Directing
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
1928-10-22 · São Paulo, Brazil
Nelson Pereira dos Santos ComRB • OMC (São Paulo, October 22, 1928 — Rio de Janeiro, April 21, 2018) was a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. Having been one of the founders of the Cinema Novo movement, his production spans a period of 60 years in the history of Brazil. Considered one of the most important filmmakers in the country, he was strongly influenced by the works of the 1930s generation of Brazilian literary modernism, having adapted works by Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado for cinema. His film Vidas Secas, based on Graciliano's novel, is one of the most awarded Brazilian films of all time, being recognized as a masterpiece. In 2006, he was elected Immortal by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, a position he held until his death in 2018.
Known for
Barren Lives
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
The Turning Wind
Rio, Northern Zone
Cinema Novo
Memories of Prison
Go Ahead, Brazil!
Critic
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
The Alienist
Absolute Majority
The Amulet of Ogum
Garden of War
Hunger for Love
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Movie credits · 82
Amuleto
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
The Good Cinema
Nelson Filma o Rio
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
A música que meu pai gostava
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Cinema Novo
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
A Luz do Tom
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
A Paz é Dourada
Critic
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Brasília 18%
Referências
Raízes do Brasil
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
At the Edge of the Earth
How to Die in Cinema
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Casa Grande & Senzala
Uma Vida Dividida
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Dib
Cinema of Tears
The Third Bank of the River
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Que Viva Glauber!
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Sonhei com Você
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