As Actor
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
2007
6.9
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Acting
Birth Date
October 22, 1928
Place of Birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Date of Death
April 12, 2018
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Raízes do Brasil
2004
7.5
As Actor
At the Edge of the Earth
2002
7.0
As Actor
How to Die in Cinema
2002
5.8
As Director, As Writer
Cinema de Lágrimas
1995
4.6
As Director, As Writer
The Third Bank of the River
1994
5.4
As Director, As Writer
Jubiabá
1987
5.2
As Director, As Writer
Memories of Prison
1984
7.0
As Director, As Writer
A Missa do Galo
1982
5.8
As Director
The Highway of Life
1980
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Tent of Miracles
1977
5.0
As Director, As Writer
The Amulet of Ogum
1974
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Who Is Beta?
1972
5.1
As Director, As Writer
The Alienist
1970
6.3
As Actor
Garden of War
1969
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Hunger for Love
1968
5.2
As Director, As Writer
El Justicero
1967
5.4
As Actor
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Barren Lives
1963
7.4
As Director, As Writer
Golden Mouth
1963
6.2