
Mário Carneiro
Biography
Mário Carneiro (Île de France, Paris, France, 1930 — Rio de Janeiro, September 2, 2007), was a Brazilian director of photography, painter, engraver, architect and filmmaker.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self
One of the most respected names in national cinema, always remembered for his work as cinematographer in the classics of Cinema Novo, Mario Carneiro is honored in this film.

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Self
A movie about Banda de Ipanema, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most traditional Carnaval blocks, and its founder Albino Pinheiro.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary about the great Brazilian photographers who helped develop Brazilian cinema and their opinions on their work, making movies in Brazil and in general, and other subjects. As a bonus, they all agreed to shoot the same scene following their individual concepts, and the result is shown for comparison.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Self / Interviewee
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Historical film that rescues the memory of the early Brazilian film festivals through photos, films, testimonials, and posters.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of Brazilian cinema.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main authors, who invented, in the early 1960s, a new way of making movies in Brazil, with a political attitude, always near to people's problems, that combined art and revolution.

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Self
One of the most daring and radical shows presented in Brazilian television: "Abertura". It was broadcast between February and October, 1979, with weekly editions, presented by Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. The video is a compilation of characters, statements, and interviews about the political and cultural situation of the country during the final stages of the Military Dictatorship.
