O Auto da Compadecida
Based on the play Auto da Compadecida (1955) by Ariano Suassuna.
Category Archives: Literary adaptation
Os Maias
Traces the moral decline of a wealthy and powerful aristocratic family...
Dona Flor e seus 2 maridos
Based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado.
Xica da Silva
Based on the historic novel Xica da Silva (1976) by João...
Capitães da Areia
The life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids...
Kiss of the Spider Woman
A homosexual and a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in...