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Director
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Defining Films
Profile
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 – 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as Vidas Secas (Barren Lives, 1963), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, Rio, 40º Graus, and his most well-known film outside of Brazil is the black comedy How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)..
Critical Essay (Excerpt)
b. October, 22, 1928 — São Paulo, Brazil
In Their Own Words
Glauber's films, especially 'Black God, White Devil,' gave us the courage to be truly Brazilian, to confront our history and myths without compromise.
On Black God White Devil · Brazilian Cinema (Book by Randal Johnson, Robert Stam, Indiana University Press, 1995)
Filmography (33)
A Luz do Tom
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Brasília 18%
Raízes do Brasil
Casa Grande & Senzala
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Cinema of Tears
The Third Bank of the River
Jubiabá
Memories of Prison
Insônia
A Missa do Galo
Um Ladrão
The Highway of Life
Tent of Miracles
The Amulet of Ogum
Who Is Beta?
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
Jornalismo e Independência
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
The Alienist
Hunger for Love
El Justicero
Fala Brasília
O Rio de Machado de Assis
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Barren Lives
Golden Mouth
Red Mandacaru
Rio, Northern Zone
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Juventude