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Bruno Barreto

Bruno Barreto

Brazilian film director
March 16, 1955 (69 years old)

Reaching for the Moon

V.O.: Flores Raras
Br. 2013. Drama by Bruno Barreto with Glória Pires, Miranda Otto.
Runtime: 104 min.

Last Stop 174

V.O.: Última Parada 174
Br. 2008. Drama by Bruno Barreto with Michel Gomes, Chris Vianna, Marcelo Melo Junior. From childhood to his bitter end, the fate of a child from the favelas of Rio who, in 2000, took bus passengers hostage.
Runtime: 110 min.

Romeo and Juliet Get Married

V.O.: O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta
Br. 2005. Sentimental comedy by Bruno Barreto with Luana Piovani, Luis Gustavo, Marco Ricca. In Sao Paulo, a forty-year-old ophthalmologist hides his passion for a local soccer team in order to win the heart of a young fan of a rival team.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 2003. Comedy by Bruno Barreto with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Mike Myers. A young woman relentlessly pursues her dream of becoming a prestigious flight attendant.
Runtime: 90 min.
Br. 1999. Sentimental comedy by Bruno Barreto with Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes, Alexandre Borges. Expatriate in Brazil, an American widow is courted by a rich lawyer from Rio de Janeiro.
U.S. 1998. Crime drama by Bruno Barreto with Stephen Baldwin, Chris Penn, Gina Gershon. A young upright cop, the childhood friend of a mafioso and the partner of an alcoholic cop who gambles, struggles not to go down with them.
Runtime: 90 min.

Four Days in September

V.O.: O que é isso, companheiro?
Br. 1997. Political drama by Bruno Barreto with Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres. In September 1969, in Brazil, the U.S. ambassador is kidnapped by a commando of Marxist revolutionaries.
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1995. Psychological drama by Bruno Barreto with Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Amy Locane.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1992. Crime drama by Bruno Barreto with Eric Stoltz, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney. While investigating the murder of a successful writer, a journalist falls under the spell of the killer's attractive sister.
U.S. 1990. Social drama by Bruno Barreto with Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Philips. In Puerto Rico, in 1978, a television reporter investigates the death of two young separatists shot by the police.
Runtime: 93 min.

The Story of Fausta

V.O.: Romance da Empregada
Br. 1988. Social drama by Bruno Barreto with Betty Faria, Daniel Filho, Brandao Filho. A Brazilian cleaning lady revolts against her harsh living conditions.
Br. 1983. Mores comedy by Bruno Barreto with Sonia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora. In 1925, a Brazilian cafe owner marries a beautiful wild woman whose ardour for love does not stand the test of time.
Runtime: 102 min.
Br. 1982. Crime drama by Bruno Barreto with Paulo Gracindo, Cristina Ache, Paulo Guarnieri. The prostitute daughter of a Copacabana police officer is lured into crime by a notorious bandit who has become her lover.

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

V.O.: Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
Br. 1977. Comedy by Bruno Barreto with Sonia Braga, Jose Wilker, Mauro Mendonca. A widow married to a pharmacist is tormented by the ghost of her first husband.
Runtime: 106 min.

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