
Moacyr Fenelon
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-11-05
Day of Death
1953-08-14 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Moacyr Fenelon
Biography
Moacir Fenelon de Miranda Henriques (Patrocínio do Muriaé, November 5, 1903 – Rio de Janeiro, August 14, 1953), better known as Moacyr Fenelon, was a Brazilian filmmaker and producer, a member of the Portuguese-Brazilian Miranda Henriques family.
He was one of the founders of Atlântida Cinematográfica (along with José Carlos Burle). He stood out as an important advocate for Brazilian cinema. His first films, É proibir (It's Forbidden to Dream) (1943), Gente Honesta (1944), and Vidas Solidárias (1945), reveal a social concern and realism rare at the time. In 1946, he directed Sob a Luz do Meu Bairro (Under the Light of My Neighborhood). In 1952, he directed Tudo Azul (All Blue), considered his best film, produced at Flama Filmes, which he owned.
Known For
Crew
(1953)
Needle in a Haystack
Producer
(1952)
Tudo Azul
Director, Producer
(1951)
Milagre de Amor
Director
(1949)
O Dominó Negro
Director, Producer
(1949)
Estou Aí?
Producer
(1948)
Obrigado, Doutor
Director, Producer, Writer
(1948)
Poeira de Estrelas
Director, Producer
(1946)
Fantasma por Acaso
Director
(1940)
Laranja da China
Cinematography
(1939)
Birds Without a Nest
Sound Director, Director of Photography, Lighting Manager
(1939)
Banana-da-Terra
Sound
(1939)
Family Football
Sound
(1939)
Anastácio
Sound Director
(1937)
Maria Bonita
Sound, Editor
(1936)
Alô Alô Carnaval
Editor, Sound
(1931)
Our Things
Sound
(1930)
O Babão
Sound
(1929)