Directing
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
PT, EN, ES cinema · 83 credits
Born
22 October 1928
Died
12 April 2018 (aged 89)
Birthplace
São Paulo, Brazil
Also known as Нелсон Перейра дус Сантус · Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос · Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус · Нельсон Перейра душ Сантуш
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.
Known for
Filmography
Cavalcanti
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A Luz do Tom
Director
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Director, Screenplay
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
Critic
as Self
Brasília 18%
Writer, Director
Raízes do Brasil
Director
How to Die in Cinema
as Himself
Uma Vida Dividida
as Ele mesmo
Dib
as Self
Cinema of Tears
Director, Screenplay
The Third Bank of the River
Director, Screenplay
Sonhei com Você
Producer
Jubiabá
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Memories of Prison
Producer, Writer, Director
A Missa do Galo
Writer, Director
Insônia
Director, Writer
Go Ahead, Brazil!
Assistant Production Manager
Um Ladrão
Director, Writer
The Highway of Life
Director
Tent of Miracles
Director, Writer
The Amulet of Ogum
Director, Cinematography, Producer, Writer
Who Is Beta?
Director, Writer
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
Director, Camera Operator
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Director, Writer
The Alienist
Director, Screenplay
Hunger for Love
Director, Writer
El Justicero
Director, Writer, Producer
A Public Opinion
Producer
Fala Brasília
Editor, Director
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Associate Producer
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Writer, Director
Barren Lives
Screenplay, Director
Golden Mouth
Director, Writer
Red Mandacaru
as Augusto, Director, Writer, Producer
The Grand Moment
Producer
Rio, Northern Zone
Director, Screenplay
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Director, Story, Screenplay
O Saci
Assistant Director