Neville Duarte de Almeida (born 1941), known as Neville d'Almeida, is a Brazilian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, photographer and multimedia artist, involved with contemporary art, installations, objects of art and performance.
Life and career
D'Almeida was born in
Belo Horizonte into a
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
family. He studied theater at the TU (Teatro Universitário de Minas Gerais), participated in the Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos (Center of Film Studies), and the Centro Mineiro Experimental when he started to work as an filmmaker. Some of its transgressive, avant-garde films were censored or banned by the
Brazilian military dictatorship
The military dictatorship in Brazil ( pt, ditadura militar) was established on 1 April 1964, after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces, with support from the United States government, against President João Goulart. The Brazilian dict ...
. His 1978 film
Lady on the Bus, starring
Sônia Braga
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (; born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) and ''Moon over Parador'' (1988). She ...
, is the third highest-grossing Brazilian film of all time
In 1970 he went to New York, where he collaborated with
Hélio Oiticica
Hélio Oiticica (; July 26, 1937 – March 22, 1980) was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, painter, performance artist, and theorist, best known for his participation in the Neo-Concrete Movement, for his innovative use of color, and for ...
in the art installation ''Cosmococas.''
Filmography
Director
*1970: ''Jardim de Guerra''
*1971: ''Piranhas do Asfalto''
*1971: ''Mangue Bangue''
*1972: ''Gatos da Noite''
*1973: ''Surucucu Catiripapo''
*1978: ''
Lady on the Bus''
*1980: ''
Os Sete Gatinhos''
*1980: ''Música para Sempre''
*1982: ''
Rio Babilônia''
*1991: ''
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies''
*1997: ''
Navalha na Carne''
*1999: ''Hoje é Dia de Rock''
*2005: ''Maksuara — Crepúsculo dos deuses''
*2015: ''A Frente Fria que a Chuva Traz''
Actor
*1968: ''
Hunger for Love
''Hunger for Love'' ( pt, Fome de Amor) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Arduíno Colassanti - Felipe
* Leila Diniz - Ulla
* Paulo Po ...
'' - Felipe's Roommate in New York
*1968: ''
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 ...
''
*1969: ''O Anjo Nasceu''
*1970: ''Sem Essa, Aranha''
*1971: ''Mangue Bangue''
*1985: ''Noite''
*1985: ''Areias Escaldantes'' - Espião
*1988: ''
Moon over Parador
''Moon over Parador'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia and Sônia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film ''The Magnificent Fraud'', based on the unpublished short story entitled "Caviar for His Exce ...
'' - Family Member
*1989: ''Sermões, a História de Antônio Vieira'' - (final film role)
References
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Living people
1941 births
Brazilian filmmakers
Brazilian artists
People from Belo Horizonte