Jardel Filho Movies

Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time.

A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is...

The story of Racconto, the romantic encounter and misunderstanding between an aristocratic model and an actor.

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his...

Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate...

Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão.

Henrique Casanova is an expert in Egyptian history. A strict father, dedicated researcher and obedient husband, he is admired by people. But, when he...

The legend of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most beautiful love epics ever conceived. Richard Wagner, in a famous opera, had already tarnished its...

Rosario is a prostitute who lives in her married sister's house. When the latter wants to be a hooker too, she doesn't approve.

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where...

Eager to have a crystal ball, a child works to buy it but is accused of a robbery he did not commit.

A man has a street accident with his car in his way to Buenos Aires. While he waits for his car repairing, this business man learns that everybody in...

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the work of two young priests.

In the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold in the Pernambuco captaincy. An adventurer,...

Cinderella spoof. During the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, rich farmer meets lovely girl in a ball, but at midnight she flees, leaving behind her...

Wanted by the police, a university professor flees to a hotel in the interior and causes changes in the lives of the owner of the establishment and...