Walter Lima Jr. (born 26 November 1938) is 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 has directed 17 films since 1965. His 1969 film ''

Brazil Year 2000 ''Brazil Year 2000'' ( pt, Brasil Ano 2000) is a 1969 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Lima Jr. Cast * Anecy Rocha as Girl * Ênio Gonçalves as Reporter * Hélio Fernando as Son * Iracema de Alencar as Mother * Zbigniew Ziembinski as ...

'' was entered into the

19th Berlin International Film Festival The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1969. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Yugoslav film '' Rani radovi'' directed by Želimir Žilnik. Jury The following jury members were announced for the fes ...

, where it won a

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Black God, White Devil ''Black God, White Devil'' ( pt, Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol; literally, ''God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun'') is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. The film stars Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magal ...

'' (1964 – writer) * ''

'' (1969) * ''

The Lyre of Delight ''The Lyre of Delight'' ( pt, A Lira do Delírio) is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Lima Jr. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a ...

'' (1978) * ''Inocencia'' (1983) * '' The Oyster and the Wind'' (1997)

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* 1938 births Living people Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters {{Brazil-film-director-stub