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Eduardo Coutinho

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Eduardo Coutinho

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 11, 1933 (93 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.

Known For

Acting
2025Inhabiting Time
2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)
2019The MethodSelf
2019A Treat of CoutinhoSelf
2015Last ConversationsSelf
2015Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaSelf
2015Sete VisitasSelf
2013Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubroHimself
2011Uma Visita Para Elizabeth TeixeiraSelf
2011Coutinho Reporterhinself
2010Destiny RiverDr. Ricardo
2009Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
2009MoscowSelf
2008Capturing RealitySelf
2008CriticSelf
2007PlayingInterviewer
20041964: 40 Years After
2002Madame SatãJuiz
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaInterviewer
2001Babilônia 2000Self
2001Movie Theaters of RioSelf
1999The Mighty SpiritSelf - Interviewer
1997DibSelf
1991The Memory ThreadHimself (Voice)
1984Twenty Years LaterHimself
1972Câncer
1967The Girl from Ipanema
1963The Beggars
Production
2006The End and the BeginningAssociate Producer
2002Oswaldo Cruz na AmazôniaConsulting Producer
1984Twenty Years LaterProducer
1962Five Times FavelaProduction Manager
Directing
2015Last ConversationsDirector
2014Fifty Years LaterDirector
2014Sobreviventes de GalileiaDirector
2011SongsDirector
2010A Day in the LifeDirector
2009MoscowDirector
2007PlayingDirector
2006The End and the BeginningDirector
2004MetalworkersDirector
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaDirector
2001Babilônia 2000Director
2000Porrada!Director
1999The Mighty SpiritDirector
1997Dá pra Segurar!Director
1996Mulheres no FrontDirector
1995Seis HistóriasDirector
1994Os Romeiros do Padre CíceroDirector
1993The 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 LaterDirector
1980Portinari, O Menino de BrodósquiDirector
1979Exu, Uma Tragédia SertanejaDirector
1978Theodorico, o Imperador do SertãoDirector
1977O Pistoleiro de Serra TalhadaDirector
1976Seis Dias de OuricuriDirector
1976SuperstiçãoDirector
1971FaustãoDirector
1968The Man Who Bought the WorldDirector
1967The ABC of LoveDirector
1959Le TelephoneDirector
Writing
2011SongsWriter
2010A Day in the LifeWriter
2007PlayingScreenplay
2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaScreenplay
2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionScreenplay
1999The Mighty SpiritWriter
1993Ulysses CidadãoWriter
1984Twenty Years LaterWriter
1982O Homem de AreiaWriter
1982Índia, a Filha do SolCo-Writer
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsScreenplay
1976Seis Dias de OuricuriWriter
1975Love LessonScreenplay
1974Os CondenadosScreenplay
1971FaustãoScreenplay
1971FaustãoStory
1968The Man Who Bought the WorldWriter
1967The Girl from IpanemaScreenplay
1967The Girl from IpanemaStory
1965The DeceasedWriter