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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1928-10-22

Deathday: 2018-04-21 (89 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 73

Movies 73

Director 31

self 18

Producer 7

Self

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Biography

Filmography

all 73

Movies 73

Director 31

self 18

Producer 7

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021)

The Good Cinema (2021)

Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)

A música que meu pai gostava (2018)

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)

Cinema Novo (2016)

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro (2015)

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema (2015)

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro (2014)

A Luz do Tom (2013)

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade (2013)

Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro (2011)

Crítico (2008)

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? (2007)

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air (2007)

Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)

Brasília 18% (2006)

Referências (2006)

Raízes do Brasil (2004)

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)

At the Edge of the Earth (2002)

How to Die in Cinema (2002)

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti (2001)

Casa Grande & Senzala (2001)

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)

Dib (1997)

Cinema de Lágrimas (1995)

The Third Bank of the River (1994)

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? (1991)

Que Viva Glauber! (1991)

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo (1989)

Sonhei com Você (1988)

Jubiabá (1987)

Memories of Prison (1984)

Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982)

Insônia (1982)

A Missa do Galo (1982)

The Highway of Life (1980)

Um Ladrão (1980)

Lady on the Bus (1978)

Tent of Miracles (1977)

As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro (1975)

The Amulet of Ogum (1974)

Who Is Beta? (1972)

Jornalismo e Independência (1972)

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier (1972)

Brazil in Cannes (1971)

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)

Nelson Filma (1971)

The Alienist (1970)

Hunger for Love (1968)

Garden of War (1968)

El Justicero (1967)

A Public Opinion (1967)

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)

Fala Brasília (1966)

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)

Maioria Absoluta (1964)

A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow (1964)

Barren Lives (1963)

Golden Mouth (1963)

Pedreira de São Diogo (1962)

The Turning Wind (1962)

Menino da Calça Branca (1962)

Cinco Vezes Favela (1962)

Mandacaru Vermelho (1961)

The Grand Moment (1958)

Rio, Zona Norte (1957)

Rio, 100 Degrees F. (1955)

O Saci (1951)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1928-10-22

Deathday
2018-04-21 (89 years old)

Birth Place
São Paulo, Brazil

Children
Ney Santanna

Citizenships
Brazil

Also Known As
Нелсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос, Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра душ Сантуш

Awards
honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University, Commander of the Order of Rio Branco, Ordem do Mérito Cultural