Directing

Eduardo Coutinho

Born 1933-05-11 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Died 2014-02-02

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.

Credits

Newest first

Inhabiting Time
2025
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Method
as Self
2019
A Treat of Coutinho
as Self
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
2015
Sete Visitas
as Self
2015
Last Conversations
as Self
2015
Last Conversations
Director
2015
Fifty Years Later
Director
2014
Sobreviventes de Galileia
Director
2014
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
as Himself
2013
Songs
Director
2011
Songs
Writer
2011
Coutinho Reporter
as hinself
2011
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
as Self
2011
A Day in the Life
Director
2010
A Day in the Life
Writer
2010
A Day in the Life
Editor
2010
Destiny River
as Dr. Ricardo
2010
Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
2009
Moscow
as Self
2009
Moscow
Director
2009
Capturing Reality
as Self
2008
Critic
as Self
2008
Playing
as Interviewer
2007
Playing
Director
2007
Playing
Screenplay
2007
The End and the Beginning
Director
2006
The End and the Beginning
Associate Producer
2006
Metalworkers
Director
2004
1964: 40 Years After
2004
Master, a Building in Copacabana
as Interviewer
2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Director
2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Screenplay
2002
Madame Satã
as Juiz
2002
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia
Consulting Producer
2002
Babilônia 2000
as Self
2001
Babilônia 2000
Director
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
2001
Porrada!
Director
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Screenplay
2000
The Mighty Spirit
as Self - Interviewer
1999
The Mighty Spirit
Director
1999
The Mighty Spirit
Writer
1999
Dib
as Self
1997
Dá pra Segurar!
Director
1997
Mulheres no Front
Director
1996
Seis Histórias
Director
1995
Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero
Director
1994
Ulysses Cidadão
Writer
1993
The Scavengers
Director
1992
A Lei e a Vida
Director
1992
The Memory Thread
as Himself (Voice)
1991
The Memory Thread
Director
1991
O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?
Director
1990
Volta Redonda – Memorial Da Greve
Director
1989
Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro
Director
1987
Twenty Years Later
as Himself
1984
Twenty Years Later
Director
1984
Twenty Years Later
Writer
1984
Twenty Years Later
Producer
1984
O Homem de Areia
Writer
1982
Índia, a Filha do Sol
Co-Writer
1982
Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui
Director
1980
Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja
Director
1979
Theodorico, o Imperador do Sertão
Director
1978
O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada
Director
1977
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Screenplay
1976
Superstição
Director
1976
Seis Dias de Ouricuri
Director
1976
Seis Dias de Ouricuri
Writer
1976
Love Lesson
Screenplay
1975
Os Condenados
Screenplay
1974
Câncer
as Self
1972
Faustão
Director
1971
Faustão
Screenplay
1971
Faustão
Story
1971
Faustão
Music
1971
The Man Who Bought the World
Director
1968