Maurice Capovila

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 16, 1936 (89 years old)
Death date
May 29, 2021

Maurice Capovila

Known For

The Good Cinema
1h 22m
Movie 2021

The Good Cinema

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the voice of some of its select conspirators—with Carlos Reichenbach at the lead—, and through the most razing flow of images that can possibly be conceived.

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
1h 59m
Movie 2020

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.

Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
1h 40m
Movie 2012

Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

Biography

Maurice Capovilla (Valinhos, January 16, 1936 — Rio de Janeiro, May 29, 2021) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, producer and filmmaker. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film The Prophet of Hunger was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

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