Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DirectingNelson 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
Critic
Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
Brazil in Cannes
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
Dib
Self
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Filmography — Acting
Critic
Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
Brazil in Cannes
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
Dib
Self
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Good Cinema
Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Self
Garden of War
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Self
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
himself
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
Self
Referências
Self
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Self
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage)
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self
A Paz é Dourada
Nelson Filma
Red Mandacaru
Augusto
Que Viva Glauber!
Claves, 2: We will return younger
himself
How to Die in Cinema
Himself
Nelson Filma o Rio
Self (archive footage)
Uma Vida Dividida
Ele mesmo
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
A música que meu pai gostava
Amuleto
Filmography — Crew
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Director
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Director
Insônia
Director
Barren Lives
Director
Golden Mouth
Director
Who Is Beta?
Director
Jubiabá
Director
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Director
Tent of Miracles
Director
The Amulet of Ogum
Director
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Director
Brasília 18%
Director
Memories of Prison
Producer
A Missa do Galo
Director
Rio, Northern Zone
Director
El Justicero
Director
O Grande Momento
Producer
Cinema of Tears
Director
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro
Producer
The Third Bank of the River
Director
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Director
Hunger for Love
Director
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Director
Raízes do Brasil
Director
A Luz do Tom
Director
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
Director
Red Mandacaru
Director
O Rio de Machado de Assis
Director
Juventude
Director
Um Ladrão
Director
Sonhei com Você
Producer
The Alienist
Director
Jornalismo e Independência
Director
A Public Opinion
Producer
The Highway of Life
Director
Casa Grande & Senzala
Director
Fala Brasília
Director
O côco do Macalé
Producer