2018-04-12
1928-10-2298 years, 0 months, and 16 days old
Place of birth:
São Paulo, Brazil
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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.
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Best Credits: 39
| Title | ||||||
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The Good Cinema | Self | 0 | 2021-03-18 | 0.3118 | ||
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro | 0 | 2014-04-02 | 0.4662 | |||
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? | Self | 0 | 2007-09-04 | 0.5088 | ||
Brazil in Cannes | 0 | 1971-12-24 | 0.3383 | |||
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth | Self | 6.3 | 2003-09-17 | 0.7755 | ||
Que Viva Glauber! | Self | 0 | 1991-01-01 | 0.2878 | ||
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo | Self | 7.5 | 1967-04-16 | 1.2601 | ||
How to Die in Cinema | Himself | 6.2 | 2002-03-07 | 0.6298 | ||
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema | Self | 0 | 2015-06-30 | 0.5258 | ||
Red Mandacaru | Augusto | 6.7 | 1961-11-27 | 0.3343 |