Overview
Eduardo Coutinho
Known For
Last Conversations
Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo...
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
A conversation with Brazilian documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho about his...
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
Short documentary about a woman known from a film by...
Destiny River
Biography
Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema. His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people. His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.