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Eduardo Coutinho

Known for directing · Born 11 May 1933 · Died 2 February 2014 · aged 80 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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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

Destiny River

2010

Twenty Years Later

1984

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976

Playing

2007

Master, a Building in Copacabana

2002

Metalworkers

2004

The Deceased

1965

Babilônia 2000

2001

Last Conversations

2015

The Mighty Spirit

1999

Songs

2011

A Treat of Coutinho

2019

Acting (29)

2025Inhabiting TimeFilm
2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf (archive footage)Film
2019A Treat of CoutinhoSelfFilm
2019The MethodSelfFilm
2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Last ConversationsSelfFilm
2015Sete VisitasSelfFilm
2015Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaSelfFilm
2013Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubroHimselfFilm
2011Uma Visita Para Elizabeth TeixeiraSelfFilm
2011Coutinho ReporterhinselfFilm
2010Destiny RiverDr. Ricardo · 166 episodesSeries
2009MoscowSelfFilm
2009Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608Film
2008CriticSelfFilm
2008Capturing RealitySelfFilm
2007PlayingInterviewerFilm
20041964: 40 Years AfterFilm
2002Madame SatãJuizFilm
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaInterviewerFilm
2001Babilônia 2000SelfFilm
2001Movie Theaters of RioSelfFilm
1999The Mighty SpiritSelf - InterviewerFilm
1997DibSelfFilm
1991The Memory ThreadHimself (Voice)Film
1984Twenty Years LaterHimselfFilm
1972CâncerSelfFilm
1967The Girl from IpanemaFilm
1963The BeggarsFilm

Directing (34)

2015Last ConversationsDirectorFilm
2014Fifty Years LaterDirectorFilm
2014Sobreviventes de GalileiaDirectorFilm
2011SongsDirector, WriterFilm
2010A Day in the LifeDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
2009MoscowDirectorFilm
2007PlayingDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2006The End and the BeginningDirector, Associate ProducerFilm
2004MetalworkersDirectorFilm
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2001Babilônia 2000DirectorFilm
2000Porrada!DirectorFilm
1999The Mighty SpiritDirector, WriterFilm
1997Dá pra Segurar!DirectorFilm
1996Mulheres no FrontDirectorFilm
1995Seis HistóriasDirectorFilm
1994Os Romeiros do Padre CíceroDirectorFilm
1992The ScavengersDirectorFilm
1992A Lei e a VidaDirectorFilm
1991The Memory ThreadDirectorFilm
1990O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?DirectorFilm
1989Volta Redonda – Memorial Da GreveDirectorFilm
1987Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no MorroDirectorFilm
1984Twenty Years LaterDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1980Portinari, O Menino de BrodósquiDirectorFilm
1979Exu, Uma Tragédia SertanejaDirectorFilm
1978Theodorico, o Imperador do SertãoDirectorFilm
1977O Pistoleiro de Serra TalhadaDirectorFilm
1976Seis Dias de OuricuriDirector, WriterFilm
1976SuperstiçãoDirectorFilm
1971FaustãoDirector, Screenplay, Story, MusicFilm
1968The Man Who Bought the WorldDirector, WriterFilm
1967The ABC of LoveDirectorFilm
1959Le TelephoneDirectorFilm

Production (2)

2002Oswaldo Cruz na AmazôniaConsulting ProducerFilm
1962Five Times FavelaProduction ManagerFilm

Writing (9)

2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionScreenplayFilm
1993Ulysses CidadãoWriterFilm
1982Índia, a Filha do SolCo-WriterFilm
1982O Homem de AreiaWriterFilm
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsScreenplayFilm
1975Love LessonScreenplayFilm
1974Os CondenadosScreenplayFilm
1967The Girl from IpanemaScreenplay, StoryFilm
1965The DeceasedWriterFilm