Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Directing · Born 1928-10-22 · age 89 at death · 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.
Titles
Barren Lives
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
The Turning Wind
Rio, Northern Zone
Memories of Prison
Go Ahead, Brazil!
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Garden of War
The Amulet of Ogum
Hunger for Love
The Alienist
Absolute Majority
Tent of Miracles
Brasília 18%
Five Times Favela
Who Is Beta?
El Justicero
The Music According to Tom Jobim
A Missa do Galo
A Public Opinion
Jubiabá
Cinema of Tears
O Saci
The Third Bank of the River
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Red Mandacaru
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Golden Mouth
Menino da Calça Branca
The Grand Moment
Raízes do Brasil
A Luz do Tom
The Highway of Life
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
A Paz é Dourada
Insônia
Sonhei com Você
Juventude
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
Brazil in Cannes
Que Viva Glauber!
Nelson Filma
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
Amuleto
Uma Vida Dividida
Jornalismo e Independência
Um Ladrão
Fala Brasília
Casa Grande & Senzala
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
O côco do Macalé
O Rio de Machado de Assis
Casa Grande & Senzala