Best movies of Dionísio Azevedo

Actors : Geraldo Del Rey, Glória Menezes, Leonardo Villar, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Anselmo Duarte,

A simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in the end?

Actors : Adilson Barros, Regina Casé, Chiquinho Brandão, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : André Klotzel,

Hillbilly has one single dream in life: eat beef. He finds a little maid who's anxious to marry, and promises him: in their wedding party, his father would kill an ox.

Actors : Glória Menezes, Rubens Ewald Filho, Tarcísio Meira, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Carlos Coimbra,

The dream of Brazilian independence, under Dom Pedro I, is expressed in the cry of "Freedom or Death" (O Grito de Independencia ou Morte), since cries were the only way to rally up support ...

Actors : Anthony Pompeii, Cary Karmel, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Charles Guggenheim,

Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul in the process.

Actors : Milton Ribeiro, Leonardo Villar, Vanja Orico, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Carlos Coimbra,

The story of Virgulino, the famous Lampião, who led a bunch of cangaceiros (as his followers were called) through the Northeast of Brazil, and became respected by poor local people, for his sense of immediate justice.

Actors : Geraldo Del Rey, Leonardo Villar, Vanja Orico, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Carlos Coimbra,

In a small town, a pastor and a priest dispute the population's spiritual leadership.

Actors : Othon Bastos, Gésio Amadeu, Vivien Mar, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Júlio Calasso,

The Orestes are a traditional family from the coffee industry elite, but their time is through. All that remains to its last member is nostalgia's insufficient satisfaction. His situation worsens as memories form the past haunt him.

Actors : Hélio Souto, Maurício do Valle, Adriano Stuart, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Adriano Stuart,

"Jaws" spoof. The title means "Cod". A terrible monster threatens the beach season: the cod from Guinea. To catch the fish, local authorities count on the expertise of a Portuguese oceanographer, a fearless fisherman and baits made with Amália Rodrigues's records.

Actors : Paulo Autran, Armando Azzari, Fábio Alves, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Ricardo Bandeira,

The boy Jesus tries to find young Barabbas in Jerusalem, to warn him that the romans were crucifying thieves.