Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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
Amuleto
Amuleto
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Good Cinema
as Self
The Good Cinema
as Self
Nelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
A música que meu pai gostava
A música que meu pai gostava
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self
Referências
as Self
Referências
as Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
Uma Vida Dividida
as Ele mesmo
Uma Vida Dividida
as Ele mesmo
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Dib
as Self
Dib
as Self
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Que Viva Glauber!
Que Viva Glauber!
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as himself
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as himself
Claves, 2: We will return younger
as himself
Claves, 2: We will return younger
as himself
Brazil in Cannes
Brazil in Cannes
Nelson Filma
Nelson Filma
Garden of War
Garden of War
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
Red Mandacaru
as Augusto
Red Mandacaru
as Augusto