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Director
Neville D'Almeida
- Born May 15, 1941 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A Brazilian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, photographer and multimedia artist, involved with contemporary art, installations, art objects and performances, Neville Duarte Almeida was born in 1941 in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. Raised by a Methodist Christian family, he studied theater at the Scholastic Theatre of Minas Gerais and participated at the local Center of Film Studies, where he started to work as an filmmaker.
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Some of his transgressive, avant-garde films were censored or banned by the Brazilian military dictatorship, after which he went on to directing films aimed to a more commercial approach. His 1978 film "Lady on the Bus", starring Sônia Braga, was a box-office champíon and still holds its place as the the third highest-grossing Brazilian film of all time.
Known for
Moon Over Parador1988
The Red Light Bandit1968
Lady on the Bus1978
The Seven Kittens1980
Os Espetaculares2020
The Cold Front Brought by the Rain2016
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies1991
The Angel Was Born1969
Filmography
- TBASurucucu CatiripapoFilmDirector
- 2026Cineastas de InvençãoFilm
- 2026Corredor Cinéfilo - Neville D'AlmeidaFilm
- 2026Drops de AnisFilmSelf
- 2025Tiro Certo - Rio em ChamasFilmChefe
- 2023Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!Film
- 2023Com as Próprias MãosFilmSelf
- 2023Bye Bye AmazoniaFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 2022ObsessãoFilmDirector
- 2021Era Uma Vez BabuFilmDirector
- 2020Os EspetacularesFilm
- 2020Ivan, the TerrirBleFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalFilmSelf
- 2020Torquato, Imagem da IncompletudeFilmSelf
- 2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosFilmSelf
- 2019Humanos CausaFilmDirector, Director of Photography
- 2018O Poder NegroFilmDirector, Writer
- 2017Dunas do BaratoFilmSelf
- 2017RedemptionFilmLauro, Screenplay, Original Story, Dialogue, Adaptation, Director
- 2016The Cold Front Brought by the RainFilmDirector, Art Direction, Producer, Adaptation
- 2016PitangaFilmSelf
- 2016O País do CinemaSeriesSelf
- 2013Plínio Marcos — Nas Quebradas do MundaréuFilmHimself
- 2012Planeta GigóiaFilmDirector
- 2010Boa Noite CinderelaFilmDirector, Original Story, Screenstory
- 2008MilagrezFilmSelf
- 2008Ecos de CannesFilm
- 2007O Diário Secreto de Jane Joy: Receita de SeduçãoFilmDirector
- 2007O Diário Secreto de Jane Joy: CalcinhaFilmDirector
- 2007Maksuara – Crepúsculo dos DeusesFilmDirector
- 2006Guará, Ladrão de EstrelasFilm
- 2006A Voz do Provocador — Parte 1: Os ArtísticosFilmDirector
- 2006A Voz do Provocador: Internacionalização da AmazôniaFilmDirector
- 2006A Voz do Provocador - O Ouro RoubadoFilmDirector
- 2005A Miss e o DinossauroFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2005A Marca do TerrirFilmSelf
- 2005Luz-Lux-LúciaFilmDirector
- 2005A Água, a Mulher e o RegadorFilmDirector
- 2005Tempo GlauberFilmDirector
- 2005AcquawaterFilmDirector
- 2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthFilmSelf / Interviewee
- 1999Hoje É Dia de Rock!FilmDirector
- 1997Razor in the FleshFilmMan in Club (Cameo), Screenplay, Director
- 1997DibFilmSelf
- 1991Killed the Family and Went to the MoviesFilmMan Reading Newspaper (uncredited), Adaptation, Screenplay, Producer, Executive Producer, Music Supervisor, Director
- 1991Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?Film
- 1989SermõesFilm
- 1988Moon Over ParadorFilmFamily Member
- 1985Areias EscaldantesFilmEspião
- 1985NoiteFilmPadre
- 1982Rio BabiloniaFilmOriginal Story, Screenplay, Director
- 1982The Brazilwood ManFilmCrítico de teatro
- 1980The Seven KittensFilmScreenplay, Adaptation, Producer, Director
- 1980Música para SempreFilmDirector
- 1978Lady on the BusFilmAssociate Producer, Adaptation, Screenplay, Director
- 1978Horror Palace HotelFilmHimself
- 1973New York, 70sFilmHimself, Director
- 1973CosmococaFilmHimself, Director
- 1971Mangúe-BangúeFilmWriter, Director
- 1971Piranhas no AsfaltoFilmDirector
- 1970No Way, SpiderFilm
- 1969The Angel Was BornFilm
- 1969Garden of WarFilmSet Decoration, Director, Writer, Producer
- 1968The Red Light BanditFilm
- 1968BLABLABLÁFilm(as Neville Duarte D'Almeida)
- 1968Hunger for LoveFilm
- 1966O Bem-AventuradoFilmDirector, Writer, Editor