Eduardo Coutinho

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

May 11, 1933 — February 2, 2014 (80 years)
Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema.

His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people. His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.

Known For

  • Twenty Years Later
    Twenty Years Later1984
  • Master, a Building in Copacabana
    Master, a Building in Copacabana2002
  • Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976
  • Playing
    Playing2007
  • The Deceased
    The Deceased1965
  • The Mighty Spirit
    The Mighty Spirit1999
  • Last Conversations
    Last Conversations2015
  • Babilônia 2000
    Babilônia 20002001
  • Songs
    Songs2011
  • Metalworkers
    Metalworkers2004
  • The End and the Beginning
    The End and the Beginning2006
  • India, Daughter of the Sun
    India, Daughter of the Sun1982
  • Moscow
    Moscow2009
  • Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion2000
  • Love Lesson
    Love Lesson1975
  • The Memory Thread
    The Memory Thread1991
  • The Girl from Ipanema
    The Girl from Ipanema1967
  • Seis Dias de Ouricuri
    Seis Dias de Ouricuri1976
  • Fifty Years Later
    Fifty Years Later2014
  • Os Condenados
    Os Condenados1978

Filmography

2025
2014
2014
2010
Destiny River · as Dr. Ricardo
2010
Passione · as Cast
2009
2007
Playing · as Interviewer
2002
Edifício Master · as Interviewer
2002
Madame Satã · as Juiz
1967
1965
The Deceased · as Cast

2020
Candango: Memórias do Festival · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
O Método · as Self
2019
2018
Memórias do Grupo Opinião · as Self (archive Footage)
2015
2015
Sete Visitas · as Self
2014
The Oscars · as Self - Documentarian (in Memoriam)
2010
Latin Blood · as Self - Guest
2009
Moscou · as Self
2008
2008
Crítico · as Self
1999
Babilônia 2000 · as Self
1999
The Mighty Spirit · as Self - Interviewer
1997
Dib · as Self
1991
O Fio da Memória · as Himself (voice)
1991
Movie Days · as Self
1984
Twenty Years Later · as Himself
1972
Câncer · as Self

1999
Babilônia 2000 · as Cinematographer
1982
1962
Cinco Vezes Favela · as Production Manager