Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

34

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-10-22

Day of death

2018-04-12 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

São Paulo, Brazil

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

  • Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

    Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

  • At the Edge of the Earth

    At the Edge of the Earth

  • Critic

    Critic

  • Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

  • A Paz é Dourada

    A Paz é Dourada

  • How to Die in Cinema

    How to Die in Cinema

  • O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

    O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

  • Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

    Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

  • Dib

    Dib

  • Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

    Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

  • Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

    Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

  • Amuleto

    Amuleto

  • Garden of War

    Garden of War

  • Referências

    Referências

  • Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

  • Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

    Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

  • Nelson Filma o Rio

    Nelson Filma o Rio

  • The Good Cinema

    The Good Cinema

  • Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

    Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

  • Brazil in Cannes

    Brazil in Cannes

  • Red Mandacaru

    Red Mandacaru

  • For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

    For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

  • Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

    Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

  • Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

  • Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

    Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

  • Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

    Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

  • Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

    Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

  • Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

  • Português - A Língua do Brasil

    Português - A Língua do Brasil

  • Cinema Novo

    Cinema Novo

  • Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

    Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

  • Nelson Filma

    Nelson Filma

  • Que Viva Glauber!

    Que Viva Glauber!

  • A música que meu pai gostava

    A música que meu pai gostava