Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Popularity:0.086
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1936-09-23
Place of Birth:Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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Also Known As:Emanoel Cavalcanti, Emanuel Cavalcanti, Emmanoel Cavalcanti, Emanoel Cavalcante

Tempo Glauber (2005)
A documentary short on Tempo Glauber, a foundation created by filmmaker Orlando Senna and Glauber Rocha's mother Lucia in order to celebrate and...

The Blue Horse (1984)
Boy from a poor family loses his only asset: a colorless little horse that his imagination turns into a magical and colorful pretty stallion. To get...

Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia (1977)
In the 17th century, to guarantee the possession of the region, disputed with Spanish and Dutch pirates, the Portuguese built a fort at the point...

Deadly Cruelty (1976)
Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his...

A Guerra dos Pelados (1970)
In 1913, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Government gives some lands to a foreign railway company, giving rise to revolt by the former...

Rei do Rio (1985)
Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.

Parceiros da Aventura (1979)
Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.

The Amulet of Ogum (1974)
An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an...

Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz (1967)
In the village of Leva-e-Traz, the discovery of a oil field is responsible for a mass evasion of the townspeople. Left are the old and incapable for...

El Justicero (1967)
A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the...

Sagarana: O Duelo (1974)
Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

Copacabana Fools Me (1969)
Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to...

Antonio das Mortes (1969)
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old...

Bahia (1976)
The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Salvador, Bahia. Though her belongings are stolen...

The Naked Man (1968)
A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.

The Night of the Scarecrow (1974)
In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming community out of their land.

Entranced Earth (1967)
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the...

Os Amores da Pantera (1977)
During an orgy of millionaires, a woman is mysteriously kidnapped and killed. The crime causes quite a stir in local society, as the investigations...

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987)
In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone...

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)
Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is bitten up and left for dead,...

Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (1990)
Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and...

Sweet Thieves (1977)
After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the...

O Bom Burguês (1983)
True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his...

O Jogo da Vida (1977)
The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his...

Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow...

Quilombo (1984)
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

O Último Dia de Lampião (1975)
A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the...

Urubus e Papagaios (1987)
High Court judge returns to the small town where he was born, bringing along his beautiful and young wife. The local men get aroused and start...

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade (2013)

Milagrez (2008)
Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

Noites Paraguayas (1982)
The path of Paraguayan immigrants who drive to Asuncion and then arrive in São Paulo. They are rural workers, musicians, vendors and...

Cristais de Sangue (1975)
Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family....

Black Goddess (1978)
A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine...

Summer Showers (1978)
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

Sonho Sem Fim (1986)
The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930...

Tent of Miracles (1977)
When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by...

Polêmica (1999)
A film on the feud between samba songwriters Noel Rosa and Wilson Batista.

O Grande Palhaço (1980)
A circus clown's life spirals out of control when his wife, a trapeze artist, dies during a performance, and, to his chagrin, their son vows to...

Garden of War (1969)
Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for...

Por Dentro de Uma Gota Dágua (2003)
Who was it that caught me inside a drop of water? Mario Quintana