The best Roberto Ferreira’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Roberto Ferreira’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Roberto Ferreira.
The Given Word
8.3/10
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recover of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.
Sagarana, o Duelo
7.3/10
Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
Tocaia no Asfalto
7.7/10
The psychology and life of Brazilian hitmen, common in the Northeast part of the country. In this particular case, the story revolves around a young and idealistic politician from Salvador, whom the enemies are eager to eliminate.
Anchieta, José do Brasil
6.7/10
Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
A Very Crazy Asylum
5.7/10
In another literary adaptation – this time Machado de Assis’ novella O Alienista – and his first color film, dos Santos unleashes an extravagant, maddening excoriation of Brazil’s military dictatorship of the 1970s. As usual, the director exploits all cinematic constituents in his palette – a radically intrusive and discordant soundtrack, non sequitur editing, exaggerated camera angles and all manner of carnivalesque pageantry – to illustrate the tale of a doctor/priest on a mission to discover truth through the study of madness. The population of his asylum grows as his definition of sanity fluctuates until it finally threatens to incorporate the entire town. The film’s own irrational reversals and allegorical codes gleefully mock the arbitrariness of authoritarianism in all its varied guises. -Harvard Film Archive
O Santo Milagroso
7.5/10
O Pistoleiro
Lampião, King of the Badlands
6.6/10
Independência ou Morte
6.3/10
Sol Sobre a Lama
5.8/10
Panca de Valente
5.7/10
Western spoof. Depicts the conflict between the leader of a gang of country bandits and his former protégé, now a police officer.
Cangaceiros de Lampião
7.5/10
A Grande Feira
7.6/10
Made in the famous "Água de Meninos" market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Salvador is revealed without prejudices, from the world of high finance up to the sordid environment of exotic cabarets.
A Montanha dos Sete Ecos
Juliana do Amor Perdido
7.5/10
A beautiful young woman living in an isolated fishing community on an island falls in love with an outsider, a train machinist. But her father, a violent religious fanatic interferes.
Trilogy of Terror
6/10
An anthology horror film, divided in three segments, directed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century.
Máscara da Traição
7.1/10
Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
Deu a Louca no Cangaço
7.7/10
Onde A Terra Começa
In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma.
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
7.4/10
