The essential films of Cinema Novo
The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Entranced Earth (1967) · The Guns (1964) · Black God, White Devil (1964). (Updated Mar 1, 2020.)
'A camera in hand and an idea in the head': from Rio, 40 Degrees, which paved the way, to Barren Lives, Black God, White Devil, Entranced Earth and Macunaíma, the films that defined the movement.
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Top 15
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1
Entranced Earth (1967)
Glauber Rocha. A poet and journalist among the politicians of an imaginary country, Eldorado.
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2
The Guns (1964)
Ruy Guerra. Soldiers guard a food store in a starving town. Silver Bear at Berlin.
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3
Black God, White Devil (1964)
Glauber Rocha. A cowherd caught between a holy man and a bandit in the backlands. First in Folha's 1999 poll.
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4
Barren Lives (1963)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos. A migrant family in the drought, from Graciliano Ramos's novel.
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5
Macunaíma (1969)
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Mário de Andrade's hero with no character, with Grande Otelo.
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6
Barravento (1962)
Glauber Rocha. The director's debut, in a Bahian fishing village.
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7
Cinco Vezes Favela (1962)
Five shorts on life in Rio's favelas, by Leon Hirszman, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Cacá Diegues and others.
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8
Rio, 40 Degrees (1955)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Five boys selling peanuts across Rio; the movement's forerunner.
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9
Ganga Zumba (1963)
Cacá Diegues. Slaves who escape to the Quilombo dos Palmares.
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10
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos. A Frenchman held captive by the Tupinambá in the 16th century.
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11
São Bernardo (1972)
Leon Hirszman. A landowner obsessed with possession, from Graciliano Ramos's novel.
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12
Antonio das Mortes (1969)
Glauber Rocha. The return of Antônio das Mortes. Best director at Cannes.
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13
The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)
Ruy Guerra. Two hustlers and a blackmail plot on a deserted beach.
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14
The Heirs (1969)
Cacá Diegues. Forty years of Brazilian politics through one family.
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15
O Desafio (1965)
Paulo César Saraceni. A journalist and his wealthy lover after the 1964 coup.
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