Glauber Rocha
Actor | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Screenplay
Glauber Rocha, 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. He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie criticisms and took part in the creation and...
Place of Birth: Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Date of Birth: Mar 14, 1939
Date of Death: Aug 22, 1981
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