Nelson Freire (2003)
João Moreira Salles' "Nelson Freire" is a film-documentary about the great Brazilian pianist, who is certainly among the five great pianists of the world today. Nelson Freire is a quite discreet / shy person and João Salles respected this feature of his personality. During almost two years he followed the pianist around the world to compose a film, made of 31 thematic sections to cover the many aspects of the life of this genius of the piano.
Director: João Moreira Salles
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Nelson Freire as Self |
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Martha Argerich as Self |
| Directing | João Moreira Salles | Director |
| Writing | Flávio Pinheiro | Writer |
| Editing | Felipe Lacerda | Editor |
| Editing | João Moreira Salles | Editor |
| Writing | João Moreira Salles | Writer |
| Writing | Felipe Lacerda | Writer |
| Production | Beto Bruno | Production Director |
| Production | Raquel Freire Zangrandi | Production Manager |
| Camera | Flávio Zangrandi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Toca Seabra | Camera Operator |
| Camera | José Guerra | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Toca Seabra | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mauricio Andrade Ramos | Executive Producer |