(0)Rodrigo Santoro
21) Ben-Hur
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English
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The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
22) Redbelt
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English
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A jujitsu master becomes corrupted by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. When a respected jujitsu master eschews a lucrative prizefighting career in favor of opening a self-defense dojo, it appears that he has chosen a peaceful path in life. The dedicated master's fate takes an unanticipated turn, however, when he is manipulated into participating in ultimate fighting championships by a group of unscrupulous actors and fight promoters. Later, as...
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English
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Pelé. A name known around the world, a sports legend who changed soccer forever, and a national hero who carried the hopes and dreams of a country on his back. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of Baurú, Brazil, so poor that he couldn't afford a real soccer ball. Charting his meteoric rise to leading Brazil's national team to its first World Cup Victory, this film brings to life the greatest sports story of the 20th century....
24) Lion's den
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Español
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Julia gives birth to a son after she is sent to the penitentiary for the murder of her lover. Fellow inmate Marta becomes her ally, while her mother Sofia is her opponent. As Marta attempts to teach Julia how to be a mother in the least appropriate place, her mother attempts to gain custody so the child can grow up outside of prison. The duel between Julia and her mother expresses the dilemma of what is better for the child, life with his mother in...
27) 300
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English
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In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw....
28) Behind the sun
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Portuguese
Description
In Brazil in 1910, two families are locked in a bloody feud, when the oldest remaining son of one family begins to question the cycle of violence.
29) Un traductor
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Español
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Malin, a Russian literature professor, is sent to translate between Cuban doctors and children sent from the USSR for medical treatment. Torn from the abstract world of academia and forced into the relentlessly real world of medicine, Malin becomes increasingly depressed. When he meets a child who tells him a story, Malin connects with the kids and finds his way through. Just as he adapts to his new job, the Berlin Wall falls and Cuba enters the deepest...
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English
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American actress Karen Stone flees to Italy after a failed Broadway performance. Adding to her distress, her husband dies suddenly. Desperate and alone, Karen is introduced to Paolo, an incredibly handsome gigolo. Before long, their casual fling becomes an obsession that spirals Karen's life out of control.
31) Rio, I love you
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English
Description
Comprised of short films, each by a different director, set in different neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.
32) Carandiru
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Portuguese
Description
Set in Sao Paulo's House of Detention. An oncologist arrives at the jail to test patients for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor comes to realize the internal power structure among the prisoners. Narratives develop, including the attempted murder of Dagger, the solitary confinement of Chico, and the romance between Lady Di and Too Bad. The doctor eventually sees the prisoners as survivors,...
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Portuguese
Description
Gifted with incredible athletic talent, Brazilian-born Heleno de Freitas conquered the soccer world in the 1940s. As his fame and fortune grew to new heights, his passion for a decadent life of women and nightclubs threatened his career. Featuring an Awards-caliber performance by Rodrigo Santoro, Heleno depicts the thrilling life of the world's first sports superstar.
34) Carandiru
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Portuguese
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Set in São Paulo's House of Detention, locally known as Carandiru. An oncologist arrives at the jail to test patients for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor comes to realize the internal power structure among the prisoners. Narratives develop, including the attempted murder of Dagger, the solitary confinement of Chico, and the romance between Lady Di and Too Bad. The doctor eventually begins...
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Portuguese
Description
Two families, who both grow sugar cane, have been squabbling over the ownership of a piece of land for years. The disagreement then turned violent. The Breveses, a much smaller family, have been suffering more than their rivals and a steady drop in sugar prices has also left the family with little but their pride. When the eldest son of the Breves family is killed, his father orders his next-oldest son to kill one of the Ferreira boys. He finds himself...
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English
Description
"Letters to Juliet" : In Verona, Italy -- the beautiful city where Romeo first met Juliet -- there is a place where the heartbroken leave notes asking Juliet for her help. It's there that aspiring writer Sophie finds a 50-year-old letter that will change her life forever.
"What to expect when you are expecting" : Inspired by the perennial bestseller ... a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside...
37) Che
Series
Criterion collection volume 496
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Español
Description
A portrait of the man who overthrew a dictatorship and became a revolutionary before his life was ended.
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Español
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La película que narra la historia de Pelé, un futbolista brasileño y su ascensión al estrellato, así como su liderazgo en la selección que conquistó el Mundial de fútbol de 1958. Es la historia de un muchacho que abanderó las esperanzas y los sueños de todo un país al dirigir al equipo Brasileño a su primera Copa Mundial, convirtiéndose así en una leyenda.
Pele. A name known around the world, a sports legend who changed soccer forever,...
39) Rio: Rio 2
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English
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After Blu, a macaw who does not fly, discovers he is one of the last of his species, he sets out on a journey to Rio to find Jewel, the only other bird like him, meeting a host of crazy characters along the way; Blu, Jewel, and their three chicks travel to the Amazon to get closer to nature and discover that Jewel's family is still alive and well.
40) Che
Series
Criterion collection volume 496
Language
Español
Description
A portrait of the man who overthrew a dictatorship and became a revolutionary before his life was ended. Includes both Che Part One: The Argentine and Part Two: Guerrilla and bonus features.