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Arnaldo Jabor (12 December 1940 – 15 February 2022) was a Brazilian film director and producer, screenwriter, writer, journalist and political pundit for Brazilian television network
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Biography

He was of jewish lebanese descent and identified as an atheist. Initially associated with the
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movement with his first fiction feature ''Pindorama'' (1970), Jabor went on directing nine films between 1965 and 1990. His 1973 film ''
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'' won the
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at the
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. In the 1980s, Jabor reached critical and commercial success with his erotically-charged psychological romantic dramas ''I Love You'' (1981) and '' Love Me Forever or Never'' (1986), with the latter gathering a
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nomination at the 39th Cannes Film Festival. At the end of his filmmaking career, he considered his satirical comedy ''
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'' (1978) as his best film. Jabor died as a result of a stroke in
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on 15 February 2022, at the age of 81.


Filmography

* '' O Circo'' (1965) * '' A Opinião Pública'' (1967) * ''
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'' (1970) * ''
All Nudity Shall Be Punished ''All Nudity Shall Be Punished'' ( pt, Toda Nudez Será Castigada, links=no) is a 1973 Brazilian drama film based on Nelson Rodrigues' play by the same name and directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Fe ...
'' (1973) * '' O Casamento'' (1976) * ''
Tudo Bem ''Tudo Bem'' (English: ''Everything's Alright'') is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It stars Paulo Gracindo and Fernanda Montenegro. Cast * Paulo Gracindo – Juarez Ramos Barata * Fernanda Montenegro – Elvira Barata ...
'' (1978) * '' I Love You'' (1981) * '' Love Me Forever or Never'' (1986) * ''Carnaval'' (1990) * '' A Suprema Felicidade'' (2010) * ''Meu Último Desejo'' (upcoming)


Bibliography

* ''Os canibais estão na sala de jantar'' (Editora Siciliano, 1993) * ''Sanduíches de Realidade'' (Editora Objetiva, 1997) * ''A invasão das Salsichas Gigantes'' (Editora Objetiva, 2001) * ''Amor É Prosa, Sexo É Poesia'' (Editora Objetiva, 2004) * ''Pornopolítica'', (Editora Objetiva, 2006) * ''Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar'', (Editora Objetiva, 2007)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jabor, Arnaldo 1940 births 2022 deaths Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian film producers Businesspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Brazilian columnists Brazilian male writers Brazilian atheists Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni