Antônio Abujamra

Antônio Abujamra

Born: September 15, 1932
Died: April 28, 2015
in Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Antônio Abujamra, OMC was an award-winning Brazilian theater director, actor and presenter, being one of the first to introduce the theatrical methods of Bertolt Brecht and Roger Planchon on Brazilian stages. He was known for his irreverence, his skits, and his sour, critical humor toward social taboos.

Movies for Antônio Abujamra...

The Author
Title: The Author
Released: November 26, 2022
Type: Movie
William is a middle-aged writer who lives alone in a small, untidy house and can't settle down doing what he loves. Confused and distressed, he flirts with death. With the rope around his neck, about to jump off a chair, the man looks around at his house and sees little “magical” objects that remind him of his past and passions, thus making a decision.
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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Title: Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 2021
Type: Movie
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
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Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
Title: Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
Character: Self
Released: October 19, 2018
Type: Movie
From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the most remarkable moments of his career.
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The City of Pirates
Title: The City of Pirates
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 17, 2018
Type: Movie
A film director faces a complex situation in the production of his new film: Laerte, the protagonist of the story, begins to renegade her former characters, the Pirates of the Tietê. Lost in this situation and determined to be faithful to his whims after seeing the approach of death, the director decides to tell his drama mixing his persona with the story, creating a chaotic labyrinth between fiction and real life.
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Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Title: Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 10, 2017
Type: Movie
A portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of acting through the career of Paulo Autran (1922-2007), one of the greatest actors in Brazil.
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Brichos 2: A Floresta é Nossa
Title: Brichos 2: A Floresta é Nossa
Character: Al corcova
Released: December 25, 2012
Type: Movie
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Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
Title: Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
Character: Self
Released: June 21, 2012
Type: Movie
A deep dive into the life and work of Brazilian actress Maria Alice Vergueiro. The documentary explores her turbulent beginning in the theatrical world, highlighting her strength and courage during the Military dictatorship in Brazil, which culminated in the foundation of the Teatro do Ornitorrinco.
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Federal Bank Heist
Title: Federal Bank Heist
Character: Moacir
Released: July 22, 2011
Type: Movie
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
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Daquele Instante em Diante
Title: Daquele Instante em Diante
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 5, 2011
Type: Movie
This film documents in depth the life and artistic trajectory of the musician and poet Itamar Assumpção. He was one of the pillars of a moment of Brazilian popular music that was conventionally called "Vanguarda Paulista". Starting from extensive research which resulted in more than 250h of images and a dive into the personal universe of this incredible artist, Itamar comes up with a poetic, intuitive plot where facts and testimonies speak louder than preconceived ideas.
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Character: Pepe
Released: December 4, 2009
Type: Movie
In São Paulo, Brazil, the lonely 40-something guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment. She is addicted to her only companions: cigarettes. Baby has a constant conflict with her two sisters, over a couch she inherited from their deceased aunt. When Max, a restaurant musician, moves to the next door apartment, Baby has a crush on him and sees a chance to have a life again. Soon they start having a love affair, and Baby decides to quit smoking. However, her abstinence will be tough to deal with, when she notices Max still misses his ex-wife.
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The World's Most Violent Movie
Title: The World's Most Violent Movie
Character: JC
Released: August 21, 2009
Type: Movie
Raimundo, film producer, asks financial aid to his friend and producer J.C. to evaluate his own project. J.C. conditions his support to a change in Raimundo's style. Raimundo will have to make a movie aimed to the general audience and following the old producer's book: violence, sex, non-actors and slum. Raimundo does what he says, but an unexpected fact threatens the film's conclusion.
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Title: Another Power
Character: Marco Iago
Released: April 14, 2009
Type: TV
The first scenes of the telenovela Another Power were recorded at Palermo and Tonnara di Scopello two cities in Italy. One of the most impressive scenes was the terrible explosion of a car where were Tony Castellamare’s wife and their twin daughters; after he arrive at the crime scene, he testified the explosion causing the death of his family.
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Solo
Title: Solo
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
A middle-aged, wealthy man who lives in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo, goes to put on his shoes and finds that his foot is no longer the same – it has changed for the worse. This gesture is the trigger for a reflection on life, the passage of time and the difficulty in understanding the present day.
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Alphaville 2007 D.C.
Title: Alphaville 2007 D.C.
Released: July 25, 2007
Type: Movie
In the midst of a disguised civil war, a cowboy and an executive settle the accounts of Brazilian social apartheid. Taking kidnapping as a starting point, the panorama of urban violence is outlined in a very good mood, in a kind of scintific fiction about the third world.
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A Voz do Provocador - O Ouro Roubado
Title: A Voz do Provocador - O Ouro Roubado
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
In a monologue, a man explains his thoughts on the exploitation of Brazil's native people's resources.
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A Voz do Provocador: Internacionalização da Amazônia
Title: A Voz do Provocador: Internacionalização da Amazônia
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
In a monologue, a man expresses his views over the international selling of the Amazon rainforest.
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A Voz do Provocador — Parte 1: Os Artísticos
Title: A Voz do Provocador — Parte 1: Os Artísticos
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
In a monologue, a man expresses his distaste for the artistic community.
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Concerto Campestre
Title: Concerto Campestre
Character: Major Eleutério Fontes
Released: November 11, 2005
Type: Movie
In the 19th century, rich farmer with a passion for music dreams of having an orchestra. He hires a conductor, to help him organize the musicians. But the man falls in love with his daughter.
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What Is It Worth?
Title: What Is It Worth?
Character: Manoel Fernandes
Released: May 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
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Title: Começar de Novo
Character: Dmitri Nicolaievitch
Released: August 30, 2004
Type: TV
Começar de Novo is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Globo and displayed in its traditional schedule of 19 hours between 30 August 2004 and April 16, 2005. Presented Natália do Vale, Marcos Paulo, Eva Wilma, Werner Schünemann, Carlos Vereza, Giselle Itié, Vladimir Brichta, Carolina Ferraz and Marília Pêra in the lead roles.
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Cartas da Mãe
Title: Cartas da Mãe
Character: Narrador
Released: January 2, 2003
Type: Movie
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O Branco
Title: O Branco
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Fred is a blind boy who lives alone with his mother. Out of his dull routine, in which nothing ever changes, he speculates continually about the color of things and claims to prefer the color white, which represents for him everything that is unattainable.
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Title: Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Character: Diretor do Teatro Municipal
Released: April 21, 2000
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.
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Title: Andando nas Nuvens
Character: Álvaro Luiz Gomes
Released: March 22, 1999
Type: TV
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Path of Dreams
Title: Path of Dreams
Character: Padre Otero
Released: August 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A Jewish teenager goes to a Catholic school and falls in love with a black Catholic girl.
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Title: Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Who Killed Pixote?
Title: Who Killed Pixote?
Character: Lawyer
Released: November 1, 1996
Type: Movie
The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
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Olhos de Vampa
Title: Olhos de Vampa
Character: Dr. Arthur
Released: August 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assigned to investigate the murder together with fetishist photographer Oscar. Without any lead, they decide to follow a sexy and popular night-club dancer on the streets of São Paulo, trying to identify possible suspects.
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Title: Imagens da História
Released: December 20, 1995
Type: TV
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Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil
Title: Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil
Character: Conde de Mata-Porcos
Released: January 6, 1995
Type: Movie
The life of Carlota Joaquina, the Spanish infanta who met the prince of Portugal when she was only 10 years old and was immensely disappointed with her future husband.
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Title: O Mapa da Mina
Character: Nero Horácio Koll
Released: March 29, 1993
Type: TV
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Oceano Atlantis
Title: Oceano Atlantis
Released: January 2, 1993
Type: Movie
In a Rio de Janeiro after the catastrophe, only the hills were immune to a flood that left the asphalt submerged. While the Navy is rationing provisions and some are sacrificing themselves to avoid starvation, a diver goes to the bottom of the sea and finds a submerged civilization there.
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Oswaldianas
Title: Oswaldianas
Released: February 21, 1992
Type: Movie
Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.
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Perigo Negro
Title: Perigo Negro
Released: February 21, 1992
Type: Movie
Loosely based on an Oswald de Andrade screenplay, "Perigo Negro" is a segment of anthology film "Oswaldianas" which deals with a uprising soccer player who has his career spoiled by a unscrupulous gambler
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Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
Title: Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28.
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Olímpicos
Title: Olímpicos
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
At a poker table, five players discuss the possibility of having, in the Olympic Games, instead of the bow and arrow, the game of poker as an official modality.
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Party
Title: Party
Character: Velho
Released: June 29, 1989
Type: Movie
A harmonica player, a player pool and his old assistant are invited to animate a rich people's party but time passes and they are never invited to introduce themselves. While waiting in the lobby witness all sorts of absurdities as the party goes on and guests are becoming more uninhibited.
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Sermões: A História de Antônio Vieira
Title: Sermões: A História de Antônio Vieira
Released: May 24, 1989
Type: Movie
Based upon the life story of Father Antonio Vieira, born in Lisbon in 1608 and deceased in Salvador, Bahia, in 1697. He's considered the first Brazilian writer and one of the most important aesthete of linguistic and of the Portuguese language of all times, a master in the art of metaphor, of verbal relations and analogy. He was persecuted and condemned by the Portuguese Court of Inquisition due to his position against native slavery, against the intolerance to the Jewish people and to the colonial politics of exploration.
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Title: Que Rei Sou Eu?
Character: Mestre Ravengar
Released: February 13, 1989
Type: TV
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Lua Cheia
Title: Lua Cheia
Released: December 28, 1988
Type: Movie
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Festa
Title: Festa
Character: Velho
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Musika
Title: Musika
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
MUSIKA is a small experiment about cinema, sound and the city. Freely inspired by the character Lulu from expressionist theatre