Carnaval Movies

Juana, a young woman in her twenties sets out on a backpacking trip to the northwest of Argentina. Her aim is to find some places and people that...

"The Mystery of the Black Domino" was the first film directed in Brazil by a woman, the pioneer Cleo de Verberena. Marcos and Virgílio are...

Short documentary recounting the history of the Santiago de Cuba carnival.

The first modern-day world premiere of Lully's last ballet-comedy.

In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an...

The Carnival of the Animals returns in a brand new version, directed by Gabriel Alloing, combining music, storytelling, and live visual creations....

Every night, a father tells his son a bedtime story. As if by challenge, the child always chooses the same book, with scores, orchestra photos and...

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

Pelé, a retired nurse, revisits his memories as a performer in the Boi Tira-Teima group from Caruaru, Pernambuco. Between longing for the past...

During the carnival the painter Marcello, who has just sold a painting, meets his beautiful neighbour Lucy, disguised as Pierette. That very night...

A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle...

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

Three couples meet in the middle of Carnival, trying to get together in the midst of various conflicts that have the biggest party in Brazil as a...

"É o Boi" is a documentary that narrates the origins, portrays the present and discusses the perspectives of carnival in the city of Porto...

The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.