Directing
Héctor Babenco
- Titles
- 29movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19732018
- Directed
- 14titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Pixote79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics5.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.1average 3.3
- Pathos7.8average 5.2
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Social Commentary7.1average 4.9
- Biographical3.0average 0.9
- Psychological7.4average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Social Commentary 3
- LGBTQ+ Themes 2
- Political Oppression 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lauro EscorelCinematographerIronweed, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, King of the Night, Lucio Flavio, Foolish Heart
Milton GonçalvesActorKiss of the Spider Woman, Carandiru, Lucio Flavio
John NeschlingComposerKiss of the Spider Woman, Pixote, Lucio Flavio- MMauro AliceEditorKiss of the Spider Woman, Carandiru, Foolish Heart
Zbigniew PreisnerComposerAt Play in the Fields of the Lord, Foolish Heart, My Hindu Friend
Bárbara PazActorMy Hindu Friend, Talk to Him
Marília PêraActorPixote, King of the Night
Ivan de AlmeidaActorCarandiru, Lucio Flavio
Maria Luísa MendonçaActorCarandiru, Foolish Heart
Tom WaitsActorIronweed, At Play in the Fields of the Lord- SSilvio RenoldiEditorKing of the Night, Lucio Flavio
- RRodolfo SánchezCinematographerKiss of the Spider Woman, Pixote
Movies and TV shows
21Upcoming
1 titles
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Story, Director
2010s
3 titles · average score 49
Talk to Him (2018)
as Hector Babenco
49
My Hindu Friend (2016)
Writer, Director
Words with Gods (2014)
Director, Writer
2000s
5 titles · average score 71
Paulista (2009)
as Héctor Babenco
61
The Past (2007)
as Proyeccionista
75
Carandiru (2003)
Screenplay, Producer
68
Before Night Falls (2000)
as Virgilio Pinera
78
Amélia (2000)
Thanks
1990s
3 titles · average score 57
52
The Venice Project (1999)
as Danilo Danuzzi
55
Foolish Heart (1998)
Writer, Director
66
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
6 titles · average score 72
65
Ironweed (1987)
Director
Besame Mucho (1987)
Producer
73
The Mission (1986)
Thanks
79
Pixote (1980)
Director, Producer
1970s
3 titles · average score 62
Lucio Flavio (1977)
Director, Writer
62
King of the Night (1975)
Director, Story
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973)
Director, Executive Producer