Maurice Capovila

Directing

Maurice Capovila

Born — Died

1936-01-16 — 2021-05-29

Place of birth

Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

29 titles

Maurice Capovilla (Valinhos, January 16, 1936 — Rio de Janeiro, May 29, 2021) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, producer and filmmaker. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film The Prophet of Hunger was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

O Último Dia de Lampião poster
10.0

A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the Brazilian northeast who fought the local power and put his name in history.

O Último Dia de Lampião

1975

O Último Dia de Lampião poster
10.0

A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the Brazilian northeast who fought the local power and put his name in history.

O Último Dia de Lampião

1975

O Jogo da Vida poster
9.0

The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.

O Jogo da Vida

1977

O Jogo da Vida poster
9.0

The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.

O Jogo da Vida

1977

O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino

1980

O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino

1980

Harmada poster
4.8

A failed artist searching strength to move ahead. By a young lady, who might be his daughter, he develops a project that changes his destiny.

Harmada

2003

Harmada poster
4.8

A failed artist searching strength to move ahead. By a young lady, who might be his daughter, he develops a project that changes his destiny.

Harmada

2003

Subterrâneos do Futebol poster
8.5

The practices of football in Brazil and the issues surrounding the sport. Press, players as a commodity, the popular passion, the practice on the fields of várzea. The statements of Luiz Carlos de Freitas, a young promise of Palmeiras, and Feola's coach, as well as an interview with Pelé.

Subterrâneos do Futebol

1965

The Nights of Iemanjá poster
3.7

Neglected wife tells husband about mysterious deaths occurred by the influence of Iemanjá, Afro-Brazilian deity, goddess of the waters

The Nights of Iemanjá

1971

Vozes do Medo poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vozes do Medo

1972

Bahia de Todos os Santos poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bahia de Todos os Santos

1974

Nervos de Aço poster
4.0

Joel is the director of a musical theater play featuring the songs of Lupicínio Rodrigues. He and his girlfriend, Maria Rosa, star in the play. Joel's bad mood and rudeness cause her to grow closer to someone else.

Nervos de Aço

2016

Nervos de Aço poster
4.0

Joel is the director of a musical theater play featuring the songs of Lupicínio Rodrigues. He and his girlfriend, Maria Rosa, star in the play. Joel's bad mood and rudeness cause her to grow closer to someone else.

Nervos de Aço

2016

Bububu no Bobobó poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bububu no Bobobó

1980

Crônica À Beira do Rio poster
NR

Rio de Janeiro is a city of very well defined contrast between the seafront, narrow, where the rich live and very close, the hills with their slums, where life changes very quickly in the short space of time.

Crônica À Beira do Rio

1980

Gal Costa Especial - Profana poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gal Costa Especial - Profana

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The Prophet of Hunger poster
6.8

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.

The Prophet of Hunger

1970

The Prophet of Hunger poster
6.8

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.

The Prophet of Hunger

1970

Bebel, Garota Propaganda poster
7.0

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.

Bebel, Garota Propaganda

1967

Bebel, Garota Propaganda poster
7.0

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.

Bebel, Garota Propaganda

1967

True Brazil poster
9.0

In the late 1960s, Thomas Farkas imported equipment suitable for direct sound, and released a collection of documentaries called "Brasil Verdade" ("True Brazil"), after the Military Coup d'État took place in Brazil, which happened without any popular resistance or revolution or reaction of the society. The five short films are directly related to this fact and its consequences to the country.

True Brazil

1968

Do sertão ao beco da Lapa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Do sertão ao beco da Lapa

1972