List of Brazilian films of 2001


A list of films produced in Brazil in 2001. Brazil produced 30 films in 2001.

2001

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
3 Histórias da BahiaJosé Araripe Jr., Edyala Iglesias, Sérgio MachadoSérgio Mamberti, Rita Assemany, Cyria Coentro, Ingra Liberato, Othon BastosDrama
'Leila HipólitoAchille Bonito Oliva, Paulo Sérgio Duarte, Paulo Herkenhoff, Catherine MilletDocumentary
Artesãos da MorteMiriam ChnaidermanDocumentaryShort film
ArtifíciosRafael Primot, Flavia ReaPaulo Autran, Rafael Primot, Marcela RafeaShort film
As Aventuras de Lucrécio no Mundo da PaqueraLuís MingauPedro Perazzo, Rodrigo Luna, José Carlos Zeqa, Leo AbreuComedyShort film
Atrocidades MaravilhosasLula Carvalho, Renato Martins, Pedro PeregrinoDocumentaryShort film
Before Take OffThiago da CostaAlan Pontes, Guilherme Biazotto, Marina Velloso, Priscilla Rozenbaum, Adriano Martins, Felipe CardosoDramaShort film
Behind the SunWalter SallesRodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, Rita AssemanyDramaProduced by Arthur Cohn
Bellini and the SphynxRoberto SantucciFábio Assunção, Malu Mader, Maristane DreschCrime
Bufo and SpallanzaniFlavio R. TambelliniJosé Mayer, Tony Ramos, Isabel GuéronThrillerCo-production with Portugal
'Guel ArraesSelton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Deborah SeccoRomantic comedy
CopacabanaCarla CamuratiMarco NaniniDrama
Um Crime NobreWalter Lima, Jr.Ornella Muti, Reginaldo Faria, Alessandra NegriniDrama
Days of Nietzsche in TurinJúlio BressaneFernando EirasBiographical drama
Duralex sedlexHenrique Silveira, Luciana Tanure, Marília RochaAparecida Uemoto Maia, Claudio Manoel Uemoto Maia, Helena Uemoto Maia, José Uemoto Maia, Rosângela Uemoto Maia SchwarzerDocumentary
'Carolina Moraes-LiuGilberto Gil, Daniela Mercury, Vovô, Roberto Albergaria, Armandinho, Milton MouraDocumentary
The Happy CricketWalbercy RibasVagner Fagundes, Araken Saldanha, Régis Monteiro, Fátima Noya, Letícia QuintoAnimated featureSpent over 20 years in development
A Hidden LifeSuzana AmaralSabrina GreveDramaEntered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival
MaidsFernando Meirelles, Nando OlivalCláudia Missura, Graziella Moretto, Lena Roque, Olivia Araújo, Renata Melo, Robson Nunes, Tiago MoraesComedy
Marighella - Retrato Falado do GuerrilheiroSilvio TendlerDocumentaryAbout the life of Carlos Marighella
Memórias PóstumasAndré KlotzelReginaldo Faria, Petrônio Gontijo, Viétia Rocha, Sônia BragaComedy-dramaBased on The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
My Life in Your HandsJosé Antônio GarciaMaria Zilda Bethlem, Caco CioclerDrama
Netto Loses His SoulTabajara Ruas, Beto SouzaWerner SchünemannWar filmDepicts Antônio de Sousa Neto in the Paraguayan War
Possible LovesSandra WerneckMurilo Benício, Carolina FerrazRomantic comedy
A Samba for SherlockMiguel Faria, Jr.Joaquim de Almeida, Marco Nanini, Anthony O'Donnell, Maria de MedeirosComedyCo-production with Portugal
Samba RiachãoJorge AlfredoDocumentary
'Lucélia SantosLucélia SantosDocumentary
To the Left of the FatherLuiz Fernando CarvalhoSelton Mello, Raul Cortez, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Simone Spoladore, Leonardo Medeiros, Caio BlatDrama
The TrespasserBeto BrantMarco Ricca, Alexandre Borges, Paulo Miklos, Mariana Ximenes, Malu MaderThriller
Tropical DreamsAndré SturmCarolina Kasting, Bruno GiordanoDrama
Window of the SoulJoão Jardim, Walter CarvalhoJosé Saramago, Hermeto Pascoal, Oliver Sacks, Wim WendersDocumentary
Xuxa e os DuendesPaulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes, Márcio VitoXuxa, Gugu Liberato, AngélicaChildren's film