Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)

7.5/10 33 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Glauber Rocha

Self

Arnaldo Jabor

Self

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Self

Hugo Carvana

Self

Anecy Rocha

Self

Zózimo Bulbul

Self

Arduíno Colassanti

Self

Carlos Diegues

Self

Vinicius de Moraes

Self

Danuza Leão

Self

Domingos de Oliveira

Self

Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Self

Francisco Milani

Self

Gustavo Dahl

Self

Irma Álvarez

Self

Jardel Filho

Self

Joana Fomm

Self

Joel Barcellos

Self (archive footage)

Jofre Soares

Self

José Lewgoy

Self

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