Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Director 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. H...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo

2016 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Critic

Critic

2008 · Self

Garden of War

Garden of War

1969 · Movie

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967 · Self

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

2007 · Self

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003 · Self

At the Edge of the Earth

At the Edge of the Earth

2002 · Self

How to Die in Cinema

How to Die in Cinema

2002 · Himself

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

1998 · Movie

Red Mandacaru

Red Mandacaru

1961 · Augusto

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021 · Self

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

2023 · Self (archive footage)

A Paz é Dourada

A Paz é Dourada

2008 · Movie

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

2015 · Self

Dib

Dib

1997 · Self

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017 · Self

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019 · Self (archive footage)

The Good Cinema

The Good Cinema

2021 · Self

Uma Vida Dividida

Uma Vida Dividida

1999 · Ele mesmo