Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 22, 1928
- Died
- April 12, 2018 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
A Luz do Tom
Movie · Director
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Movie · Director
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Movie · Director
Brasília 18%
Movie · Director
Raízes do Brasil
Movie · Director
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Movie · Director
Casa Grande & Senzala
Movie · Director
Casa Grande & Senzala
TV · Director · 4 eps
Cinema of Tears
Movie · Director
The Third Bank of the River
Movie · Director
Jubiabá
Movie · Director
Memories of Prison
Movie · Director
A Missa do Galo
Movie · Director
Insônia
Movie · Director
Um Ladrão
Movie · Director
The Highway of Life
Movie · Director
Tent of Miracles
Movie · Director
The Amulet of Ogum
Movie · Director
Jornalismo e Independência
Movie · Director
Who Is Beta?
Movie · Director
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
Movie · Director
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Movie · Director
The Alienist
Movie · Director
Hunger for Love
Movie · Director
El Justicero
Movie · Director
Fala Brasília
Movie · Director
O Rio de Machado de Assis
Movie · Director
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Movie · Director
Barren Lives
Movie · Director
Golden Mouth
Movie · Director
Red Mandacaru
Movie · Director
Rio, Northern Zone
Movie · Director
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Movie · Director
O Saci
Movie · Assistant Director
Juventude
Movie · Director