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Director

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Brazilian
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)..

Thematic context drawn from Senses of Cinema. Read the full critical essay →
Critical Essay (Excerpt)

b. October, 22, 1928 — São Paulo, Brazil

Source: Senses of Cinema — Great Directors
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 2013
The Music According to Tom Jobim 2012
Português - A Língua do Brasil 2007
Brasília 18% 2006
Raízes do Brasil 2004
Casa Grande & Senzala 2001
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti 2001
Cinema of Tears 1995
The Third Bank of the River 1994
Jubiabá 1987
Memories of Prison 1984
Insônia 1982
A Missa do Galo 1982
Um Ladrão 1980
The Highway of Life 1980
Tent of Miracles 1977
The Amulet of Ogum 1974
Who Is Beta? 1972
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier 1972
Jornalismo e Independência 1972
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman 1971
The Alienist 1970
Hunger for Love 1968
El Justicero 1967
Fala Brasília 1966
O Rio de Machado de Assis 1965
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow 1964
Barren Lives 1963
Golden Mouth 1963
Red Mandacaru 1961
Rio, Northern Zone 1957
Rio, 100 Degrees F° 1955
Juventude 1949