Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo Cast and Crew

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Plot: Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967

Release Date: Sunday, January 1 1966
58 years ago

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Cast

Glauber Rocha. Glauber Rocha was 27 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 14 1939 –
Died: Sat, Aug 22 1981

Arnaldo Jabor. Arnaldo Jabor was 26 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 12 1940 –
Died: Tue, Feb 15 2022

Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Nelson Pereira dos Santos was 38 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 22 1928 –
Died: Thu, Apr 12 2018

Hugo Carvana. Hugo Carvana was 29 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 04 1937 –
Died: Sat, Oct 04 2014

Anecy Rocha. Anecy Rocha was 24 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 26 1942 –
Died: Sat, Mar 26 1977

Zózimo Bulbul. Zózimo Bulbul was 29 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 21 1937 –
Died: Thu, Jan 24 2013

Arduíno Colassanti. Arduíno Colassanti was 30 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 15 1936 –
Died: Sat, Feb 22 2014

Carlos Diegues. Carlos Diegues was 26 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, May 19 1940 –
Died: Fri, Feb 14 2025

Vinicius de Moraes. Vinicius de Moraes was 53 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1913 –
Died: Wed, Jul 09 1980

Danuza Leão. Danuza Leão was 33 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 26 1933

Domingos de Oliveira. Domingos de Oliveira was 30 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 28 1936 –
Died: Sat, Mar 23 2019

Emmanuel Cavalcanti. Emmanuel Cavalcanti was 30 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 23 1936 –
Died: Sun, Apr 09 2023

Francisco Milani. Francisco Milani was 30 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 19 1936 –
Died: Sat, Aug 13 2005

Gustavo Dahl. Gustavo Dahl was 28 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 08 1938 –
Died: Sun, Jun 26 2011

Irma Álvarez. Irma Álvarez was 33 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jan 08 2007

Jardel Filho. Jardel Filho was 39 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 24 1927 –
Died: Sat, Feb 19 1983

Joana Fomm. Joana Fomm was 27 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 14 1939

Joel Barcellos. Joel Barcellos was 30 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 27 1936 –
Died: Sat, Nov 10 2018

Jofre Soares. Jofre Soares was 48 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 21 1918 –
Died: Mon, Aug 19 1996

José Lewgoy. José Lewgoy was 46 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 16 1920 –
Died: Mon, Feb 10 2003

Leila Diniz. Leila Diniz was 21 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 25 1945 –
Died: Wed, Jun 14 1972

Luiza Maranhão. Luiza Maranhão was 26 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 20 1940

Leon Hirszman. Leon Hirszman was 29 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 22 1937 –
Died: Tue, Sep 15 1987

Leonardo Villar. Leonardo Villar was 43 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self (archive footage'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 25 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jul 03 2020

Paulo José. Paulo José was 29 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self / narrator'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 20 1937 –
Died: Wed, Aug 11 2021

Paulo Autran. Paulo Autran was 44 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 07 1922 –
Died: Fri, Oct 12 2007

Paulo César Saraceni. Paulo César Saraceni was 33 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 05 1933 –
Died: Sat, Apr 14 2012

Paulo Gracindo. Paulo Gracindo was 55 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 16 1911 –
Died: Mon, Sep 04 1995

Walter Lima Jr.. Walter Lima Jr. was 28 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 26 1938

Zelito Viana. Zelito Viana was 28 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, May 05 1938

Thelma Reston. Thelma Reston was 29 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 06 1937 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 2012

Luiz Carlos Barreto. Luiz Carlos Barreto was 38 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, May 20 1928

Modesto de Souza. Modesto de Souza was 72 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 13 1894 –
Died: Sun, Aug 20 1967

Maria Bethânia. Maria Bethânia was 20 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 18 1946

Crew

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Joaquim Pedro de Andrade was 34 in Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as 'Director'

Birthday: Wed, May 25 1932 –
Died: Sat, Sep 10 1988