Aluízio Abranches Articles
Incest, Crime, Ghosts, Robert Pattinson: Gay Movies from South America / Spain at image+nation
Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dali in Paul Morrison's Little Ashes (top); João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso as brothers in love in Aluízio Abranches' From Beginning to End (bottom) image+nation 2010 – Montreal's Gay & Lesbian Film Festival: UNDERTOW, LE FIL "In response to the cinematic watershed of LGBT-themed films from South America and Spain in the past year," explains the image+nation press release, the 2010 [...]
Outfest 2010: Incestuous Gay Brothers, Wild Women’s Prison, George Takei in Bed

Rafael Cardoso, João Gabriel Vasconcellos in Aluízio Abranches' From Beginning to End (top); Brad Altman, George Takei in Jessica Sanders' George & Brad in Bed (upper middle); Remy Germinario in James Franco's The Feast of Stephen (lower middle); Roney Facchini, Kauê Telloli in Gui Ashcar's Professor Godoy (bottom) Aluízio Abranches' Do Começo ao Fim / From Beginning to End, Donatella Maiorca's Viola di mare / [...]
Torino Gay Film Festival 2010: BOY IN A BATHTUB, LEO’S ROOM, Rosa von Praunheim

Maria Beatty's Boy in a Bathtub (top); Enrique Buchichio's Leo's Room (middle); João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso in Aluisio Abranches' From Beginning to End (bottom) Maria Beatty will be honored with a screening of Boy in a Bathtub at the Torino GLBT Film Festival – Da Sodoma a Hollywood (Turin's GLBT Film Festival – From Sodom to Hollywood) on Wednesday, April 21. Set in 1920s [...]
Controversial FROM BEGINNING TO END Premiere Postponed

Rafael Cardoso, João Gabriel Vasconcelos as two incestuous brothers in From Beginning to End Brazilian filmmaker Aluízio Abranches' Do Começo ao Fim (From Beginning to End), which revolves around a love affair between two brothers, has generated quite a bit of discussion in Brazilian online forums even though the film hasn't been released, yet. Those waiting to check it out at the upcoming Festival do [...]