Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Born
October 22, 1928
Died
April 12, 2018 (89 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
São Paulo, Brazil
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
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2023
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Self
2021
The Good Cinema
Self
2021
Nelson Filma o Rio
Self (archive footage)
2021
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
2020
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
2019
A música que meu pai gostava
2018
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
2017
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self
2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self
2015
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage)
2011
A Paz é Dourada
2008
Critic
Self
2008
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Self
2007
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
Referências
Self
2006
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
2003
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
2002
How to Die in Cinema
Himself
2002
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Dib
Self
1997
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
Que Viva Glauber!
1991
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Self
1989
Brazil in Cannes
1971
Nelson Filma
1971
Garden of War
1969
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
1967
Mandacaru Vermelho
Augusto
1961