Carlos Diegues

Born: 1940-05-19

Carlos José Fontes Diegues OMC, known as Cacá Diegues (Maceió, May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian filmmaker. He was one of the founders of Cinema Novo.


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Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

as Self
Released: 2019-07-04

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images,...

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Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta

as Self
Released: 2019-07-11

The intense life of Ferreira Gullar, one of the most influential poets in Brazil, is revisited...

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The Good Cinema

as Self
Released: 2021-03-18

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most...

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Giovanni Improtta

as Vizinho
Released: 2013-05-18

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding...

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Cinema Novo

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-16

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements...

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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

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Released: 2020-10-22

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

as Self / Interviewee
Released: 2003-09-17

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the...

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Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

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Released: 2017-11-18

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1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

as Self
Released: 2001-05-25

The story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head...

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Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self
Released: 2019-05-15

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian...

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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-08-22

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Rio's Love Song

as uncredited
Released: 1994-09-15

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio...

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Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta

as Self
Released: 2023-08-18

Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through...

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Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

as Self
Released: 2009-01-02

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.

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At the Edge of the Earth

as Self
Released: 2002-07-07

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere...

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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.

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Looking for Black Orpheus

as Self
Released: 2005-05-20

Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its...

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Summer Showers

as Homem lendo jornal
Released: 1978-04-24

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a...

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The Suns of Easter Island

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Released: 1972-08-23

Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to...

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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

as Self
Released: 2017-03-31

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy...

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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

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Released: 1998-05-15

1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies....

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Depois do Transe

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece...

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Que Viva Glauber!

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-01

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Dossiê Jango

as Self
Released: 2013-07-05

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was...

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Fênix

as Self
Released: 1980-01-01

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Consideração do Poema

as uncredited
Released: 2011-03-03

Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poetry is read by exponents of Brazilian culture, such as Chico...

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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

as Self
Released: 1967-01-01

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema...

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Dib

as Self
Released: 1997-01-02

Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib...

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Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-10-06

Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over...

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Arroz, Feijão e Cinema

as Self
Released: 2020-03-05

Arroz, Feijão e Cinema is a record of the transformative impacts that a popular movie theater,...

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Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude

as Self
Released: 2020-12-16

A reflection on the works and thinking of the last years of production by Torquato. Such as the...

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Referências

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern...

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Nelson Sargento

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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