Ferreira Gullar
Ferreira Gullar, pseudonym of José Ribamar Ferreira (São Luís, September 10, 1930 – Rio de Janeiro, December 4, 2016), was a Brazilian writer, poet, art critic, biographer, translator, memoirist and essayist and one of the founders of neoconcretism. He was the candidate for chair 37 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, in the vacancy left by Ivan Junqueira, of which he took office on December 5, 2014.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1121 |
| Birthday | 1930-09-10 |
| Place of Birth | São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Also Known As |
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
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
2005
Vinicius de Moraes
6.324/17
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above...
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Vinicius de Moraes
1987
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
8/1
The episode dives into the mystical universe of Carlos Pertius, the son of a family of French immigrants, hospitalized at the age of 29. After facing...
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Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
1970
The Language of Persuasion
6.1/5
Short documentary about the ideology of publicity and mass medias.
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The Language of Persuasion
2014
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
0/0
Documentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.
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O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
1984
Twenty Years Later
8.412/74
Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt th...
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Twenty Years Later
2009
Utopia and Barbarism
7.3/5
The world post-World War II and its transformations; the utopias that were created and the barbarity that have marked it. The dismantling of the dream...
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Utopia and Barbarism
1966
Lima Barreto: Trajetória
9/1
Short film about the life and career of the notorious Brazilian writer Lima Barreto.
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Lima Barreto: Trajetória
2009
A Raça Síntese de Joãosinho Trinta
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A Raça Síntese de Joãosinho Trinta
1981
Iya-Mi-Agbá
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Iya-Mi-Agbá
2013
Bonfanti
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Bonfanti
1978
Plantar nas Estrelas
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Plantar nas Estrelas
1964
Absolute Majority
8.909/11
The documentary depicts the everyday of illiterate rural workers in Northeast Brazil, living under extreme misery. Although incapable of writing, they...
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Absolute Majority
1990
ABC of a Strike
7.656/16
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded direc...
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ABC of a Strike
1979
HO
5.2/6
An experimental film on Brazilian avant-garde artist Hélio Oiticica and his works, especially the Parangolés.
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HO
1972
Câncer
8.333/3
This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and socie...
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Câncer
2014
Plano B
8/1
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Plano B
1968
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
7.714/21
In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília. Constructed du...
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Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
2004
1964: 40 Years After
5/1
Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of the milita...
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1964: 40 Years After
2002
Poeta de Sete Faces
10/1
Documentary about Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and the many facets of his work.
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Poeta de Sete Faces
2013
Dossiê Jango
7.5/4
João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After...
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Dossiê Jango
1978
O Aleijadinho
7.75/8
O Aleijadinho, a study of the work of Antonio Francisco Lisboa, the architect whose cathedral de Andrade had assisted in the restoration of more than...
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O Aleijadinho
1987
Images of the Unconscious
7.5/6
In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious i...
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Images of the Unconscious
1968
Desesperato
7/2
Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research in the...
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Desesperato
2005
João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
0/0
Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture.
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João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
2009
Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
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Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
2010
Poema Sujo
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Poema Sujo
2000
Glauber em Tempo - Redescobrindo o Brasil
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Glauber em Tempo - Redescobrindo o Brasil
1997
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
7/1
Documentary by Leon Hirszman about the economic conditions of film production in Brazil, produced in 1975 with sponsorship from Embrafilme and kept un...
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Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
2017
Gabeira
0/0
Documentary about the trajectory of the Brazilian journalist, writer and politician Fernando Gabeira. With testimonies of Armínio Fraga, Aguinaldo Sil...
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Gabeira
1968
On Borrowed Time
6.75/4
During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to cover the important statement of a minister, b...
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On Borrowed Time
1997
The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes
7.333/6
Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.
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The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes
1969
O Guesa
0/0
"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the proclamatio...
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O Guesa
1970
The Heirs
6.429/7
Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil.
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The Heirs
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
0/0
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
1983
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
6.5/2
A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.
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Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
5/2
Between 1974 and 1976, while researching for his filme "S. Bernardo", Leon Hirszman shot three documentary shorts produced by the Brazilian Ministry o...
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Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
5/2
Between 1974 and 1976, while researching for his filme "S. Bernardo", Leon Hirszman shot three documentary shorts produced by the Brazilian Ministry o...
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Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
1987
Vianinha
5/1
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Vianinha
2010
Formas do Afeto
0/0
An affective approach to the relationship between Mário Pedrosa, one of the greatest art critics of the 20th century, and some of the most important B...
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Formas do Afeto
2013
Darcy, um Brasileiro
0/0
Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with test...
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Darcy, um Brasileiro
2019
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
0/1
The intense life of Ferreira Gullar, one of the most influential poets in Brazil, is revisited by his personal friend Silvio Tendler, based on his mos...
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Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
2015
Estrada de Sonhos
8.167/6
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Estrada de Sonhos
2010
The Inventor of Dreams
10/1
Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" an...
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The Inventor of Dreams
1991
The Memory Thread
7.556/9
A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaqu...
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The Memory Thread
1984
Memórias da Vida e do Trabalho
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Memórias da Vida e do Trabalho
1978
Waldemar Henrique canta Belém
8/1
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Waldemar Henrique canta Belém
2005
A Degola Fatal
0/0
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A Degola Fatal
2008
A Paixão Segundo Callado
0/0
Callado said he had to leave Brazil to get to know Brazil. His six-year trip to England and France during World War II sparked a "hunger for Brazil."...
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A Paixão Segundo Callado
2023
They Shot the Piano Player
6.5/38
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist wh...
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They Shot the Piano Player
2010
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
7/1
The movie "Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed" shows the path of the dramaturgo Augusto Boal at the creation of a theatre that has as objec...
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Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
2024
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
0/0
Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical acclaim, responsible for shows like "A Grande Famíli...
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