Eduardo Coutinho

Personal Info

Birthday

May 11, 1933

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

Destiny River

Madame Satã

Master, a Building in Copacabana

Filmography

2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Method
as Self
A Treat of Coutinho
as Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
Sete Visitas
as Self
Last Conversations
as Self
2013
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
as Himself
2011
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
as Self
2008
Capturing Reality
as Self
Critic
as Self
2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
as Interviewer
Madame Satã
as Juiz
2001
Babilônia 2000
as Self
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