Eduardo Coutinho
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-05-11
Day of Death
2014-02-02 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Eduardo Coutinho
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
Coutinho Reporter
as hinself
(2020)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
The Method
as Self
(2019)
A Treat of Coutinho
as Self
(2015)
Last Conversations
as Self
(2015)
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
(2015)
Sete Visitas
as Self
(2013)
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
as Himself
(2011)
(2009)
(2008)
Capturing Reality
as Self
(2008)
Critic
as Self
(2004)
(2002)
Madame Satã
as Juiz
(2002)
Master, a Building in Copacabana
as Interviewer
(2001)
Babilônia 2000
as Self
(2001)
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
(1999)
The Mighty Spirit
as Self (Interviewer)
(1997)
Dib
as Self
(1991)
The Memory Thread
as Himself (Voice)
(1984)
Twenty Years Later
as Himself
(1972)
(1967)
(1963)
Crew
(2015)
Last Conversations
Director
(2014)
Fifty Years Later
Director
(2014)
Sobreviventes de Galileia
Director
(2011)
Songs
Director, Writer
(2010)
A Day in the Life
Director, Writer, Editor
(2009)
Moscow
Director
(2007)
Playing
Director, Screenplay
(2006)
O Fim e o Princípio
Director, Associate Producer
(2004)
Metalworkers
Director
(2002)
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Director, Screenplay
(2002)
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia
Consulting Producer
(2001)
Babilônia 2000
Director
(2000)
Porrada!
Director
(2000)
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Screenplay
(1999)
The Mighty Spirit
Writer, Director
(1997)
Dá pra Segurar!
Director
(1996)
Mulheres no Front
Director
(1995)
Seis Histórias
Director
(1994)
Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero
Director
(1993)
The Scavengers
Director
(1993)
Ulysses Cidadão
Writer
(1992)
A Lei e a Vida
Director
(1991)
The Memory Thread
Director
(1990)
(1989)
(1987)
(1984)
Twenty Years Later
Writer, Director, Producer
(1982)
O Homem de Areia
Writer
(1982)
Índia, a Filha do Sol
Co-Writer
(1980)
Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui
Director
(1979)
Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja
Director
(1978)
(1977)
O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada
Director
(1976)
Seis Dias de Ouricuri
Director, Writer
(1976)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Screenplay
(1976)
Superstição
Director
(1975)
Love Lesson
Screenplay
(1974)
Os Condenados
Screenplay
(1971)
Faustão
Director, Music, Story, Screenplay
(1968)
The Man Who Bought the World
Writer, Director
(1967)
The Girl from Ipanema
Screenplay, Story
(1967)
The ABC of Love
Director
(1965)
The Deceased
Writer
(1962)
Five Times Favela
Production Manager
(1959)
Le Telephone
Director