Glauber Rocha

Brazilian director

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Glauber Rocha (born March 14, 1938, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil—died August 23, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a motion-picture director who was a leading figure in Brazil’s Cinema Novo (“New Cinema”). Rocha’s avant-garde films depict Brazil’s history and upheavals in its social and political scene in a stylized, often violent manner. He began his career as a journalist and film critic, and his first short film, Pátio (1959), caught the attention of critics...

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