Person
Eduardo Coutinho
Directing · 1933–2014 · 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
Destiny River
Dr. Ricardo
The Memory Thread
Himself (Voice)
Faustão
Director
Babilônia 2000
Self
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Screenplay
Moscow
Self
Twenty Years Later
Himself
Madame Satã
Juiz
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Interviewer
Filmography
- 2025Inhabiting Time
- 2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf (archive footage)
- 2019The MethodSelf
- 2019A Treat of CoutinhoSelf
- 2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaSelf
- 2015Sete VisitasSelf
- 2015Last ConversationsSelf
- 2014Sobreviventes de GalileiaDirector
- 2014Fifty Years LaterDirector
- 2013Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubroHimself
- 2011SongsDirector
- 2011Coutinho Reporterhinself
- 2011Uma Visita Para Elizabeth TeixeiraSelf
- 2010A Day in the LifeDirector
- 2010Destiny RiverDr. Ricardo
- 2009Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
- 2009MoscowSelf
- 2008Capturing RealitySelf
- 2008CriticSelf
- 2007PlayingInterviewer
- 2006The End and the BeginningDirector
- 2004MetalworkersDirector
- 20041964: 40 Years After
- 2002Master, a Building in CopacabanaInterviewer
- 2002Madame SatãJuiz
- 2002Oswaldo Cruz na AmazôniaConsulting Producer
- 2001Babilônia 2000Self
- 2001Movie Theaters of RioSelf
- 2000Porrada!Director
- 2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionScreenplay
- 1999The Mighty SpiritSelf - Interviewer
- 1997DibSelf
- 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 ThreadHimself (Voice)
- 1990O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?Director
- 1989Volta Redonda – Memorial Da GreveDirector
- 1987Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no MorroDirector
- 1984Twenty Years LaterHimself
- 1982O Homem de AreiaWriter
- 1982Índia, a Filha do SolCo-Writer
- 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
- 1975Love LessonScreenplay
- 1974Os CondenadosScreenplay
- 1972CâncerSelf
- 1971FaustãoDirector
- 1968The Man Who Bought the WorldWriter
- 1967The ABC of LoveDirector
- 1967The Girl from Ipanema
- 1965The DeceasedWriter
- 1963The Beggars
- 1962Five Times FavelaProduction Manager
- 1959Le TelephoneDirector
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