Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Directing
Born: 1928-10-22 in 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.
Known For
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Critic
Self
Garden of War
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
How to Die in Cinema
Himself
Red Mandacaru
Augusto
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
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Self
A Paz é Dourada
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
The Good Cinema
Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Self
Brazil in Cannes
Que Viva Glauber!
Self
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage)
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Self
Nelson Filma
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
A música que meu pai gostava
Referências
Self
Nelson Filma o Rio
Self (archive footage)
Amuleto
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
Self
Uma Vida Dividida
Ele mesmo
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
himself
Claves, 2: We will return younger
himself