Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
Os 7 Gatinhos |
Neville d'Almeida |
Cristina Aché, Antônio Fagundes, Lima Duarte, Ana Maria Magalhães |
Comedy-drama |
Based on a play by Nelson Rodrigues |
The Age of the Earth |
Glauber Rocha |
Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira, Geraldo Del Rey |
Drama |
Based on a poem by Castro Alves |
Amantes Violentos |
Marcos Lyra |
Marcos Lyra, Rosangela Faria, Fernando Reski |
Erotic drama |
|
Os Anos JK - Uma Trajetória Política |
Silvio Tendler |
Othon Bastos |
Documentary |
As of 2007, the fourth most watched Brazilian documentary[1][2] |
Ariella |
John Herbert |
John Herbert, Nicole Puzzi, Christiane Torloni |
Erotic drama |
Based on a novel by Cassandra Rios |
Ato de Violência |
Eduardo Escorel |
Nuno Leal Maia |
Crime drama |
Based on actual events about a serial killer known as Chico Picadinho |
Até a Última Gota |
Sérgio Rezende |
José Dumont |
Documentary |
|
Bacanal |
Antonio Meliande |
John Herbert, Aldine Müller, Patrícia Scalvi, José Carlos Sanches |
Erotic drama |
|
O Beijo no Asfalto |
Bruno Barreto |
Tarcísio Meira, Ney Latorraca, Lídia Brondi, Christiane Torloni, Daniel Filho |
Drama |
Based on a play by Nelson Rodrigues |
Boneca Cobiçada |
Raffaele Rossi |
Francisco di Franco, Aldine Müller |
Erotic drama |
|
Bordel: Noites Proibidas |
Osvaldo de Oliveira |
Rossana Ghessa, Mário Benvenutti |
Erotic drama |
|
Cabaret Mineiro |
Carlos Alberto Prates Correia |
Nelson Dantas, Tamara Taxman, Tânia Alves |
Drama |
Based on a novel by João Guimarães Rosa |
Colegiais e Lições de Sexo |
Juan Bajon |
Aldine Müller, Fábio Vilalonga, José Lucas |
Erotic drama |
|
O Convite ao Prazer |
Walter Hugo Khouri |
Roberto Maya, Serafim Gonzalez, Sandra Bréa, Helena Ramos, Kate Lyra, Aldine Müller |
Erotic |
|
Corpo Devasso |
Alfredo Sternheim |
David Cardoso, Neide Ribeiro, Patrícia Scalvi, Meiry Vieira |
Erotic |
|
Diário de uma Prostituta |
Edward Freund |
Helena Ramos, Alan Fontaine |
Erotic drama |
|
Depravação |
Elio Vieira de Araujo |
Jair Delamare, Alice Dantas, Antonio Viana |
Erotic |
|
A Fêmea do Mar |
Ody Fraga |
Neide Ribeiro, Jean Garrett, Aldine Müller |
Erotic |
|
A Força dos Sentidos |
Jean Garrett |
Paulo Ramos, Aldine Müller |
Erotic |
|
Gaijin: Roads to Freedom |
Tizuka Yamasaki |
Kyoko Tsukamoto, Antônio Fagundes, Jiro Kawarazaki, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri |
Drama |
|
Giselle |
Victor di Mello |
Alba Valéria |
Erotic |
|
O Gosto do Pecado |
Cláudio Cunha |
Simone Carvalho, Jardel Mello, John Herbert, Maria Lúcia Dahl |
Erotic drama |
|
O Grande Palhaço |
William Cobbett |
Luiz Armando Queiroz, Angelina Muniz, Eduardo Tornaghi |
Comedy-drama |
|
O Inseto do Amor |
Fauzi Mansur |
Carlos Kurt |
Sex comedy |
|
As Intimidades de Analu e Fernanda |
José Miziara |
Helena Ramos, Márcia Maria, Ênio Gonçalves |
Erotic drama |
|
O Jeca e a Égua Milagrosa |
Pio Zamuner |
Amácio Mazzaropi |
Comedy |
|
Joelma 23º Andar |
Clery Cunha |
Beth Goulart, Liana Duval |
Drama |
Depicts the Joelma fire |
O Menino Arco-Íris |
Ricardo Bandeira |
|
Children's film |
It depicts the childhood of Jesus Christ, who is played by children of six different races[3] |
Na Estrada da Vida |
Nelson Pereira dos Santos |
Milionário & José Rico, Nádia Lippi, Sílvia Leblon, Turíbio Ruiz |
Musical |
|
A Noite das Taras |
David Cardoso, John Doo, Ody Fraga |
Patrícia Scalvi, Arlindo Barreto, Matilde Mastrangi |
Erotic |
|
Pixote |
Hector Babenco |
Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino |
Crime drama |
Critically acclaimed at American festivals |
O Rei e os Trapalhões |
Adriano Stuart |
Renato Aragão, Mussum, Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mário Cardoso |
Comedy |
The most watched Brazilian film in 1980[4] |