Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias Movies

A sculptor, protected by a millionaire woman, becomes suspect of her murder. He flees to the country, where a violent pursuit takes place.

On the banks of São Paulo's Rio Tietê, a poignant tale unfolds, featuring a tapestry of characters existing on the fringes of society....

Edmundo Scivano returns to his hometown after years of failure in his political career. Discredited, he seeks the support of his countrymen to get...

In a card game, Manelão loses his horse. Suffering from a venereal disease he looks for a pharmacist who colluded with a colonel. The...

In a single shot, mysterious characters discuss about a cockroach problem.

A young playboy, raised by a wealthy industrialist, discovers that his real father is involved with a dangerous gang, putting his life at risk.

Using a mixture of film clips and interviews with Ozualdo Candeias himself the film tells the director's 40 year trajectory.

In 1968, Candeias made five short films shot by him in the South American countries of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela. The...

A short film made from photos of Boca do Lixo, a bohemian and marginal neighborhood, and its people.

A discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.

Man leaves the country and heads for the big city, where in middle of deprivation, he wins a lottery.

Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.

Ozualdo Candeias was a grumpy truck driver. He never lost the verve of this strange form of freedom, trapped in the cab and facing the varied...

Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he...