Ítala Nandi

Ítala Nandi

Born: June 4, 1942
in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Movies for Ítala Nandi...

Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
Title: Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
Released: April 6, 2024
Type: Movie
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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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Domingo
Title: Domingo
Character: Laura
Released: September 5, 2018
Type: Movie
January 1st, 2003. When Brazil celebrates President Lula′s historic investiture, two middle-class, provincial families gather in an old, poorly maintained house. As they prepare a big party, secrets, hidden desires and frustrations are revealed.
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Pitanga
Title: Pitanga
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
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Manual Prático da Melhor Idade
Title: Manual Prático da Melhor Idade
Character: Zuleica
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
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A Paz é Dourada
Title: A Paz é Dourada
Released: August 14, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: Caminhos do Coração
Character: Drª. Júlia Zaccarias
Released: August 28, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Prova de Amor
Character: Maria Eduarda Martins Pena
Released: October 24, 2005
Type: TV
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Title: Pantanal
Character: Madeleine Braga Novaes
Released: March 27, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Que Rei Sou Eu?
Character: Loulou Lion
Released: February 13, 1989
Type: TV
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Title: Direito de Amar
Character: Joana Cavalcanti (Nanette) / Bárbara Cavalcanti de Montserrat
Released: February 16, 1987
Type: TV
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Fala Mangueira!
Title: Fala Mangueira!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the carnivals of 1981 and 1982, interviewing several residents who tell the story of more than half a century of the favela's existence and emphasizing its community importance and cultural, to the sound of the most beautiful sambas composed on Mangueira.
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Luz Del Fuego
Title: Luz Del Fuego
Character: Isabel
Released: April 5, 1982
Type: Movie
Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.
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The Brazilwood Man
Title: The Brazilwood Man
Character: Oswald de Andrade
Released: February 22, 1982
Type: Movie
Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.
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The King of the Candle
Title: The King of the Candle
Character: Heloisa de Lesbos
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.
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Muito Prazer
Title: Muito Prazer
Character: Nádia
Released: September 25, 1979
Type: Movie
Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.
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The Animal's Skin
Title: The Animal's Skin
Character: Mira
Released: August 5, 1979
Type: Movie
In the 20's, in the State of Piauí, Brazil, a young cowboy is used politically after killing his wife, who had been seduced by her boss and his son.
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O Cortiço
Title: O Cortiço
Released: April 21, 1978
Type: Movie
This adaptation of a classic Brazilian novel focuses on the relations of charismatic characters within a tenement.
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Fish in a Barrel
Title: Fish in a Barrel
Character: Mãe de Queró
Released: October 31, 1977
Type: Movie
Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
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Noite Sem Homem
Title: Noite Sem Homem
Character: Brigitte, Maria do Carmo
Released: July 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Two brothels in a small country town fight fiercely for the town's clientele, putting the owners of the two brothels, Salô and Maria Navalha, on a war footing. The conflict between the two establishments will bring problems for Salô's employees, who will rebel while the boss is harassed by the town's police forces because of his homosexuality.
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A Cartomante
Title: A Cartomante
Released: May 19, 1975
Type: Movie
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Conjugal Warfare
Title: Conjugal Warfare
Character: Olga
Released: May 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other, still live together under the same roof.
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Sagarana: O Duelo
Title: Sagarana: O Duelo
Character: Mariana
Released: August 26, 1974
Type: Movie
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.
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Os Homens Que eu Tive
Title: Os Homens Que eu Tive
Character: Bia
Released: May 25, 1973
Type: Movie
Married woman only feels well when she's in love. In search of a ravishing love, she has many love affairs, with her husband's consent.
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Roleta Russa
Title: Roleta Russa
Character: Nina
Released: November 20, 1972
Type: Movie
Raul, a playboy, marries Sheila and hire Nina, a photographer, to take erotic snapshots of his wife. Nina acquires an interest on Sheila, and through a maid, investigates the couple's intimate life.
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Prata Palomares
Title: Prata Palomares
Character: Saint
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them.
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The Awakening of the Beast
Title: The Awakening of the Beast
Released: October 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.
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Of Gods and the Undead
Title: Of Gods and the Undead
Character: Sereno
Released: June 25, 1970
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.
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Pindorama
Title: Pindorama
Released: June 6, 1970
Type: Movie
This Brazilian film is set during the period of its initial colonial discovery and settlement. The title refers to a word the native peoples used for the coastal lands: "pindorama," or "place of the small trees." A ponderous and grandiose film, it was roundly booed when it was aired at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
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Juliana do Amor Perdido
Title: Juliana do Amor Perdido
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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.
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América do Sexo
Title: América do Sexo
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Film in four segments: "Colagem", "Balanço", "Bandeira Zero" and "Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia", having in common a strongly allegorical and gross protest tone in the approach of its subjects.
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The Red Light Bandit
Title: The Red Light Bandit
Released: December 2, 1968
Type: Movie
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
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The Business Women’s Club
Title: The Business Women’s Club
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Set in an imaginary world where gender stereotypes are inverted, that is, women occupy positions of power while men are raised to be socially submissive. Emerging issues are addressed, not just machismo, but racism, classism and corruption, rooted in the patriarchal culture of Brazil and the world.