Eduardo Coutinho

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Eduardo Coutinho

Directing May 11, 1933

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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…

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

6.8 1976 Movie
Madame Satã

Madame Satã

6.9 2002 Movie
Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later

8.4 1984 Movie
Destiny River

Destiny River

6.5 2010 TV Show
Playing

Playing

8.4 2007 Movie
Master, a Building in Copacabana

Master, a Building in Copacabana

8.1 2002 Movie
The Deceased

The Deceased

7.1 1965 Movie
Babilônia 2000

Babilônia 2000

7.9 2001 Movie
Critic

Critic

7.9 2008 Movie
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

6.0 2000 Movie
Metalworkers

Metalworkers

6.7 2004 Movie
Faustão

Faustão

8.0 1971 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Inhabiting Time

    Movie

  2. 2020
    Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2019
    The Method

    Movie Self

  4. 2019
    A Treat of Coutinho

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2015
    Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

    Movie Self

  7. 2015
    Sete Visitas

    Movie Self

  8. 2015
    Last Conversations

    Movie Self

  9. 2014
    Fifty Years Later

    Movie Director

  10. 2014
    Sobreviventes de Galileia

    Movie Director

  11. 2013
    Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro

    Movie Himself

  12. 2011
    Songs

    Movie Director

  13. 2011
    Coutinho Reporter

    Movie hinself

  14. 2011
    Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira

    Movie Self

  15. 2010
    A Day in the Life

    Movie Director

  16. 2010
    Destiny River

    TV show Dr. Ricardo

More credits
  1. 2009
    Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608

    Movie

  2. 2009
    Moscow

    Movie Self

  3. 2008
    Capturing Reality

    Movie Self

  4. 2008
    Critic

    Movie Self

  5. 2007
    Playing

    Movie Interviewer

  6. 2006
    The End and the Beginning

    Movie Director

  7. 2004
    Metalworkers

    Movie Director

  8. 2004
    1964: 40 Years After

    Movie

  9. 2002
    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Movie Interviewer

  10. 2002
    Madame Satã

    Movie Juiz

  11. 2002
    Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia

    Movie Consulting Producer

  12. 2001
    Babilônia 2000

    Movie Self

  13. 2001
    Movie Theaters of Rio

    Movie Self

  14. 2000
    Porrada!

    Movie Director

  15. 2000
    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1999
    The Mighty Spirit

    Movie Self - Interviewer

  17. 1997
    Dib

    Movie Self

  18. 1997
    Dá pra Segurar!

    Movie Director

  19. 1996
    Mulheres no Front

    Movie Director

  20. 1995
    Seis Histórias

    Movie Director

  21. 1994
    Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero

    Movie Director

  22. 1993
    Ulysses Cidadão

    Movie Writer

  23. 1992
    The Scavengers

    Movie Director

  24. 1992
    A Lei e a Vida

    Movie Director