Biography
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.
Directed 34
2010s
- 2015
Last Conversations
Director
- 2014
Fifty Years Later
Director
Sobreviventes de Galileia
Director
- 2011
Songs
Director
- 2010
A Day in the Life
Director
2000s
- 2009
Moscow
Director
- 2007
Playing
Director
- 2006
The End and the Beginning
Director
- 2004
Metalworkers
Director
- 2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Director
- 2001
Babilônia 2000
Director
- 2000
Porrada!
Director
1990s
- 1999
The Mighty Spirit
Director
- 1997
Dá pra Segurar!
Director
- 1996
Mulheres no Front
Director
- 1995
Seis Histórias
Director
- 1994
Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero
Director
- 1992
The Scavengers
Director
A Lei e a Vida
Director
- 1991
The Memory Thread
Director
- 1990
O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?
Director
1980s
- 1989
Volta Redonda – Memorial Da Greve
Director
- 1987
Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro
Director
- 1984
Twenty Years Later
Director
- 1980
Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui
Director
1970s
- 1979
Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja
Director
- 1978
Theodorico, o Imperador do Sertão
Director
- 1977
O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada
Director
- 1976
Superstição
Director
Seis Dias de Ouricuri
Director
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
The Man Who Bought the World
Director
- 1967
The ABC of Love
Director
1950s
- 1959
Le Telephone
Director
Wrote 17
2010s
- 2011
Songs
Writer
- 2010
A Day in the Life
Writer
2000s
- 2007
Playing
Screenplay
- 2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Screenplay
- 2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
The Mighty Spirit
Writer
1980s
- 1984
Twenty Years Later
Writer
- 1982
O Homem de Areia
Writer
Índia, a Filha do Sol
Co-Writer
1970s
- 1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Screenplay
Seis Dias de Ouricuri
Writer
- 1975
Love Lesson
Screenplay
- 1974
Os Condenados
Screenplay
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
The Man Who Bought the World
Writer
- 1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Screenplay, Story
- 1965
The Deceased
Writer
Acted in 10
2020s
- 2025
Inhabiting Time
Movie
2010s
- 2011
Coutinho Reporter
hinself
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
Movie
- 2007
Playing
Interviewer
- 2004
1964: 40 Years After
Movie
- 2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Interviewer
Madame Satã
Juiz
1960s
- 1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Movie
- 1963
The Beggars
Movie
Produced 4
2000s
- 2006
The End and the Beginning
Associate Producer
- 2002
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia
Consulting Producer
1980s
- 1984
Twenty Years Later
Producer
1960s
- 1962
Five Times Favela
Production Manager
Sound 1
1970s
- 1971
Edited 1
2010s
- 2010
A Day in the Life
Editor
Appearances19
2020s
- 2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
The Method
Self
A Treat of Coutinho
Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
- 2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Self
Sete Visitas
Self
Last Conversations
Self
- 2013
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
Himself
- 2011
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
Self
2000s
- 2009
Moscow
Self
- 2008
Capturing Reality
Self
Critic
Self
- 2001
Babilônia 2000
Self
Movie Theaters of Rio
Self
1990s
- 1999
The Mighty Spirit
Self - Interviewer
- 1997
Dib
Self
- 1991
The Memory Thread
Himself (Voice)
1980s
- 1984
Twenty Years Later
Himself
1970s
- 1972
Câncer
Self