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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Directing · 0.8 popularity

Age

97

Movies

38

TV

0

Born
October 22, 1928 – April 12, 2018
From
São Paulo, Brazil

Biography

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.

Works

38 films

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

2008

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

1984

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

19677.5

Claves, 2: We will return younger

Claves, 2: We will return younger

1984

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017

Critic

Critic

20087.9

Uma Vida Dividida

Uma Vida Dividida

1999

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

20205.0

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

20036.3

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

19985.6

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019

At the Edge of the Earth

At the Edge of the Earth

20027.5

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

2007

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

20076.9

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

20218.0

Dib

Dib

19978.0

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

2015

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

2011

Amuleto

Amuleto

2025

Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo

20166.7

Red Mandacaru

Red Mandacaru

19616.7

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

20138.0

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

2014

A Paz é Dourada

A Paz é Dourada

20089.0

Brazil in Cannes

Brazil in Cannes

1971

Garden of War

Garden of War

19697.1

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

1991

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

1989

Nelson Filma o Rio

Nelson Filma o Rio

2021

The Good Cinema

The Good Cinema

2021

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

20158.0

Nelson Filma

Nelson Filma

1971

How to Die in Cinema

How to Die in Cinema

20026.2

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

20237.0

Português - A Língua do Brasil

Português - A Língua do Brasil

2007

Referências

Referências

2006

Que Viva Glauber!

Que Viva Glauber!

1991

A música que meu pai gostava

A música que meu pai gostava

2018