Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
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.
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
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Glauber Rocha as Self |
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Arnaldo Jabor as Self |
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos as Self |
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Hugo Carvana as Self |
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Anecy Rocha as Self |
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Zózimo Bulbul as Self |
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Arduíno Colassanti as Self |
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Carlos Diegues as Self |
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Vinicius de Moraes as Self |
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Danuza Leão as Self |
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Domingos de Oliveira as Self |
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Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Self |
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Francisco Milani as Self |
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Gustavo Dahl as Self |
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Irma Álvarez as Self |
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Jardel Filho as Self |
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Joana Fomm as Self |
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Joel Barcellos as Self (archive footage) |
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Jofre Soares as Self |
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José Lewgoy as Self |
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Leila Diniz as Self (archive footage) |
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Luiza Maranhão as Self |
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Leon Hirszman as Self |
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Leonardo Villar as Self (archive footage |
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Paulo José as Self / narrator |
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Paulo Autran as Self |
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Paulo César Saraceni as Self |
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Paulo Gracindo as Self |
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Walter Lima Jr. as Self |
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Zelito Viana as Self |
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Thelma Reston as Self |
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Luiz Carlos Barreto as Self |
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Modesto de Souza as Self |
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Maria Bethânia as Self |
| Directing | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Director |
| Writing | Maurício Gomes Leite | Writer |