Fernanda Montenegro

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

Dir. Guel Arraes · With Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Dir. Walter Salles · With Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

Dir. Walter Salles · With Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

Dir. Karim Aïnouz · With Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro

After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.

Dir. Flávia Lacerda, Guel Arraes · With Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Taís Araújo

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

Dir. Mike Newell · With Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt