Eduardo Coutinho
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 11, 1933
- Died
- February 2, 2014
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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.
Filmography
Inhabiting Time 2025
Actor
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival 2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Method 2019
as Self
A Treat of Coutinho 2019
as Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema 2015
as Self
Sete Visitas 2015
as Self
Last Conversations 2015
as Self, Director
Sobreviventes de Galileia 2014
Director
Fifty Years Later 2014
Director
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro 2013
as Himself
Songs 2011
Director, Writer
Coutinho Reporter 2011
as hinself
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira 2011
as Self
A Day in the Life 2010
Director, Writer, Editor
Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608 2009
Actor
Moscow 2009
as Self, Director
Capturing Reality 2008
as Self
Critic 2008
as Self
Playing 2007
as Interviewer, Director, Screenplay
The End and the Beginning 2006
Director, Associate Producer
Metalworkers 2004
Director
1964: 40 Years After 2004
Actor
Master, a Building in Copacabana 2002
as Interviewer, Director, Screenplay
Madame Satã 2002
as Juiz
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia 2002
Consulting Producer
Babilônia 2000 2001
as Self, Director
Movie Theaters of Rio 2001
as Self
Porrada! 2000
Director
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion 2000
Screenplay
The Mighty Spirit 1999
as Self - Interviewer, Writer, Director
Dib 1997
as Self
Dá pra Segurar! 1997
Director
Mulheres no Front 1996
Director
Seis Histórias 1995
Director
Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero 1994
Director
- Ulysses Cidadão
Ulysses Cidadão 1993
Writer
The Scavengers 1992
Director
A Lei e a Vida 1992
Director
The Memory Thread 1991
as Himself (Voice), Director
O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem? 1990
Director
Volta Redonda – Memorial Da Greve 1989
Director
Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro 1987
Director
Twenty Years Later 1984
as Himself, Writer, Director, Producer
O Homem de Areia 1982
Writer
Índia, a Filha do Sol 1982
Co-Writer
Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui 1980
Director
Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja 1979
Director
Theodorico, o Imperador do Sertão 1978
Director
O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada 1977
Director
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 1976
Screenplay
Superstição 1976
Director
Seis Dias de Ouricuri 1976
Director, Writer
Love Lesson 1975
Screenplay
Os Condenados 1974
Screenplay
Câncer 1972
as Self
Faustão 1971
Director, Music, Story, Screenplay
The Man Who Bought the World 1968
Writer, Director
The ABC of Love 1967
Director
The Girl from Ipanema 1967
Actor, Screenplay, Story
The Deceased 1965
Writer
The Beggars 1963
Actor
Five Times Favela 1962
Production Manager
Le Telephone 1959
Director
Credits from TMDB.