Blame It on Rio (1984)
Comedy | Romance
Best friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
Starring: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore, José Lewgoy
Director: Stanley Donen
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Drama | Romance
Two very different men are cell mates in a Brasilian prison; Luis Molina is a gay window- dresser jailed on a morals charge, while Valentin is a left-wing journalist accused of subversive revolutionary activities. To escape reality, Molina re-enacts a melodramatic film, impersonating its glamorous, but politically dubious heroine. Valentin's machismo and political convictions at first make him suspicious of Molina, but he gradually succumbs to his cell mate's kindness, and the two men develop a bond of friendship and respect for their sexual and social differences.
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Juliá, Sonia Braga, Jose Lewgoy, Nuno Leal Maia, Milton Gonçalves
Director: Hector Babenco
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Adventure | Biography | Drama
Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Director: Werner Herzog
Cobra Verde (1987)
Adventure | Drama
The feared bandit Cobra Verde is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Rather than kill him,the owner sends Cobra Verde to Africa. The only white man in the area, Cobra Verde finds himself the victim of torture and humiliation. Later, he trains soldiers in a rebel army. Far from home, Cobra Verde is on the edge of madness.
Starring: Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy
Director: Werner Herzog
