João Moreira Salles — Director (3)
News from a Personal War (1999) [Movie] TMDB
Notícias de Uma Guerra Particular
director: Kátia Lund / João Moreira Salles actor: Nilton Cerqueira / Carlos Luis Gregório
other title: Notícias de Uma Guerra Particular
Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.
Nelson Freire (2003) [Movie] TMDB
Nelson Freire
João Moreira Salles' "Nelson Freire" is a film-documentary about the great Brazilian pianist, who is certainly among the five great pianists of the world today. Nelson Freire is a quite discreet / shy person and João Salles respected this feature of his personality. During almost two years he followed the pianist around the world to compose a film, made of 31 thematic sections to cover the many aspects of the life of this genius of the piano.
Santiago (2007) [Movie] TMDB
Santiago
director: João Moreira Salles actor: Santiago Badariotti Merlo
Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for some strange reason, the director felt he couldn't edit it and put it aside. In 2005 he remembers the unfinished film and starts its edition.