Alex Viany
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 4, 1918, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- November 16, 1992
- Movies
- 19
Almiro Viviani Fialho (1918 — 1992), better known as Alex Viany, was a Brazilian director, producer, screenwriter, author, journalist and actor.
He is the author of the book Introduction to Brazilian Cinema (1959), cited by Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes as the first work of Brazilian filmography. He also wrote The Cinema Novo Process.
He debuted as a director in 1953, in the feature film "Agulha no Palheiro". In 1954, he directed "Rua sem Sol", which received the São Paulo State Governor's Award for best director, best actor for Carlos Alberto and best actress for Glauce Rocha (1930-1971). In 1955, he directed “Ana”, an episode of the feature film "A Rosa dos Ventos" (1954-1957), produced by the Communist Party of East Germany, organized by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens (1898-1989). In 1963, he directed "Sol sobre a Lama", shot in Bahia and under the influence of Cinema Novo. He made the last feature film of his career, only in 1978, with "A Noiva da Cidade".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2021 | Nelson Filma o Rio | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Cinema Novo | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo | Self |
| 1977 | Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany | Ele mesmo |
| 1975 | Mauro, Humberto | |
| 1971 | Nelson Filma | |
| 1962 | Five Times Favela | (segment "Um Favelado") |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1980 | Maxixe - A Dança Perdida | Director |
| 1979 | Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom | Director, Writer |
| 1978 | A Noiva da Cidade | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1977 | Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany | Director |
| 1974 | O Sonho e a Máquina | Director |
| 1970 | Silvino Santos - O Fim de um Pioneiro | Screenplay |
| 1963 | Sol Sobre a Lama | Screenplay, Director |
| 1957 | The Wind Rose | Director |
| 1955 | Ana | Director |
| 1954 | Rua sem Sol | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | Carnival in Caxias | Screenplay |
| 1953 | Needle in a Haystack | Screenplay, Director |
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