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Eduardo Coutinho

Eduardo Coutinho

Known for
Directing
Born
May 11, 1933, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died
February 2, 2014
Movies
70

Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema.

His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people. His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

Directing, Writing & Producing

2015Last ConversationsDirector
2014Fifty Years LaterDirector
2014Sobreviventes de GalileiaDirector
2011SongsDirector, Writer
2010A Day in the LifeDirector, Writer
2009MoscowDirector
2007PlayingDirector, Screenplay
2006The End and the BeginningDirector
2004MetalworkersDirector
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaDirector, Screenplay
2001Babilônia 2000Director
2000Porrada!Director
2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionScreenplay
1999The Mighty SpiritWriter, Director
1997Dá pra Segurar!Director
1996Mulheres no FrontDirector
1995Seis HistóriasDirector
1994Os Romeiros do Padre CíceroDirector
1993Ulysses CidadãoWriter
1992The ScavengersDirector
1992A Lei e a VidaDirector
1991The Memory ThreadDirector
1990O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?Director
1989Volta Redonda – Memorial Da GreveDirector
1987Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no MorroDirector
1984Twenty Years LaterWriter, Director, Producer
1982O Homem de AreiaWriter
1980Portinari, O Menino de BrodósquiDirector
1979Exu, Uma Tragédia SertanejaDirector
1978Theodorico, o Imperador do SertãoDirector
1977O Pistoleiro de Serra TalhadaDirector
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsScreenplay
1976SuperstiçãoDirector
1976Seis Dias de OuricuriDirector, Writer
1975Love LessonScreenplay
1974Os CondenadosScreenplay
1971FaustãoDirector, Screenplay
1968The Man Who Bought the WorldWriter, Director
1967The ABC of LoveDirector
1967The Girl from IpanemaScreenplay
1965The DeceasedWriter
1959Le TelephoneDirector

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