Directing
Humberto Mauro
PT, EN cinema · 122 credits
Born
30 April 1897
Died
5 November 1983 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Volta Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Also known as Reynaldo Mazzei
Humberto Duarte Mauro (30 April 1897 – 5 October 1983) was a Brazilian film director. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema. Mauro's second feature film Thesouro Perdido (Lost Treasure) won the Brazilian "Film of the Year" award in 1927. Later that year, Phebo Sul America Film was reorganized into Phebo Brasil Film. The first film released under the new Phebo was Braza Dormida (Sleeping Ember). Braza Dormida was a boxoffice success and furthered Mauro's career as one of Brazil's leading directors. In July 1929, Mauro's final film for Phebo Brasil Film, Sangue Mineiro (Blood of Minas Gerais), was shown in Cataguases. In 1930, the film was given a nationwide release. The film was critically and popularly acclaimed. This was the first film in which Mauro worked with Carmen Santos who would star in many of Mauro's later films. Phebo Brasil Film did not have the resources to continue to produce films. Adhemar Gonzaga offered Mauro a directing job for Cinédia, which was centered in Rio de Janeiro. Gonzaga had started to shoot Lábios sem Beijos (Lips Without Kisses) which starred Carmen Santos. However, Carmen became pregnant was unable to finish production. Gonzaga handed the project over to Mauro, who both directed and photograpghed the film, in March 1930. Mauro decided to make the film silent even though sound was available. He wanted to explore the possibilities of silent film. Upon release in 1930, the film won the Jornal do Brasil film of the year award. Mauro acted as cinematographer for Cinédia's second film Muhler (Woman). Mauro began shooting Ganga Bruta in September 1931. The film was not completed until 1933 due to cast replacements. The film was silent with synchronized sound recorded on Vitaphone discs added later. The film received little acclaim until two decades after its release. Mauro co-directed his first talking film with Adhemar Gonzaga. A Voz do Carnaval (The Voice of Carnival) was a musical. Afterwards, Mauro left Cinédia for Brasil Vita Filme in 1934. He directed two feature films and several documentaries for Brasil Vita Filme. In 1936, Mauro joined the Instituto de Nacional do Cinema Educativo (INCE), which was then the government office for educational and propaganda films. Mauro shot hundreds of documentaries when he was working in INCE, and he also shot his last three movies: Descobrimento do Brasil (The Discovery of Brazil), Argila (Clay), and O Canto da Saudade (The Song of Yearning). His final film was Carro de Bois (Ox Cart), a documentary, in 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Humberto Mauro, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Humberto Mauro
as Ele mesmo (arquivo)
Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais
2008
Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais
as Himself (archive footage)
Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom
as Ele mesmo
A Noiva da Cidade
Actor, Screenstory, Screenplay
Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas
as Self (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Bullock Cart
Director, Writer
Humberto Mauro
as Self
Memories of Helen
as Tio Mário
Colagem
as Self
A Velha a Fiar
Director
O Papel
Director
Belo Horizonte
Director
City of Caeté
Director
O Oxigênio
Director
Brasilianas 6 Manhã Na Roça (O Carro de Bois)
1956
Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois
Director
Higiene Rural
Director
O Canto da Saudade
as Januário, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Ruy Barbosa
Director
Castro Alves
Director
Minas Conspiracy
Screenplay
Campos do Jordão
Director, Editor
Fabricação de Ampolas
Director, Editor
Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
O Escravo
Director
Aspectos de Resende
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Clay
Director, Writer
O Despertar da Redentora
Director, Screenplay
O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca
Director, Adaptation
Carlos Gomes: O Guarani - Invocação dos Aimorés
Director, Director of Photography
Bandeirantes
Director
Aráras
1940
Aráras
Director, Cinematography
Um Apólogo
Director
O Puraquê
Director, Director of Photography
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Director, Cinematography, Editor
Cerâmica de Marajó
Director, Editor
Lagoa Santa
Director
Study of the Major Endemics – Brazilian Regional Aspects
Director, Director of Photography
Chegada de Humberto Mauro de Veneza
as Self, Director, Writer
Roma
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Veneza
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
The Discovery of Brazil
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Telúrio
1937
Telúrio
Director, Cinematography
Orchids
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Victória Régia
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Parrot
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Cidade Mulher
Director
O Cysne
Director
A Screw
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Os Músculos Superficiais do Corpo Humano
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Telégrapho no Brasil
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
O Ministro da Educação Dr. Gustavo Capanema Recebe as Instalações da Radio Sociedade
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Machinas Simples – 1ª parte – Alavancas
Director, Cinematography, Editor
Favela dos Meus Amores
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Camera Operator
Rough Gang
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Art Direction
Honor and Jealousy
Camera Operator
Woman
as Padrasto, Director of Photography
Virgin Lips
as Namorado de D. Perpétua, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Sangue Mineiro
as Servant, Director, Writer
Dormant Embers
Director, Writer
Tesouro Perdido
1927
National Treasure
as Manuel Faca, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Na Primavera da Vida
Director
Valadião, o Cratera
Director