Carlos Diegues
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Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues, (born May 19, 1940 in Maceió
, Alagoas
, Brazil
) is a Brazil
ian film director
. He is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo
movement.
Maceió
Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...
, Alagoas
Alagoas
Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo was practised by Brazilian filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. In Portugal, Novo Cinema flourished after the 1960s, where it lasted, inspired by Italian Neo-Realism and the French movement of the New wave, the direct cinema techniques, and by the ideals the Carnation Revolution up to...
movement.
Filmography
- 2010 O Grande Circo Místico (pre-production)
- 2006 The Greatest Love in the World
- 2005 Looking For The Black Orpheus
- 2003 Deus é BrasileiroDeus é BrasileiroDeus é Brasileiro is a 2003 Brazilian comedy film directed and co-written by Carlos Diegues and based on a story by João Ubaldo Ribeiro...
- 1999 OrfeuOrfeuOrfeu is a 1999 Brazilian film by direct by Carlos Diegues based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. The film sets this legend in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. This film is also considered to be a much...
- 1996 Tieta of Agreste
- 1990 Dias Melhores Virao
- 1989 Dede Mamata
- 1987 Um Trem Para as Estrelas
- 1984 QuilomboQuilombo (film)Quilombo is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Zezé Motta - Dandara* João Nogueira - Rufino* Grande Otelo - Baba* Antônio Pitanga - Acaiuba* Antônio Pompêo - Zumbi...
- 1980 Chuvas de Verao
- 1979 Na Boca do Mundo
- 1979 Bye Bye BrasilBye Bye BrasilBye Bye Brasil is a Brazilian, French, and Argentine 1979 film, directed by Carlos Diegues. The film enjoyed critical success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
- 1976 XicaXicaXica da Silva is a 1976 Brazilian film directed and written by Carlos Diegues. It stars Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas and José Wilker...
- 1975 Joanna FrancesaJoanna FrancesaJoanna Francesa is a 1975 French-Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues and starring Jeanne Moreau, Eliezer Gomes and Carlos Kroeber.-Cast:* Jeanne Moreau - Joanna* Eliezer Gomes - Gismundo* Carlos Kroeber - Aureliano* Ney Santanna - Honório...
- 1969 Os Herdeiros
- 1966 A Grande Cidade
- 1963 Ganga ZumbaGanga ZumbaGanga Zumba was the first of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, or Angola Janga, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. Zumba was a slave who escaped bondage on a sugar plantation and assumed his destiny as heir to the kingdom of Palmares and the title Ganga Zumba...
- 1961 DomingoDomingo-In the Spanish and Portuguese languages:*Saint Dominic , founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans*Sunday -Songs and albums:...
(curta metragem) - 1960 BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
(curta metragem) - 1959 Fuga (curta metragem)