Soundtrack: Carlos Lyra

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Carlos Lyra. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


Cat Skin (S)

1962 · Documentary · 12 min. · Brazil

Direction Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast Paulinho · Riva Nimitz · Henrique César · Milton Gonçalves

Plot In Rio de Janeiro, near to the Carnival, a group of boys from the slums in the hills chase cats to sell them to make a small percussion drum called...

7.1

21 votes

7.1

21 votes

The Priest and the Girl

1965 · Movie · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast Helena Ignez · Paulo José · Mário Lago · Fauzi Arap

Plot In a small village in the interior of Minas Gerais, a young priest (Paulo José) arrives as the substituted for Priest Antônio, who is almost dead. There, he meets the...

6.9

33 votes

6.9

33 votes

Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle

1963 · Documentary · 60 min. · Brazil

Direction Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast Heron Domingues · Garrincha

Plot Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup.

6.1

28 votes

6.1

28 votes

Cinco vezes Favela

1962 · Movie · 92 min. · Brazil

Direction Miguel Borges · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · Carlos Diegues · Marcos Farias

Cast Flávio Migliaccio · Haroldo de Oliveira · Milton Gonçalves · Abdias do Nascimento

Plot Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

Not rated

Not rated

Amada Amante

1978 · Movie · 95 min. · Brazil

Direction Cláudio Cunha

Cast Neuza Amaral · Malu Brandão · Sandra Bréa · Simone Carvalho

Plot A family leaves a small town in the state of São Paulo to move to Rio de Janeiro when the father gets a job promotion there. In Rio, everyone of...

Not rated

Not rated

Patsy, My Love

1969 · Movie · 94 min. · Mexico

Direction Manuel Michel

Cast Ofelia Medina · Joaquín Cordero · Julio Alemán · Héctor Bonilla

Plot this is the story of Patsy, an overwhelmingly wealthy debutante with an acute sense of living and boundless curiosity. She falls in love with a man (Julio Alemán) whom is...

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Not rated

Chronically Unfeasible

2000 · Movie · 101 min. · Brazil

Direction Sergio Bianchi

Cast Umberto Magnani · Cecil Thiré · Dira Paes · Betty Gofman

Plot Dissection of Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as models to illustrate political and sociological theses.

Not rated

Not rated