
Originally produced for German television, this documentary offers an insider’s view of Brazil’s “Cinema Novo” – the 1960s Brazilian New Wave. Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, it follows six pioneering Cinema Novo filmmakers as they work in Rio in 1967, revealing their artistic aims, improvisational methods and the vibrant cultural climate of the period.
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Vinicius de Moraes
Self

Hugo Carvana
Self

Zózimo Bulbul
Self

Joana Fomm
Self

Domingos de Oliveira
Self

Paulo José
Self / narrator

Joel Barcellos
Self (archive footage)

Maria Bethânia
Self

Glauber Rocha
Self

Luiz Carlos Barreto
Self

Walter Lima Jr.
Self

Gustavo Dahl
Self

Leon Hirszman
Self

José Lewgoy
Self

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Paulo Autran
Self

Luiza Maranhão
Self

Thelma Reston
Self

Jofre Soares
Self

Francisco Milani
Self

Leonardo Villar
Self (archive footage

Arduíno Colassanti
Self

Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Self

Paulo Gracindo
Self

Jardel Filho
Self

Danuza Leão
Self

Irma Álvarez
Self

Leila Diniz
Self (archive footage)

Anecy Rocha
Self

Modesto de Souza
Self
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