Maurice Capovila (16 January 1936 – 29 May 2021) was a Brazilian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film '' The Prophet of Hunger'' was entered into the

20th Berlin International Film Festival The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was supposed to be held from 26 June to 7 July 1970. The festival opened with ''Klann – grand guignol'' by Patrick Ledoux. However, on 5 July the competition was cancelled and no major prizes ...

Filmography

Director

* '' Brasil Verdade'' (1968) * '' Bebel, Garota Propaganda'' (1968) * '' The Prophet of Hunger'' (1970) * '' Noites de Iemanjá'' (1971) * '' Vozes do Medo'' (1972) * ''

The Night of the Scarecrow ''The Night of the Scarecrow'' ( pt, A Noite do Espantalho) is a 1974 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Ricardo. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted ...

'' (1974) * '' O Jogo da Vida'' (1977) * '' O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino'' (1980) * '' Harmada'' (2003)

Actor

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The Red Light Bandit ''The Red Light Bandit'' ( pt, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the real-life burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Red Light Bandit" (''Bandido ...

'' (1968) - Gangster *''O Ritual dos Sádicos'' (1970) *''Audácia'' (1970) - (final film role)

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* 1936 births 2021 deaths People from Valinhos Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters {{Brazil-film-director-stub