Luiz Carlos Barreto

Producer, Writer, Director

May 20, 1928 — July 22, 2026 (98 years)
Luiz Carlos Barreto Borges (Sobral, May 20, 1928) is a Brazilian photographer and film director.

Known For

  • Four Days in September
    Four Days in September1997
  • Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976
  • Entranced Earth
    Entranced Earth1967
  • Bossa Nova
    Bossa Nova2000
  • The House of Sand
    The House of Sand2005
  • Barren Lives
    Barren Lives1963
  • Assault on the Pay Train
    Assault on the Pay Train1962
  • The Quartet
    The Quartet1995
  • Antonio das Mortes
    Antonio das Mortes1969
  • The Kiss
    The Kiss1981
  • How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman1971
  • Memories of Prison
    Memories of Prison1984
  • The Middle of the World
    The Middle of the World2003
  • The Man Who Challenged the Devil
    The Man Who Challenged the Devil2007
  • João, o Maestro
    João, o Maestro2017
  • Bye Bye Brazil
    Bye Bye Brazil1980
  • Garrincha: Joy of the People
    Garrincha: Joy of the People1962
  • The Priest and the Girl
    The Priest and the Girl1966
  • Bela Donna
    Bela Donna1998
  • The Story of Fausta
    The Story of Fausta1988

Filmography

2025
1961 · as Self
2023
2022
5x Brasil · as Self
2022
2022
2020
2020
2020
Antena da Raça · as Self
2020
Fotografação · as Self
2019
Barretão · as Self
2019
2018
2017
Pitanga · as Self
2016
Cinema Novo · as Self - Film Producer (archive Footage)
2016
2014
2013
2013
Dossiê Jango · as Self
2003
1967
Cinema Novo · as Self

2005
The House of Sand · as Screenstory
1967
Entranced Earth · as Director Of Photography
1963
Barren Lives · as Cinematographer
1962