Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Directing
Born 1928-10-22 - Died 2018-04-12São Paulo, Brazil

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.

Movies (38)

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
7.5

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967Movie7.5
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

2008Movie
Critic
7.9

Critic

2008Movie7.9
Uma Vida Dividida

Uma Vida Dividida

1999Movie
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
5.0

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

2020Movie5.0
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
8.0

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021Movie8.0
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
6.3

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003Movie6.3
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017Movie
At the Edge of the Earth
7.5

At the Edge of the Earth

2002Movie7.5
Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019Movie
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

2015Movie
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

1984Movie
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

2007Movie
Claves, 2: We will return younger

Claves, 2: We will return younger

1984Movie
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
6.9

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

2007Movie6.9
Cinema Novo
6.7

Cinema Novo

2016Movie6.7
Amuleto

Amuleto

2025Movie
Brazil in Cannes

Brazil in Cannes

1971Movie
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
5.6

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

1998Movie5.6
Garden of War
7.1

Garden of War

1969Movie7.1
Nelson Filma o Rio

Nelson Filma o Rio

2021Movie
Que Viva Glauber!

Que Viva Glauber!

1991Movie
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

2011Movie
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
8.0

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

2015Movie8.0
Dib
8.0

Dib

1997Movie8.0
Red Mandacaru
6.7

Red Mandacaru

1961Movie6.7
Português - A Língua do Brasil

Português - A Língua do Brasil

2007Movie
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

1989Movie
Nelson Filma

Nelson Filma

1971Movie
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

2014Movie
The Good Cinema

The Good Cinema

2021Movie
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
7.0

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

2023Movie7.0
A Paz é Dourada
9.0

A Paz é Dourada

2008Movie9.0
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

1991Movie
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
8.0

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

2013Movie8.0
How to Die in Cinema
6.2

How to Die in Cinema

2002Movie6.2
Referências

Referências

2006Movie
A música que meu pai gostava

A música que meu pai gostava

2018Movie