Eduardo Coutinho
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
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
Fifty Years Later
Director (Directing)
2014
Sobreviventes de Galileia
Director (Directing)
2014
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
as Himself
2013
Songs
Director (Directing)
2011
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
as Self
2011
A Day in the Life
Director (Directing)
2010
Moscow
as Self
2009
Coutinho.doc - Apartamento 608
2009
Capturing Reality
as Self
2008
Critic
as Self
2008
Playing
Director (Directing)
2007
The End and the Beginning
Director (Directing)
2006
Metalworkers
Director (Directing)
2004
1964: 40 Years After
2004
Master, a Building in Copacabana
as Interviewer
2002
Madame Satã
as Juiz
2002
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia
Consulting Producer (Production)
2002
Babilônia 2000
as Self
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
2001
Porrada!
Director (Directing)
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Screenplay (Writing)
2000
The Mighty Spirit
as Self - Interviewer
1999
Dib
as Self
1997
Dá pra Segurar!
Director (Directing)
1997
Mulheres no Front
Director (Directing)
1996
Seis Histórias
Director (Directing)
1995
Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero
Director (Directing)
1994
Ulysses Cidadão
Writer (Writing)
1993
The Scavengers
Director (Directing)
1993
A Lei e a Vida
Director (Directing)
1992
The Memory Thread
as Himself (Voice)
1991
O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?
Director (Directing)
1990
Volta Redonda – Memorial Da Greve
Director (Directing)
1989
Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro
Director (Directing)
1987
Twenty Years Later
as Himself
1984
O Homem de Areia
Writer (Writing)
1982
Índia, a Filha do Sol
Co-Writer (Writing)
1982
Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui
Director (Directing)
1980
Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja
Director (Directing)
1979
Theodorico, o Imperador do Sertão
Director (Directing)
1978
O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada
Director (Directing)
1977
