Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Directing

July 28, 1960

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2 movies

Biography

Luiz Fernando Carvalho (Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 1960) is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director, known for works with a strong connection to literature and which represent a renewal for the aesthetics of Brazilian audiovisual media.

🎬 Luiz Fernando Carvalho's Filmography

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In 1940s São Paulo, Pedro’s tasked to retrieve his estranged brother André. André’s departure stems from a domineering father, an overly affectionate mother, and Pedro’s jealousy over the father’s favoritism. Further complicating matters is André’s unconventional relationship with their sister, Ana.

To the Left of the Father

2001

The documentary is a dive into this universe that Ariano Suassuna built with his Art (work) and his Life. His novels and characters. Your utopias. Your Quaderna, as the driving force behind this mix. Theater performances. Poems. Show classes. Popular culture. The cordel. The rabeca. Brazil and its stones. The Armorial Movement. Their readings and representations. Based on unpublished interviews with artists and friends (family), as well as Ariano himself and a tour of his home, the documentary recreates his universe.

Quaderna

2007