Maurice Capovila

Born: 1936-01-16

Maurice Capovila (16 January 1936 – 29 May 2021) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film The Prophet of Hunger was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

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The Red Light Bandit

as Gangster
Released: 1968-12-02

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São...

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The Awakening of the Beast

as uncredited
Released: 1970-10-01

A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon...

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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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Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

as uncredited
Released: 2012-05-24

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

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Audácia!

as uncredited
Released: 1970-08-10

Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca...

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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

as Self
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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