Eduardo Coutinho
- Born
- May 11, 1933
- Died
- February 2, 2014 (80 years old)
- Place of birth
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2015Last ConversationsFilm · Director
- 2014Fifty Years LaterFilm · Director
- 2014Sobreviventes de GalileiaFilm · Director
- 2011SongsFilm · Director, Writer
- 2010A Day in the LifeFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 2009MoscowFilm · Director
- 2007PlayingFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 8.4
- 2006The End and the BeginningFilm · Director, Associate Producer
- 2004MetalworkersFilm · Director
- 2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 8.1
- 2002Oswaldo Cruz na AmazôniaFilm · Consulting Producer
- 2001Babilônia 2000Film · Director
- 2000Porrada!Film · Director
- 2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionFilm · Screenplay
- 1999The Mighty SpiritFilm · Director, Writer
- 1997Dá pra Segurar!Film · Director
- 1996Mulheres no FrontFilm · Director
- 1995Seis HistóriasFilm · Director
- 1994Os Romeiros do Padre CíceroFilm · Director
- 1993Ulysses CidadãoUlysses CidadãoFilm · Writer
- 1992The ScavengersFilm · Director
- 1992A Lei e a VidaFilm · Director
- 1991The Memory ThreadFilm · Director
- 1990O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?Film · Director
- 1989Volta Redonda – Memorial Da GreveFilm · Director
- 1987Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no MorroFilm · Director
- 1984Twenty Years LaterFilm · Director, Writer, Producer★ 8.4
- 1982O Homem de AreiaFilm · Writer
- 1982Índia, a Filha do SolFilm · Co-Writer
- 1980Portinari, O Menino de BrodósquiFilm · Director
- 1979Exu, Uma Tragédia SertanejaFilm · Director
- 1978Theodorico, o Imperador do SertãoFilm · Director
- 1977O Pistoleiro de Serra TalhadaFilm · Director
- 1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsFilm · Screenplay★ 6.8
- 1976SuperstiçãoFilm · Director
- 1976Seis Dias de OuricuriFilm · Director, Writer
- 1975Love LessonFilm · Screenplay
- 1974Os CondenadosFilm · Screenplay
- 1971FaustãoFilm · Director, Screenplay, Story, Music
- 1968The Man Who Bought the WorldFilm · Director, Writer
- 1967The ABC of LoveFilm · Director
- 1967The Girl from IpanemaFilm · Screenplay, Story
- 1965The DeceasedFilm · Writer★ 7.2
- 1962Five Times FavelaFilm · Production Manager
- 1959Le TelephoneFilm · Director
