Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
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.
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Glauber Rocha
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Arnaldo Jabor
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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Hugo Carvana
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