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Anna Muylaert
Anna Muylaert dissects family relationships and Brazil’s social fractures through a humanistic, dynamic lens, sharpened by biting humor.
- Region
- São Paulo, SP, Sudeste
- Age
- 62
Authorial vision
Anna Muylaert’s directorial vision is distinguished by her meticulous observation of everyday life and her ability to transform domestic conflicts into powerful social portraits. Her cinema explores affection, motherhood, and class privilege, sensitively exposing the hierarchies that shape households and relationships in Brazil. Through naturalistic dialogue and memorable performances, she balances incisive social critique with empathy, creating narratives that resonate deeply with both audiences and critics.
Filmography
- A Melhor Mãe do Mundo
2025 · Film · Drama · Writer & Director · 105 min
A desperate mother flees with her children, hiding them in her recycling cart. Homeless and vulnerable, she turns her harsh reality into an emotional journey, shielding them from the truth about their precarious situation.
- O Clube das Mulheres de Negócios
2024 · Film · Comédia, Horror, Mistério · Wfriter & Director · 95 min
A renowned photographer and an inexperienced journalist visit a declining country club frequented by São Paulo’s upper class, where gender stereotypes are turned upside down.
- Mãe Só Há Uma
2016 · Drama · Writer & Director · 82 min
Pierre discovers that his family isn't his biological family when the police arrest his mother. Confused, he sets out to find his real relatives, who know him as Felipe, and this new reality leads him to finally discover his true identity.
- Que Horas Ela Volta?
2015 · Film · Drama · Writer & Director
When a domestic worker’s estranged daughter suddenly arrives, the unspoken class barriers within the household are put to the test.
- Durval Discos
2002 · Film · Comédia, Drama, Música, Suspense · Writer & Director · 96 min
Durval and his mother, Carmita, live in the back of Durval Discos, their record store in São Paulo specializing in vinyl records.
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