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The Films of Nelson Pereira dos Santos:
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The 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin’s Brazil Center of LLILAS, is proud to present eight films by Brazilian master Nelson Pereira dos Santos. This retrospective is intended to share with our community the works of one of the most important and provocative auteurs in the history of independent cinema. Read more… All films presented during the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. April 16 - 24 at different venues in Austin. All films are in Portuguese with English subtitles |
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Rio 40 graus / Rio 100 Degrees F. 'As important to Latin American cinema as [Jean-Luc Godard´s] Breathless is to European film.' — Toronto International Film Festival Read more… |
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Rio, zona norte / Rio, Northern Zone Told through a series of flashbacks, Rio, zona norte is loosely based on the life of the great samba composer Zé Keti. - JCRR, Cine Las Americas Read more… |
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Vidas secas / Barren Lives Pereira’s contribution to the national debate over land reform was the winner of the OCIC Award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival (tied with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and nominated for a Palm d’Or. – JCRR, Cine Las Americas Read more… |
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Como era gostoso o meu francês / How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman Set in the distant past the film is an allegorical reference to the evictions of indigenous tribes from their native land in modern day Brazil. - JCRR, Cine Las Americas Read more… |
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O amuleto de Ogum / The Amulet of Ogum A magical thriller that celebrates the rituals of Candomblé. – New Yorker Films Read more… |
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Tenda dos milagres / Tent of Miracles A delightfully sexy version of Jorge Amado’s novel about the refashioning of a mulatto scholar into a national hero, and the cultural benefits of racial crossbreeding. – New Yorker Films Read more… |
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Memórias do cárcere / Prison Memories Based on the diary of author Graciliano Ramos, an important figure in 20th-Century Brazilian literature who was arrested without being charged during the repressive and dictatorial administration of President Getulio Vargas in 1936. – JCRR, Cine Las Americas Read more… |
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A terceira margem do rio / The Third Bank of the River |
Sponsors:
The Cine Las Americas Media Arts Center, Austin Film Society, Consulate General of Brazil in Houston, the University of Texas at Austin’s Brazil Center of LLILAS, Dept. of Radio TV-Film, and the Amon G. Carter, Sr., Centennial Professorship in Communication.
This project is funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
