Eduardo Coutinho

Born: 1933-05-11

Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema. His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people.[2][4][5] His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.


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Madame Satã

as Juiz
Released: 2002-10-03

A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture,...

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Twenty Years Later

as Himself
Released: 1984-12-03

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964,...

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Master, a Building in Copacabana

as Interviewer
Released: 2002-11-22

"Master" is the name of a 12-story apartment building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro's...

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Capturing Reality

as Self
Released: 2008-11-01

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like...

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The Girl from Ipanema

as uncredited
Released: 1967-05-26

Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood...

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Crítico

as Self
Released: 2008-01-22

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the...

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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

as Self (archive footage)
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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Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-05-15

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

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1964: 40 Years After

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-01

Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart,...

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The Method

as Self
Released: 2019-07-10

The Method shows and reveals the knowledge and tools used by great documentary filmmakers on the...

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The Memory Thread

as Himself (Voice)
Released: 1991-12-31

A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate...

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The Mighty Spirit

as Self (Interviewer)
Released: 1999-08-09

An overview of brazilian spirituality and religions.

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Câncer

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among...

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Babilônia 2000

as Self
Released: 2001-11-22

Documentary on poor people living in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve...

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The Beggars

as uncredited
Released: 1963-12-21

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Last Conversations

as Self
Released: 2015-04-10

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his...

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A Treat of Coutinho

as Self
Released: 2019-06-05

Would have one of the masters of Brazilian cinema always made the same film? From an encounter...

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Sete Visitas

as Self
Released: 2015-04-11

How much theatricality is there in an interview-based documentary? On one side, someone answers....

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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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Coutinho.doc - Apartamento 608

as uncredited
Released: 2009-01-01

The audience follows the creative process of the filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho in the documentary,...

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Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira

as Self
Released: 2011-01-01

Short documentary about a woman known from a film by Eduardo Coutinho.

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Movie Theaters of Rio

as Self
Released: 2001-09-27

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured...

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Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro

as Himself
Released: 2013-12-05

A conversation with Brazilian documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho about his work and methods.

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Coutinho Reporter

as hinself
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In an open conversation with Eduardo Coutinho, the filmmaker analyzes the period he worked for...

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Destiny River

as Dr. Ricardo
First aired: 2010-09-27

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