Glauber Rocha

Biography

Glauber de Andrade Rocha (Vitória da Conquista, March 14, 1939 — Rio de Janeiro, August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian filmmaker, considered by critics, specialized journalists and the public as one of the biggest names in the history of Brazilian cinema. Revered as a revolutionary genius, he was one of the founders of the avant-garde Cinema Novo movement, and many of his works, such as Deus e o Diabo Na Terra do Sol, Terra em Transe and O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro, are often listed as some of the best Brazilian films of all time.

Known For

Simon of the Desert

as Man in nightclub

The Age of the Earth

as Self (uncredited)

Wind from the East

as (uncredited)

Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber

as Narrator

Cinema Novo

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Tropicália

as Self (archive footage)

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

as Self

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

as Self (archive footage)

As Armas e o Povo

as Himself