Eduardo Coutinho
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.
Filmography
Inhabiting Time
2025
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Method
2019
as Self
A Treat of Coutinho
2019
as Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
2015
as Self
Sete Visitas
2015
as Self
Last Conversations
2015
as Self
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
2013
as Himself
Coutinho Reporter
2011
as hinself
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
2011
as Self
Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
2009
Moscow
2009
as Self
Capturing Reality
2008
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
Playing
2007
as Interviewer
1964: 40 Years After
2004
Master, a Building in Copacabana
2002
as Interviewer
Madame Satã
2002
as Juiz
Babilônia 2000
2001
as Self
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
The Mighty Spirit
1999
as Self - Interviewer
Dib
1997
as Self
The Memory Thread
1991
as Himself (Voice)