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Central Station / Central
do Brasil
Director: Walter Salles
1999
When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely,
retired school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. 106 min.
Plot summary from IMDb.com
Call number: DVD cent |
City of God / Cidade de Deus
Director: Fernando
Meirelles
2003
The world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God, where
combat photographers and police rarely go. The true story of a young man who
grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window
in and his only way out. 130
min., with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Plot summary from IMDb.com
Call number: DVD city |
Me, You, Them / Eu, Tu, Eles
Director: Angrucha
Waddington
2000
A true story that comically depicts the relationship between
an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a
poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Plot summary from IMDb.com
Call number: DVD meyo |
Black Orpheus /
Orfeu Negro
Director: M. Camus
1997 (1958)
Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the
colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. 130 min.
Call number: VHS PN 1997 .B62 |
Central Station / Central
do Brasil
Director: Walter Salles
1999
When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely,
retired school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. 106 min.
Call number: VHS PN 1997 .C3747 1999 |
The Charcoal People of Brazil
/ Os Carvoeiros
Director: Nigel Noble
1990 (2001)
Shows the life and work of migrants in Brazil who produce charcoal
for use in the production of pig iron..
Call number: VHS HD 8039.C43 B73 1999 |
DVDs with Portuguese/Brazilian Cultural Content
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Woman on Top
Director: Fina Torres
2000
Set in Brazil and
San Francisco. Isabella is a gorgeous chef who melts the palates and hearts
of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage
and move to San Francisco, she discovers the perfect recipe for coming out
on top, her own hit cooking show. But then her ex-husband comes to town,
shaking her world again. 91 min.
Call number: DVD woma |
VHS Tapes with Portuguese/Brazilian Cultural Content
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Last Update:
11/24/2008
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