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Memoirs Of Prison
''Memoirs of Prison'' () is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on ''Memórias do Cárcere'', an autobiographical novel by Graciliano Ramos, about the period he was a political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although ... during the Estado Novo dictatorship in Brazil. The film had its world premiere at the Directors Fortnight section of the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Carlos Vereza as Graciliano Ramos * Glória Pires as Heloísa (Graciliano's wife) * Nildo Parente as Emanuel * José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Pereira Dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as ''Vidas secas (film), Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives, 1963), based on the Vidas Secas, book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, and his most well-known film outside of Brazil is the black comedy ''How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman'' (1971). Biography Pereira dos Santos, named in honor of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Horatio Nelson, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Himself a frequenter of the cinema, Pereira dos Santos's father brought his very young son to the movie theater for the first time. By secondary school Pereira dos Santos was already fond of literature, and at 15 years old he joined the Brazilian Communist Party and became close to one of its other members, Astrojildo Pereira, Astrogildo Pereira. At the time the party was considered illegal by the government of Getúlio Vargas. The first feature film he directed was ''Rio 40 Grau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joffre Soares
Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * ''Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ' (1963) * ''Selva Trágica'' (1964) - Nitan * ''Grande Sertão'' (1965) - Zé Bebelo * ''Entre Amor e O Cangaço'' (1965) * ''The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga'' (1965) - Joaozinho Bem Bem * ''A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe'' (1966) - Lourival * ''Entranced Earth'' (1967) - Father Gil * '' The ABC of Love'' (1967) - Inez's father (segment "Pacto, O") * '' Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva e Tráz'' (1967) - Blind Man * ''Panca de Valente'' (1968) * ''Viagem ao Fim do Mundo'' (1968) - Barbosa * ''O Homem Nu'' (1968) - Senator Santos Neves * ''Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço'' (1968) - Salustiano * ''A Virgem prometida'' (1968) * ''A Madona de Cedro'' (1968) - Padre Estevão * '' O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was '' Beverly Hills Cop''. '' Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''; Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed '' Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Brazilian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States–based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced outside the U.S. that contains primarily non-English language dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. ''Black Orpheus'', a Portuguese language film shot in Rio de Janeiro with a large Brazilian cast and crew, won the award at the 1959 ceremony for France. Since the film was directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and produced by French companies, it was only able to be nominated as France's official submission. In 1986, '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' became the first Brazilian co-production to get nominated for Best Picture. However, it was ineligible to be selected as the official submissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 57th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 57th Academy Awards, thirty-two films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Thailand submitted a film for the first time. The five nominated films came from Argentina, Israel, Spain, Soviet Union and Switzerland. Switzerland won for the first time with ''Dangerous Moves ''Dangerous Moves'' (, "The Fool's Diagonal", referring to the chess piece c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ney Sant'Anna
Ney Sant'Anna Pereira dos Santos (born January 16, 1954) is a Brazilian film and television actor. He was born in São Paulo and is the son of Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Partial filmography * ''The Alienist'' (1970) * ''The Amulet of Ogum'' (1974) * ''Joanna Francesa'' (1975) * ''A Árvore dos Sexos'' (1977) * ''Lady on the Bus'' (1978) * ''The Third Bank of the River ''The Third Bank of the River'' () is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by Jo ...'' (1994; producer) External links * References 1954 births Living people Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors {{Brazil-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Porto
Paulo Porto (1 September 1917 – 3 July 1999) was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film '' All Nudity Shall Be Punished'', which won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1971 film '' In the Family'' was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Filmography Film Television Stage Source: * 1938 - ''Romeu e Julieta (; ) is a traditional Brazilian dessert made of cheese and goiabada. While the most simplistic form of this dessert consists of goiabada over a slice of cheese, desserts and foods can be prepared into versions of themselves by incorporating g ...'' * 1940 - ''O Avarento'' * 1942 - ''O Engando pelas Aparências'' * 1942 - ''Uma Tragédia Florentina'' * 1944 - ''A Moreninha'' * 1949 - ''Ele, Ela e o Outro'' * 1949 - ''Como os Maridos Enganam'' * 1949 - ''Festa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Palmeira
Marcos Palmeira de Paula (born 19 August 1963) is a Brazilian actor, TV host and producer. He is nephew of the siblings Chico Anysio and Lupe Gigliotti. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in the series ''Mandrake''. Filmography Television Film Internet Audiobooks Stage Awards and nominations References External links * Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmeira, Marcos 1963 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Marcos Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) * Marcos family Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Né ... Brazilian male television actors Brazilian male telenovela actors 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cássia Kis
Cássia Kis (born 6 January 1958) is a Brazilian actress. Formerly known as Cássia Kiss, she included her husband's family name in her stage name between 2010 and 2015 and changed the middle pseudonym from ''Kiss'' to ''Kis'' (Cássia Kis Magro). Currently, her stage name is Cássia Kis. Biography Born in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. She has Hungarian grandparents. Kis is a vegetarian and used to be a member of the spiritualist community, but in 2021 she became a traditionalist Catholic and a member of Centro Dom Bosco. She now opposes abortion in all cases. Career in television Telenovelas *2022 - '' Travessia'' as Cidália Bastos *2015 - '' A Regra do Jogo'' as Djanira *2012 - '' Amor Eterno Amor'' as Melissa Borges Sobral *2011 - '' Morde & Assopra'' as Dulce Maria *2010 - '' Escrito nas Estrelas'' as Francisca *2009 - '' Paraíso'' as Mariana *2007 - '' Eterna Magia'' as Zilda *2006 - '' Cobras & Lagartos'' as Henriqueta / Teresa *2002 - '' Sabor da Paixão'' as Cecí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio De Abreu
Silvio Eduardo de Abreu (born 20 December 1942) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is currently the director of the dramaturgy department of Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Silvio de 1942 births Living people Brazilian male writers Male television writers Authors of Brazilian telenovelas Telenovela writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Dantas
Nélson Dantas (November 17, 1927 – March 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor. He began in 1949, but his peak period began in 1962. In 1981 he won an award at the Festival de Gramado.Tania Carvalho - 2009 Tônia Carrero: movida pela paixão p265 "Tônia, como Clara Zachanassian, e Carlos Alberto (substituído em São Paulo por Edney Giovenazzi), Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Ivan Cândido, Fábio Sabag, Nélson Dantas, Ivone Hoffman, Leonardo Thierry, Paulo Vespúcio e Leon Góes, ..." Partial filmography * ''A Mulher de Longe'' (1949) * ''Almas Adversas'' (1952) * ''Carnaval em Caxias'' (1954) * ''Matar ou Correr'' (1954) * ''O Assalto ao Trem Pagador'' (1962) - Priest * ''Pluft, o Fantasminha'' (1962) - Fantasma / Humano * ''Capitu'' (1969) - Padua * ''The Alienist'' (1970) - The Accountant * ''A Casa Assassinada'' (1971) * ''Lúcia McCartney, Uma Garota de Programa'' (1971) - F.A. * ''O Doce Esporte do Sexo'' (1971) * ''Os Inconfidentes'' (1972) - Padre * ''Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arduíno Colassanti
Arduíno Colassanti (born Arduino Colasanti; 15 February 1936 – 22 February 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in the 1968 film ''Hunger for Love'', which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. Three years later, he would star in the film ''How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman'', which was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Hunger for Love'' (1968) * ''Brazil Year 2000'' (1969) * ''The Alienist'' (1970) * ''How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman'' (1971) * ''Quilombo'' (1984) * ''Olho no Olho ''Olho no Olho'' ( English: ''Eye to Eye'' or ''The Eye Of Fury'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Antônio Calmon. It was produced and aired by TV Globo from September 6, 1993, to April 8, 1994. Cast Special participations * Monah De ...'' (1993) References External links * 1936 births 2014 deaths Brazilian male film actors Brazilian people o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
