Carnaval in Baltasar Brum / 1997

Baltasar Brum is a town of three thousand souls in the department of Artigas. In 1986 the train station was closed down and the community was in danger of disappearing altogether, but today it is still there and in fact it is growing. The local samba “schools”, which are similar to these organizations in Brazil except that they speak Spanish, tell the story of the town and its outstanding figures against a background of local and more universal events. The documentary shows how carnival is celebrated in this Uruguayan border town.

Us, of Uruguayans and Carnaval / 2008

Can you define the identity of a country and its people? This film explores the identity of the uruguayan people through its more authentic artistic expression, the carnaval.

Crazy Carnival / 2006

In a seedy brothel, their frustrations parade: A poet who has never published, a revolutionary who came late to history, a provocative angel, a bureaucrat with delusions of a dancer, a greedy Chinese man and his timorous wife, Monica, a prostitute with low professional esteem, a group of prostitutes of dubious sensuality and, finally, a priest with a stench of holiness and another with redeeming instincts. But a stranger with the air of a princess appears, and upsets the balance of the establishment.

Jorel's Brother - Bruttal Carnival Special / 2022

Jorel's Brother family almost gives up on Carnivals party whrn they find out that a soda brand sponsors the party, standardizing the costumes and playing the same song over and over again.

The Beasts' Carnival / 1980

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him... for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.

Waiting for the Carnival / 20198.01 voti

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.

Carnaval: La Fiesta entre la Carne y el Espíritu / 2024

Before Cuaresma there is Carnaval, the time when everyone can do whatever they want. This documentary narrated by a generation of carnival-goers together with archival footage from 50 years ago, portrays the party full of music, food, drink and color that today unites an entire people; people who then, repent for their sins.

Escola de Samba Mancha Verde - O Carnaval Campeão / 2023

Memórias de uma Odisseia Carnavalesca / 2022

Carnavalshart / 2021

Carnaval na Lama / 1970

Rogério Sganzerla’s lost film. The only existing copy was lost in 1992 and the negatives are lost. It tells about the history of Betty Bomba, an exhibitionist woman.

Such Is Life in the Tropics / 2016

Two families dispute a land with a land dealer.

The Carnival / 2021

Since they were children, every summer they used to participate together in the traditional carnivals of their hometown. This magical celebration, transform men of the community into dionysiac figures with makeup, coloured costumes, glitter and feathers. Alcohol, friendship and parties out of control become the limelight. Boundaries get blurred with the heat of the sun at the edge of the imposing Paraná River.

Nossa Carne de Carnaval / 2017

Underneath the so called Brazilian harmony culture; the abyss. Freely inspired by the work of A. Strindberg, "The stronger".

O carnaval de Gregor / 2019

L'enfant du carnaval / 1934

A desperate mother abandons her child on the door step of a playboy.

30 Dias - Um Carnaval Entre a Alegria e a Desilusão / 2019

After another spending cut and other problems with Rio's City Hall, Alegria da Zona Sul samba school had only 30 days to hold its 2019 carnival parade.

Quiero morir en carnaval / 1961