Marcelo Gomes

Marcelo Gomes Trailers

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Marcelo Ferreira de Oliveira Gomes is a renowned Brazilian filmmaker, widely praised for directing the film "Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures" In 2018, Marcelo directed a fictional film inspired by the historical figure Tiradentes. Throughout his career, he has built a diverse and influential filmography. In 1995, he directed the short film "Maracatu, Maracatus" followed by the short "Clandestina Felicidade" in 1998 and "Punk Rock Hardcore: Alto José do Pinho É do Caralho!" in 1999. In 2000, he released "The Brazilians." His recognition increased in 2005 with "Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures." In 2009, he released "I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You" and, in 2012, "Once Upon a Time Veronica." He continued his work with "The Man of the Crowd" in 2013, "Joaquim" in 2017, "Waiting for the Carnival" in 2019, and, more recently, "Paloma" in 2022. Marcelo Gomes is recognized for his unique style and narratives that explore profound aspects of Brazilian culture and society.

Most Popular Marcelo Gomes Trailers

Total trailers found: 31

Happy Desert Trailer (2007)

23 April 2007

Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism.

If It Where Always Like This Trailer (2004)

01 May 2004

Video installation, in 16mm film.

Once Upon a Time Veronica Trailer (2012)

09 September 2012

Veronica, a young woman, lives in Recife, one of the most violent cities in Brazil. Her life is filled with fleeting love affairs and passing romances.

Joaquim Trailer (2017)

20 April 2017

Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society.

Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography Trailer (2019)

21 October 2019

Passages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television, functions as a 'passage' to political and social reality.

Orphans of Eldorado Trailer (2015)

11 October 2015

A man returns to his hometown and resumes a dangerous old affair...

Paloma Trailer (2022)

10 November 2022

On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfill her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé.

Waiting for the Carnival Trailer (2019)

17 February 2019

A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.

Neon Bull Trailer (2016)

14 January 2016

Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck he uses to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.

Acqua Movie Trailer (2019)

17 October 2019

A documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.

Critic Trailer (2008)

22 January 2008

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic.

Divine Love Trailer (2019)

27 June 2019

In 2027 Brazil, civil servant Joana mainly deals with divorce cases. As a member of a branch of evangelical Christians known as the Divino Amor group, she uses her position to offer a kind of physical therapy to couples who want to separate.

Clandestina Felicidade Trailer (1998)

02 January 1998

Scenes of the childhood of a girl, living in a small Brazilian town.

Pool Acrylic Blue Hinterland Trailer (2004)

04 February 2004

A trip, sort of a daydream in the Brazilian badlands. Remote places reveal traditions and customs of a landscape that is at once primitive and contemporary, regional and globalised.

Punk Rock Hardcore: Alto José do Pinho É do Caralho! Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Raízes da Bola: Pintando a História do Futebol no Brasil Trailer (2020)

22 August 2020

The Time I've Eaten Popcorn Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Mulheres do Microfone Trailer (2023)

14 May 2023

Wrath Time Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Creatures of the Mind Trailer (2025)

02 May 2025

Sidarta Ribeiro, a Brazilian neuroscientist, explores how dreams and other forms of access to the unconscious can transform human experience.

Madame Satã Trailer (2002)

03 October 2002

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro of the 1930s, João Francisco dos Santos is several things — son of slaves, ex-convict, thug, homosexual and adopted father for a number of pariahs.

Dolores Trailer (2026)

04 June 2026

On the eve of her 65th birthday, Dolores has a premonition: her life is about to change. She will own a successful casino.

The Violin Teacher Trailer (2015)

14 November 2015

After failing to be admitted into the OSESP Orchestra, a talented violinist is forced to give music classes to teenagers in a public school.

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures Trailer (2005)

17 May 2005

1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.

Portrait of a Certain Orient Trailer (2024)

21 November 2024

At the end of the 1940s, Lebanon is sliding towards a devastating conflict. Catholic siblings Emilie and Emir decide to leave for Brazil.

The Man of the Crowd Trailer (2013)

29 September 2013

Juvenal is a metro driver from Belo Horizonte. Margô, a station controller. Both live in a state of complete solitude – each in a particular way.

I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You Trailer (2010)

07 May 2010

José Renato, a 35-year-old geologist, is sent out on a solitary expedition to the hinterlands of northeastern Brazil.

A Perna Cabiluda Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Amizade Trailer (2023)

09 November 2023

Ex-It Trailer (2011)

12 August 2011

Freely inspired by the work Catatau, by Paulo Leminski, the plot begins with the historical hypothesis imagined by the poet from Curitiba: “What if René Descartes had come to Brazil with Maurício de Nassau?” The film materializes this hypothesis and joins the father of modern philosophy in his journey through the tropics.

Maracatu, Maracatus Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

The cultural differences between the several generations of the rural maracatu: an afro-indigenous ritual which originated in the sugar mills of the state of Pernambuco.