Eduardo Coutinho
Directing
- Born
- May 11, 1933 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Died
- February 2, 2014 (age 80)
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
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
November 22, 1976
Twenty Years Later
December 3, 1984
Playing
November 9, 2007
Master, a Building in Copacabana
November 22, 2002
The Deceased
September 22, 1965
Metalworkers
November 24, 2004
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
April 21, 2000
Babilônia 2000
November 22, 2001
The Mighty Spirit
August 9, 1999
Last Conversations
April 10, 2015
Songs
December 9, 2011
Five Times Favela
November 20, 1962
Behind the camera45
- 2015Last Conversations Director
- 2014Fifty Years Later Director
- 2014Sobreviventes de Galileia Director
- 2011Songs Director, Writer
- 2010A Day in the Life Director, Writer, Editor
- 2009Moscow Director
- 2007Playing Director, Screenplay
- 2006The End and the Beginning Director, Associate Producer
- 2004Metalworkers Director
- 2002Master, a Building in Copacabana