Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Known for: Directing
Born: October 21, 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil - Died: April 11, 2018
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
Showing 24 of 82 titles
The Good Cinema
Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Self
Brazil in Cannes
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
Que Viva Glauber!
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
How to Die in Cinema
Himself
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self
Red Mandacaru
Augusto
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Self
Dib
Self
Nelson Filma
Garden of War
Critic
Self