João Batista de Andrade
Know for: Directing
Born: 1939-12-14
Place of birth: Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Also know as:
The Inheritance (1970)
An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his...
Freedom of Press (1967)
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of...
O País dos Tenentes (1987)
With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil,...
The Man That Was Turned Into Juice (1980)
Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is...
The Man That Was Turned Into Juice (1980)
Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is...
O Tronco (1999)
Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the...
Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui (1968)
Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story (2006)
Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém...
O Cego Que Gritava Luz (1997)
A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.
The Next Victim (1983)
A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1967)
Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders...
Vlado: Thirty Years Later (2005)
The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of...
Wilsinho Galiléia (1978)
Reconstruction of the life of Wilsinho, who was a dangerous criminal by the time he was 14. After getting arrested multiple times, he finally was...
Gamal, O Delírio do Sexo (1970)
Symbolic film from the Underground Movement of Brazilian Cinema (Cinema Marginal) about a woman, three men and some apes. In the director's own...
Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story (2006)
Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém...
6th Street, No Number (2003)
Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number.
O País dos Tenentes (1987)
With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil,...
Travessia (2009)
The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of...
Travessia (2009)
The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of...
Freedom of Press (1967)
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of...
Freedom of Press (1967)
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of...
Migrantes (1973)
Director João Batista de Andrade was filming a documentary about migrants coming from Northeast Brazil to São Paulo in search of a...
Freedom of Press (1967)
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of...
Freedom of Press (1967)
A panel of Brazilian political scenery in 1967, alternating images of the main events and politicians and specialists' statements about freedom of...
Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth (1970)
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who...
Doramundo (1978)
A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle...
Doramundo (1978)
A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle...
Pedreira (1973)
The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized...
Pedreira (1973)
The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized...
Vila da Barca (1964)
The first work by documentary master Renato Tapajós, "Vila da Barca" focuses on the daily struggles faced by the people who live on the shanty...
O País dos Tenentes (1987)
With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil,...
Open Skies (1985)
When Brazil finally came out from its dictatorship period, Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president after 20 years of military rule, got ill with...
Greve (1979)
A documentary about the 1979 workers strike.
Greve (1979)
A documentary about the 1979 workers strike.
O Cego Que Gritava Luz (1997)
A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.
The Next Victim (1983)
A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
Remains (1975)
Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the...
O Tronco (1999)
Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the...
Paulicéia Fantástica (1970)
Documentary wich tries to capture the iconoclastic spirit of the 1922 Week of Modern Art, to tell about the beginning of cinema made in the city of...
Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui (1968)
Vida de Artista (2003)
The central character is a talented sculptor of saints from the historic city of Pirenópolis, Goiás. Praised, controversial, he opens...
Pedreira (1973)
The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized...
Pedreira (1973)
The film addresses the problem of occupational accidents in Brazil, based on the lack of safety in quarries where workers are constantly victimized...
O Buraco da Comadre (1975)
Documentary short focusing on the people of a poor São Paulo neighborhood, whose lives are made difficult by a large hole on the ground that...
Ônibus (1973)
Starting from a starting point of a bus line, the film discusses the deficiencies of urban transport and the problems caused to workers. Interviews...
Ônibus (1973)
Starting from a starting point of a bus line, the film discusses the deficiencies of urban transport and the problems caused to workers. Interviews...