Lúcia Murat (born 1949 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker.
Murat participated in the student and guerrilla movements against the
military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1960–1970s. She was imprisoned and tortured by military agents; that experience exerted a strong influence on her work. Murat worked as a journalist for newspapers like ''
Jornal do Brasil
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'' and ''
O Globo
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Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of ''A Noite'', it was orig ...
'' before becoming a film director.
Her feature film ''Que Bom Te Ver Viva'' is a compendium of stories and memories of her and other political prisoners. In 2004, she returned to the theme with ''
Quase Dois Irmãos'', winning the Best Ibero-American Film Award at the
Mar del Plata Festival.
In 2011, Murat won several prizes at the
Gramado Festival
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with the film ''
A Long Journey''.
Filmography
* ''
O Pequeno Exército Louco'' (1984)
* ''
Que Bom Te Ver Viva'' (1989)
* ''
Oswaldianas'' (1992) (segment "Daisy das Almas Deste Mundo")
* ''
Doces Poderes'' (1997)
* ''Brave New Land (
Brava Gente Brasileira
''Brave New Land'' ( pt, Brava Gente Brasileira) is a 2000 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Lúcia Murat. The title comes from a line from the chorus refrain written by journalist Evaristo da Veiga for the Brazilian Independence Anthem ...
)'' (2000)
* ''
Almost Brothers
''Almost Brothers'' ( pt, Quase Dois Irmãos) is a 2004 Brazilian film. It was directed by Lúcia Murat and written by Murat and Paulo Lins. Switching back and forth in time between the 1970s and the 2000s, the film follows the friendship betw ...
'' (''Quase Dois Irmãos)'' (2004)
* ''
Olhar Estrangeiro'' (2006)
* ''
Maré, Nossa História de Amor'' (2007)
* ''A Long Journey (
Uma Longa Viagem)'' (2011)
* ''
A memória que me contam
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'' (2013)
* ''
Praça Paris
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(2017)''
References
External links
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Living people
1949 births
Brazilian film directors
Brazilian women film directors
Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian people of Turkish descent