Babenco, Hector

Overview

Works:	77 works in 194 publications in 9 languages and 4,428 library holdings
Genres:	Crime Youth Adaptation Social problem
Roles:	Director, Actor, Author of screenplay, Film editor, Performer, Scenarist, Adapter, Interviewee
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1980 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Hector Babenco

Publications by Hector Babenco

Most widely held works about Hector Babenco

Roda viva. Hector Babenco ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Hector Babenco

Before night falls ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 867 libraries worldwide
"Victimized by a government that banned his books and jailed him for a crime he didn't commit, [poet] Reinaldo [Arenas] endured unspeakable persecution in a courageous stand against censorship and oppression. Without a country, but not without integrity, he fled to America where he continued to fight for personal expression and produced a stirring body of work." -- Container.

Kiss of the spider woman ( Visual )
28 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 727 libraries worldwide
In a prison cell somewhere in Latin America, Molina and Valentin have only one thing in common-- they are both victims of society. This is the complex story of the relationship that develops between two men with radically different perspectives on life.

Kiss of the spider woman ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 631 libraries worldwide
Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another.

Ironweed ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 602 libraries worldwide
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums. She used to be a singer on the radio, he used to be a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them. Helen is sick, one of their pals has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped. Visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. One night, while drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, they live with a code of fairness and loyalty.

Carandiru ( Visual )
20 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 389 libraries worldwide
Set in São Paulo's House of Detention, locally known as Carandiru. An oncologist arrives at the jail to test patients for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor comes to realize the internal power structure among the prisoners. Narratives develop, including the attempted murder of Dagger, the solitary confinement of Chico, and the romance between Lady Di and Too Bad. The doctor eventually begins to see the prisoners as survivors. Culminates with a violent conclusion: a dramatization of the October 2, 1992 prison riot known as the Carandiru Massacre, in which 111 prisoners are killed.

At play in the fields of the Lord ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 358 libraries worldwide
The tale of two men's experiences with a native Indian tribe in the Brazilian rain forest. One is an American mercenary hired to drive the Niaruna Indians off their land, who joins forces with them instead. The other is a missionary sent to convert the natives to Christianity.

Pixote a lei do mais fraco ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in Multiple languages and Portuguese and held by 226 libraries worldwide
"Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."-- Container.

Pixote a lei do mais fraco ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1997 in Portuguese and held by 184 libraries worldwide
"Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."--Container.

Pixote ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1981 and 2001 in Portuguese and French and held by 112 libraries worldwide
A realistic dramatization of the brutal underworld inhabited by Brazil's unwanted children, based on the novel Infancia dos mortos by Jose Louzeiro.

Der Kuß der Spinnenfrau ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 18 libraries worldwide
Twee mannen delen een cel in Latijns-Amerika; de een is om politieke redenen opgesloten, de ander vanwege zijn homoseksualiteit.

El pasado ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in Spanish and Italian and held by 18 libraries worldwide
A couple separates after twelve years together. The man is intent on beginning a new relationship as soon as possible, but the woman isn't ready to move on yet.

Pixote a lei do mais fraco = [Pixote] : the survival of the weakest ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in Portuguese and held by 14 libraries worldwide
A realistic dramatization of the brutal underworld inhabited by Brazil's unwanted children.

Pixote by Hector Babenco ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 10 libraries worldwide
"Livrée à la misère, une bande de gamins erre dans les rues de São Paulo, multipliant les petits larcins. Jusqu'au jour où la police débarque pour effectuer une grande rafle et emmène les jeunes vers des centres de redressement. Pixote est l'un de ces enfants. La première nuit de son séjour, marquée par le viol d'un de ses camarades d'infortune, constitue le début d'une longue suite de brimades...

Carandiru : registro geral ( Book )
3 editions published in 2003 in Portuguese and held by 10 libraries worldwide
Apresenta a história íntima do filme Carandiru, através de uma visão privilegiada: a série de acasos que resultou na produção do longa, histórias dos bastidores, entrevistas exclusivas e imagens inéditas do set de filmagem.

Carandiru by Hector Babenco ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Ce film retrace les expériences du Docteur Varella au sein du terrible pénitentier de Candariu à Sao Paolo, Brésil, alors quil travaillait sur la prévention du Sida. Il découvrit les conditions dégradantes dans lesquelles vivaient des centaines de détenus. La situation atteint son paroxysme lorsque, pour calmer une rebellion, les forces de lordre tuèrent 111 hommes.Proposer une bande annonceBasée sur une histoire vraie, l'expérience d'un médecin au coeur d'une prison à la limite de l'humain... Fresque violente et baroque révélatrice d'une tragédie sociale...

Kiss of the spider woman Le baiser de la femme-araignée ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another.

Kiss of the spider woman by Hector Babenco ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1980 and 1989 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
Molina, étalagiste homosexuel condamné pour détournement de mineur, partage la cellule de Valentin, journaliste soupçonné d'accointances révolutionnaires. Pour passer le temps, Molina raconte à Valentin quelques-uns de ses films préférés. Il appert cependant que Molina, pour acheter sa liberté, a accepté de servir de mouchard. Mais il se prend de sympathie pour Valentin, ne révèlant au directeur de la prison qu'une partie de ses secrets. Sorti de prison, il tentera de servir le mouvement révolutionnaire ...

Ironweed : a screenplay adapted from his novel by William Kennedy ( Book )
1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

Kiss of the spider woman = O beijo da mulher aranha ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1985 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
A homosexual and a politically active journalist share a prison cell in an unnamed South American country. Though they initially have nothing in common, a strong relationship between the cellmates develops.

At play in the fields of the Lord : screenplay by Jean-Claude Carrière ( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide