Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

7.5

Jan 01 1967

1h 33m

Documentary

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.

Glauber Rocha

Glauber Rocha

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Arnaldo Jabor

Arnaldo Jabor

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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Hugo Carvana

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