Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Biography

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

Critic

2008•Movie•

7.9

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017•Movie

Brazil in Cannes

1971•Movie

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019•Movie

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

1998•Movie•

5.6

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003•Movie•

6.3

Referências

2006•Movie

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

2011•Movie

Filmography