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Nelson Pereira dos Santos ComRB âą OMC (SĂŁo Paulo, October 22, 1928 â 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 theâŠ
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos ComRB âą OMC (SĂŁo Paulo, October 22, 1928 â 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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Cavalcanti
as Self (archive footage)
Amuleto
Nelson Pereira dos Santos â A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Jå que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self
The Good Cinema
as Self
Nelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
MemĂłrias do Grupo OpiniĂŁo
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
A mĂșsica que meu pai gostava
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A FĂșria do Fogo BĂĄrbaro
as Self
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
No Poster
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o DragĂŁo da Maldade
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
A Paz Ă© Dourada
Critic
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
as Self
Sambando nas Brasas, MorĂŽ?
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self
No Poster
PortuguĂȘs - A LĂngua do Brasil
ReferĂȘncias
as Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
How to Die in Cinema
as Himself
Uma Vida Dividida
as Ele mesmo
For All - O Trampolim da VitĂłria
Dib
as Self
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Que Viva Glauber!
as Self
Alex Viany - Um DocumentĂĄrio em VĂdeo
as Self
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as himself
Claves, 2: We will return younger
as himself
Brazil in Cannes
Nelson Filma
Garden of War
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
Red Mandacaru
as Augusto