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I saw this film when it was up for Oscar consideration as a possible "Best Foreign Film" nominee. For the closing moments, the audience was absolutely outraged, booing and jeering constantly. It was stylistically different from anything we had ever seen, emphasizing the constancy of physical spaces and the transitory nature of human life. On the way out, I happened to see Arthur Knight, the Saturday Review critic, author of "The Liveliest Art." He seemed very comfortable with "Pecado Mortale," that had aroused more hatred than any movie that I had ever seen. Rimbaud once said, "The purpose of art is to shock and to wound." "Mortal Sin" did that in spades!
Documentary on Brazilian poet, playwright, critic, diplomat, composer, singer and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980), internationally famous lyricist of Bossa Nova hits like "Garota de Ipanema" and "Insensatez" and writer of the play which originated the film "Black Orpheus" (1959). Archive images combine with up to date interviews with members of his family, friends, partners (Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Carlos Lyra) and also musical numbers with famous Brazilian singers.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the musician Pestana became famous in the halls of Rio de Janeiro with his popular songs. However, his greatest desire is to consecrate himself as a classical composer, which causes him inner conflicts.
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the Emperor Dom Pedro II comes to pay his respects. He confides a secret to her: the disappearance of a precious Stradivarius violin presented by him to the charming widow Baroness Maria Luiza. The actress suggests he hire her friend, the legendary British detective Sherlock Holmes, to solve the case. Under the heat of the tropical sun, the lives of Holmes and Watson are changed forever, as they find themselves knee-deep in a cultural hodgepodge that includes all the standard Brazilian tourist fare.
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of her involvement with a goatherd. Believed to be fabulously rich--and nobody knows how--she brings, to the great disappointment of her family, a young stepdaughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta, turmoil enters the life of her family and their fellow villagers, most particularly those of her nephew who was promised to the Church, and the young aspiring mayor.
Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich girl falls in love with a poor composer. Based on the musical play "Pobre Menina Rica", by Vinícius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.
In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.
A young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol and sex.
Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking for. In his life of crime, he has the love and support of a strange woman, Rosa Meia-Noite, chorus girl who likes to wear rich costumes in Carnival Balls.
Adventures of a migrant who comes from Northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, where he meets a prostitute.