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.
Filmography (38 titles)
MovieAmuleto
2025
7.0MovieNelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 2023
8.0MovieJá que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Self · 2021
MovieThe Good Cinema
Self · 2021
MovieNelson Filma o Rio
Self (archive footage) · 2021
5.0MovieCandango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage) · 2020
MovieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage) · 2019
A música que meu pai gostava
2018
MovieBrazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self · 2017
6.7MovieCinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2016
8.0MovieCordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self · 2015
MovieTudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self · 2015
MovieO Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
MovieGlauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage) · 2011
9.0MovieA Paz é Dourada
2008
7.9MovieCritic
Self · 2008
MovieJards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
Self · 2008
MovieSambando nas Brasas, Morô?
Self · 2007
6.9MovieOscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Self · 2007
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
MovieReferências
Self · 2006
6.3MovieGlauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self · 2003
7.5MovieAt the Edge of the Earth
Self · 2002
6.2MovieHow to Die in Cinema
Himself · 2002
MovieUma Vida Dividida
Ele mesmo · 1999
5.6MovieFor All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
8.0MovieDib
Self · 1997
MovieQue Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
MovieQue Viva Glauber!
1991