Cinema Novo

1967 0h 30m Portuguese 7.6

Action, Documentary, History

German documentary for TV about the "Cinema Novo" movement (Brazilian New Wave). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967: Leon Hirszman preparing the script with poet/writer Vinicius de Moraes for "Garota de Ipanema" (1967); Glauber Rocha shooting "Terra em Transe" (1967); Arnaldo Jabor editing "A Opinião Pública" (1967); Nelson Pereira dos Santos shooting "El Justicero" (1967); the rushes and voice-looping sessions of Domingos Oliveira's "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo" (1967); and the opening of Carlos Diegues's "A Grande Cidade" (1966).—fabreu