Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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.
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements...
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Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
as SelfThe adventures of Pedro, a musician who is trying his luck in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950's. He...
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as SelfDocumentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the...
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Crítico
as SelfSeventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the...
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Mandacaru Vermelho
as AugustoDespite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at...
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Garden of War
as uncreditedEdson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military...
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as SelfTwo years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy...
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At the Edge of the Earth
as SelfOn 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere...
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Dib
as SelfDocumentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib...
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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as uncredited1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies....
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The Good Cinema
as SelfAn authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most...
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
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O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
as uncreditedDocumentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.
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How to Die in Cinema
as HimselfMemories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where...
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Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as SelfConducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the...
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as SelfOriginally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian...
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Brazil in Cannes
as uncreditedThe importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in...
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of...
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Referências
as SelfDuring a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern...
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