Helena Ignez Movies

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In 2018, Brazil’s 1988 Constitution turned thirty. Known as the Citizen Constitution, it was a landmark in the history of Brazil, the outcome...

The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons...

Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.

Spider, a banker, lives with three women. A tycoon that is a caricature of Brazil's bourgeoisie, his trajectory is the starting point for an essay on...

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.

Two days in the life of André Provisório, a man with many occupations: private detective, drug dealer, and incorrigible seducer....

Short film by Helena Ignez, for the "Programa Convida", from IMS, dedicated to creation during quarantine.

Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into...

The human body in 5 parts.

In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival.

At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the...

A man and a woman are laying on a chess-like patio. Both are trying to reach each other in the best way they can. However, for some odd reason they...

A fantastic tale in the brutal reality of a slum. The life of a boy with the rare gift of flying. Based on a Will Eisner's story