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 ''The Prophet of Hunger'' ( pt, O Profeta da Fome) is a 1970 Brazilian drama film directed by Maurice Capovila. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * José Mojica Marins - Fakir Ali Khan * Maurício do Valle - ...

'' 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) * ''

'' (1970) * '' Noites de Iemanjá'' (1971) * '' Vozes do Medo'' (1972) * '' The Night of the Scarecrow'' (1974) * ''

O Jogo da Vida ''O Jogo da Vida'' is a 1977 Brazilian drama film directed by Maurice Capovila. It is an adaptation of the short story ''Malagueta, Perus e Bacanaço'', by João Antônio Ferreira Filho, João Antônio. The film has as special guests the professi ...

'' (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