Glauber Rocha
Glauber Rocha’s avant-garde films depict Brazil’s history and upheavals in its social and political scene in a stylized, often violent manner. He began his career as a journalist and film critic, and his first short film, Pátio (1959), caught the attention of critics and prompted his rise to fame. He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie critics and took part in the creation and development of the Cinema Novo (New Cinema) movement in Rio de Janeiro, becoming its theoretical leader and first embassador in Europe. After Barravento (1962), Black God, White Devil (1964), Entranced Earth (1967) and Antonio das Mortes (1969), he won various international prizes. As he symbolized the feelings of the ideology of May 1968, he became very popular in Europe and America. Rocha was at odds politically with Brazil’s rulers, and his conflicts with Brazilian authorities led to his leaving the country in 1970. He filmed in Africa, Spain and Portugal, and returned to Brazil in the late 1970s, where he also hosted the popular politics TV show Abertura. His last film was the controversial The Age of the Earth (1980).
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DirectingBirthday
March 14, 1939Deathday
August 22, 1981Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
83Place of birth
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, BrazilCast credits
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber
NarratorTrês cortes para Glauber
Bahia, For Example
SelfDays in Sintra
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self (archive footage)I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
SelfQue Viva Glauber!
(archive footage)As Armas e o Povo
HimselfThe Age of the Earth
Ele mesmoMauro, Humberto
Wind from the East
A Degola Fatal
Depois do Transe
Self (archive footage)Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
Self (archive footage)Crew credits
Barravento
Screenplay, DirectorEntranced Earth
Screenplay, Director, ProducerBlack God, White Devil
Writer, Director, Associate ProducerPátio
Director, Writer, ProducerAntonio das Mortes
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Production Design, Costume DesignDi Cavalcanti Di Glauber
DirectorThe Age of the Earth
Director, Producer, WriterMaranhão 66
DirectorThe Lion Has Seven Heads
Director, Screenplay, EditorCutting Heads
Director, ScreenstoryCâncer
Director, Writer, ProducerAmazonas, Amazonas
Director, WriterBrazil Year 2000
ProducerA Grande Feira
Executive ProducerThe Big City
ProducerPlantation Boy
ProducerTocaia no Asfalto
Production Manager1968
Director