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Glauber Rocha
Brazilian director
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- Born:
- March 14, 1938, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
- Died:
- August 23, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (aged 43)
- Movement / Style:
- Cinema Nôvo
Glauber Rocha (born March 14, 1938, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil—died August 23, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a motion-picture director who was a leading figure in Brazil’s Cinema Novo (“New Cinema”). Rocha’s avant-garde films depict Brazil’s history and upheavals in its social and political scene in a stylized, often violent manner. He began his career as a journalist and film critic, and his first short film, Pátio (1959), caught the attention of critics and prompted his rise to fame. Barravento (1961), his first feature, was followed with Deus e o Diabo na terra do sol (1964; Black God, ...(100 of 172 words)