Arturo de Córdova Movies

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Priest is sympathetic and understanding toward mod-era young folks and their new world-view... but he gets in trouble with a biker gang and with a...

A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy.

This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears...

A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era...

Middle-aged painter and young musician fall hard for each other while on vacation. Then she discovers he's married.

All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the lucky person who won them does not show up soon...

For medical advice, Carlos and his wife, Julia go on vacation to a fashion beach. The hotel gets a new host, Roldós, known seducer of...

1913: A young woman is raped by a priest and turns away from the Church as a result of the experience. 1924: She now is the owner of an expensive...

In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor...

A 1940 film.

A group of married couples intend to celebrate their traditional joyous dinner together. The festivities turn sour when an anonymous telephone caller...

Comedy/drama about railroad workers.

A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. Venice Film Festival 1947

A 1937 film.

Dr. Henry Mills a very renowned cardiac specialist, disagrees with his wife, because of their religious beliefs, and more particularly because it...

The wife of a hypnotist lives in a state of uncertainty over whether she's with her husband out of love or if she's been a victim of his influence.

A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved.

A woman with a past meets a man with a past; the back story of each one represents an obstacle to their couple-bonding. Will they work through their...