Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5175 |
| Birthday | 1928-10-22 |
| Place of Birth | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Also Known As | Нелсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос, Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра душ Сантуш, |
2021
The Good Cinema
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An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...
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The Good Cinema
2014
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
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Documentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.
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O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2007
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
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The adventures of Pedro, a musician who is trying his luck in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950's. He leaves his hometown Belo Horizonte to share a lodging...
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Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
1971
Brazil in Cannes
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The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the...
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Brazil in Cannes
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
6.278/9
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
1991
Que Viva Glauber!
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Que Viva Glauber!
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
7.5/10
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
2002
How to Die in Cinema
6.167/6
Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.
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How to Die in Cinema
2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
0/0
A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.
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Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
1961
Red Mandacaru
6.7/5
Despite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at the farm she lives in , and together they escape. Acco...
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Red Mandacaru
2002
At the Edge of the Earth
7.5/8
On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished...
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At the Edge of the Earth
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
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Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
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Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues...
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Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2023
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
7/1
For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more t...
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2015
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
8/1
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Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
2011
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2016
Cinema Novo
6.7/22
A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main autho...
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Cinema Novo
2013
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
8/1
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Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
1989
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
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Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
1997
Dib
8/1
Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of Braz...
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Dib
1971
Nelson Filma
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The work of Nelson Pereira dos Santos guides the documentary, which traces the path taken by Cinema Novo and addresses the issues raised by the filmma...
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Nelson Filma
1969
Garden of War
7.091/11
Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her film, but is...
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Garden of War
2008
Critic
7.9/19
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 20...
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Critic
2007
Português - A Língua do Brasil
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16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language.
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Português - A Língua do Brasil
1998
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
5.6/5
1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarlo, an Italian immigrant married to a Brazilian wom...
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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
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Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; mo...
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
1991
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
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Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
2018
A música que meu pai gostava
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos talks about The Highway of Life (1980)
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A música que meu pai gostava
2006
Referências
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During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, actor/filmmaker Zózimo Bulbul...
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Referências
2021
Nelson Filma o Rio
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The city of Rio de Janeiro in the films of Nelson Pereira dos Santos contextualized by critic Rodrigo Fonseca.
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Nelson Filma o Rio
2008
A Paz é Dourada
9/1
The film chronicles both the life and work of Brazilian author and engineer Euclides da Cunha and a failed attempt at directing his biopic in the 1980...
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A Paz é Dourada
2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
5/1
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cult...
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2025
Amuleto
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Amuleto
2007
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
6.9/10
A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations...
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Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
2008
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
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This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian culture over the last four decades. Aut...
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Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
1999
Uma Vida Dividida
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Uma Vida Dividida
1984
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
0/0
Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. First episode: the influences of Cahiers du cinéma, the New Wave, Italian neorealism. In Brazil, C...
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Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1984
Claves, 2: We will return younger
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Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. Second episode, evoking the border between fiction and documentary. With his film Tire dié (1960),...
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