result is that he is thrown into prison by the police chief, now worried that the status quo that keeps the masses impoverished and himself in power is about to be toppled. The result is a surprise for everyone concerned, except for the magician.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The down-at-the-heels aristocrats in this Brazilian film can barely keep their moral compasses on an even keel at the best of times. When one of the women of the family throws herself wholeheartedly into a life of passion and eroticism, they haven't a clue what to do. As they begin to find ways to attack her, her defenses are strengthened by a new alliance with a wily and resourceful transvestite. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

An innocent man is pursued, tortured, and driven to his death by sadistic members of the secret police in this drama that evokes images of man's inhumanity against man. His wife and mistress are both brought in, an attempt to provide incriminating evidence against the hapless victim. The two women elect to turn their backs on the man rather than risk their own lives. This grim drama written and directed by Brazilian Mario Fiorani reflects all too accurately the fate of many who have suffered and died at the hands of the secret police and sadistic government goons. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi