Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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.

Known for

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The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012 ⭐ 7.0

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Raízes do Brasil

2004 ⭐ 7.5

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The Third Bank of the River

1994 ⭐ 6.2

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Memories of Prison

1984 ⭐ 6.8

Career timeline

2013

A Luz do Tom

2013

⭐ 5.0

2012

The Music According to Tom Jobim Notable

2012

⭐ 7.0

2006

Brasília 18%

2006

⭐ 4.8

2004

Raízes do Brasil Notable

2004

⭐ 7.5

2001

Casa Grande & Senzala

2001

1995

Cinema of Tears

1995

⭐ 5.4

1994

The Third Bank of the River

1994

⭐ 6.2

1987

Jubiabá

1987

⭐ 5.6

1984

Memories of Prison

1984

⭐ 6.8

1982

A Missa do Galo

1982

⭐ 6.1

Insônia Notable

1982

⭐ 9.0

1980

The Highway of Life Notable

1980

⭐ 7.7

Um Ladrão

1980

1977

Tent of Miracles

1977

⭐ 5.2

1974

The Amulet of Ogum

1974

⭐ 6.4

1972

Who Is Beta?

1972

⭐ 5.4

Jornalismo e Independência

1972

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

1972

1971

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

1971

⭐ 6.1

1970

The Alienist

1970

⭐ 6.3

1968

Hunger for Love

1968

⭐ 5.1

1967

El Justicero

1967

⭐ 5.9

1966

Fala Brasília

1966

1965

O Rio de Machado de Assis

1965

Frequently appears with

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Self (archive footage)

Gal Costa

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Vaughan

Self (archive footage)

Ella Fitzgerald

Self (archive footage)

Caetano Veloso

Self (archive footage)

Chico Buarque

Self

Bebel Gilberto

Self

Carlinhos Brown

Self

Sílvia Buarque

Self

Full filmography

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A Luz do Tom

2013 ⭐ 5.0

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The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012 ⭐ 7.0

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Brasília 18%

2006 ⭐ 4.8

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Raízes do Brasil

2004 ⭐ 7.5

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Casa Grande & Senzala

2001

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Cinema of Tears

1995 ⭐ 5.4

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The Third Bank of the River

1994 ⭐ 6.2

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Jubiabá

1987 ⭐ 5.6

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Memories of Prison

1984 ⭐ 6.8

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A Missa do Galo

1982 ⭐ 6.1

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Insônia

1982 ⭐ 9.0

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The Highway of Life

1980 ⭐ 7.7

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Um Ladrão

1980

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Tent of Miracles

1977 ⭐ 5.2

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The Amulet of Ogum

1974 ⭐ 6.4

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Who Is Beta?

1972 ⭐ 5.4

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Jornalismo e Independência

1972

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Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

1972

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How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

1971 ⭐ 6.1

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The Alienist

1970 ⭐ 6.3