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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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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Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-10-22

Place of Birth

São Paulo, Brazil

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The Good Cinema

The Good Cinema

20210.0 / 10

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

20140.0 / 10

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

20070.0 / 10

Brazil in Cannes

Brazil in Cannes

19710.0 / 10

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

20035.8 / 10

Que Viva Glauber!

Que Viva Glauber!

19910.0 / 10

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

19677.5 / 10

How to Die in Cinema

How to Die in Cinema

20025.8 / 10

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

20150.0 / 10

Mandacaru Vermelho

Mandacaru Vermelho

19616.6 / 10

At the Edge of the Earth

At the Edge of the Earth

20027.0 / 10

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

20190.0 / 10

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

20210.0 / 10

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

20237.0 / 10

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

20158.0 / 10

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

20110.0 / 10

Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo

20166.7 / 10

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 / 10

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

19890.0 / 10

Dib

Dib

19970.0 / 10

Nelson Filma

Nelson Filma

19710.0 / 10

Garden of War

Garden of War

19697.1 / 10

Critic

Critic

20087.9 / 10

Português - A Língua do Brasil

Português - A Língua do Brasil

20070.0 / 10

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

19985.0 / 10

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

20170.0 / 10

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

19910.0 / 10

A música que meu pai gostava

A música que meu pai gostava

20180.0 / 10

Referências

Referências

20060.0 / 10

Nelson Filma o Rio

Nelson Filma o Rio

20210.0 / 10

A Paz é Dourada

A Paz é Dourada

20080.0 / 10

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

20205.0 / 10

Barren Lives

Barren Lives

19637.4 / 10

Memories of Prison

Memories of Prison

19847.0 / 10

Jornalismo e Independência

Jornalismo e Independência

19720.0 / 10

The Amulet of Ogum

The Amulet of Ogum

19746.2 / 10

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

19716.2 / 10

Who Is Beta?

Who Is Beta?

19725.1 / 10

Music According to Tom Jobim

Music According to Tom Jobim

20127.0 / 10

The Third Bank of the River

The Third Bank of the River

19945.4 / 10

Rio, 100 Degrees F°

Rio, 100 Degrees F°

19557.1 / 10

Hunger for Love

Hunger for Love

19685.2 / 10

The Alienist

The Alienist

19705.3 / 10

Rio, Northern Zone

Rio, Northern Zone

19578.2 / 10

Golden Mouth

Golden Mouth

19636.2 / 10

El Justicero

El Justicero

19675.4 / 10

Um Ladrão

Um Ladrão

19800.0 / 10

The Grand Moment

The Grand Moment

19585.7 / 10

Tent of Miracles

Tent of Miracles

19775.0 / 10

A Luz do Tom

A Luz do Tom

20135.0 / 10

Mandacaru Vermelho

Mandacaru Vermelho

19616.6 / 10

Brasília 18%

Brasília 18%

20064.8 / 10

A Missa do Galo

A Missa do Galo

19825.8 / 10

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

20015.4 / 10

The Highway of Life

The Highway of Life

19806.5 / 10

Raízes do Brasil

Raízes do Brasil

20047.5 / 10

A Public Opinion

A Public Opinion

19675.6 / 10

Português - A Língua do Brasil

Português - A Língua do Brasil

20070.0 / 10

Jubiabá

Jubiabá

19875.2 / 10

Cinema de Lágrimas

Cinema de Lágrimas

19954.6 / 10

Fala Brasília

Fala Brasília

19660.0 / 10

Menino da Calça Branca

Menino da Calça Branca

19626.5 / 10

The Turning Wind

The Turning Wind

19627.0 / 10

O Saci

O Saci

19536.0 / 10

Casa Grande & Senzala

Casa Grande & Senzala

20010.0 / 10

As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro

As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro

19756.5 / 10

Insônia

Insônia

19820.0 / 10

A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

19640.0 / 10

Sonhei com Você

Sonhei com Você

19880.0 / 10

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

19720.0 / 10

Five Times Favela

Five Times Favela

19627.8 / 10

Maioria absoluta

Maioria absoluta

19649.0 / 10

Go Ahead, Brazil!

Go Ahead, Brazil!

19827.4 / 10

Juventude

Juventude

19490.0 / 10

Cantores e Trovadores

Cantores e Trovadores

19680.0 / 10

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

19657.1 / 10