Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.
Tieta is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remote village of Santana do Agreste, 26 years after being beaten and expelled by her father in front of all the town's people.
Gakko II is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It is a sequel to Yamada's 1993 film A Class to Remember.
Oedipus Mayor is a 1996 Colombian tragedy film, produced by Tomás Zapata and Jorge Sánchez, directed by Jorge Alí Triana. Set in strife-ridden, 20th-century Colombia, the film is a modern-day interpretation of Sophocles' classical Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Deathmaker is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann.
Tenda dos Milagres is a 1977 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado. Starring Hugo Carvana, Sonia Dias and Severino Dada, it exposes and satirizes racism in Brazilian society—the most notable example being a flashback scene where Brazilians are shown listening with approving interest to Nazi race theories in the late 1930s. Tenda dos Milagres was shot in Salvador, Bahia.
Nausikaya (Nausikaja) is a 1995 Croatian film directed, written and produced by Vicko Ruić. It is based on "The Spider", a horror short story by Hanns Heinz Ewers. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Kolonel Bunker is an Albanian, French and Polish historical film released in 1996. It was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The Night of the Scarecrow is a 1974 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Ricardo. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Tieta is a 1989 Brazilian telenovela, produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It originally aired between August 14, 1989, and March 30, 1990, spanning 196 episodes. It was TV Globo's 41st primetime telenovela, preceded by O Salvador da Pátria and followed by Rainha da Sucata.
Hi Cousin! is a 1996 Algerian comedy film directed by Merzak Allouache. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Hannah is a 1997 Austrian thriller film directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Think of Me is a 1996 Cuban drama film written and directed by Arturo Sotto Díaz. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman is a 1996 Mexican comedy film directed by Sabina Berman and Isabelle Tardán. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Felix is a 1996 Slovenian drama film directed by Božo Šprajc. The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Bwana is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by Imanol Uribe. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The plot tracks an African immigrant and a Spanish family treating the former as if he were an alien.
The Lambs is a 1996 Swiss drama film directed by Marcel Schüpbach. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Tonight Nobody Goes Home is a 1996 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Sylvia Chang. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
