Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Producer, Regisseur, Schrijver, Redacteur, Acteur

22 oktober 1928 — 12 april 2018 (89 years)
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

  • Barren Lives
    Barren Lives1963
  • How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman1971
  • Rio, 40 Degrees
    Rio, 40 Degrees1955
  • Memórias do Cárcere
    Memórias do Cárcere1984
  • Rio, Zona Norte
    Rio, Zona Norte1957
  • Go Ahead, Brazil!
    Go Ahead, Brazil!1982
  • The Golden Mouth
    The Golden Mouth1963
  • The Amulet of Ogum
    The Amulet of Ogum1974
  • A Dama do Lotação
    A Dama do Lotação1978
  • The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim
    The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim2012
  • Brasília 18%
    Brasília 18%2006
  • Tenda dos Milagres
    Tenda dos Milagres1977
  • Hunger for Love
    Hunger for Love1968
  • El justicero
    El justicero1967
  • Jubiabá
    Jubiabá1986
  • Who is Beta?
    Who is Beta?1972
  • The Highway of Life
    The Highway of Life1980
  • A Luz do Tom
    A Luz do Tom2013
  • A Public Opinion
    A Public Opinion1967

Cinematografie

2023
2022
Nelson Filma o Rio · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
2021
The Good Cinema · as Self
2020
Candango: Memórias do Festival · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
The Oscars · as Self - Director (in Memoriam)
2018
Memórias do Grupo Opinião · as Self (archive Footage)
2016
Cinema Novo · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2009
2008
Crítico · as Self
2007
2003
Celebrity · as Self
2003
2001
1997
Dib · as Self
1986
Roda Viva · as Self - Guest
1967
Cinema Novo · as Self

1982
Go Ahead, Brazil! · as Assistant Production Manager
1974
The Amulet of Ogum · as Cinematographer
1955
Rio, 40 Degrees · as Story
1953
O Saci · as Assistant Director