David Neves

Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)

Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings a recording of the event, also featuring backstage, rehearsals, testimonies and some relaxing moments of t ...

As Meninas (1995)

During the military dictatorship in Brazil, Lorena, Lia and Ana Clara, three university students of different social backgrounds and origins meet at a nun's pension in São Paulo. Besides their differences, they become close friends, sharing their dramas a ...

Jardim de Alah (1989)

An overlook at the southern Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods, from the perspective of one of its most well-known places: Jardim de Alah, a group of squares on the middle of neighborhoods Ipanema and Leblon. There, people of different social classes interact to ...

Fulaninha (1986)

Movie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl he sees walking down the streets, without knowing she's the daughter of the woman he's having a relationship with. ...

Luz Del Fuego (1982)

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law. ...

Flamengo Paixão (1980)

Documentary about Flamengo, one of the most popular soccer teams in Brazil ...

Maxixe - A Dança Perdida (1980)

Muito Prazer (1979)

Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival. ...

A Noiva da Cidade (1978)

When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done. ...

Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany (1977)

Celebrating his 80th birthday, pioneer Brazilian filmmaker Humberto Mauro talks about his life, work, and the project "A Noiva da Cidade". ...

Viva a Penha (1977)

O Habitante de Pasárgada (1976)

Romancista ao Norte (1976)

Música, poesia e amor (1976)

O escritor na vida pública (1975)

Veredas de Minas (1975)

Mauro, Humberto (1975)

Documentary about Humberto Mauro, his work and its importance. ...

Um contador de histórias (1974)

Em Tempo de Nava (1974)

O curso do poeta (1974)

O Fazendeiro do Ar (1974)

A documentary on poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade. ...

Na Casa de Rio Vermelho (1974)

Brazilan writer Jorge Amado and his everyday life. ...

Lucia McCartney, Call Girl (1971)

In the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get her out of prostitution by falling in love with her. ...

Tostão - A Fera de Ouro (1970)

Documentary about Brazilian soccer player Tostão. ...

Memories of Helen (1969)

Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal friend, has an important role. ...

O Guesa (1969)

"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the proclamation of the Republic. ...

A Criação Literária de João Guimarães Rosa (1969)

Jaguar (1968)

Colagem (1967)

The new Brazilian cinematic movement (Cinema Novo) through films starring actors Antonio Pitanga and Luiza Maranhão. ...

Oito Universitários (1967)

The political activity of students in the 60s. ...

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show (1966)

Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão in the show Opinião. Bethânia's appearance, at that time in southern Rio, was a cultural shock that shook the city. ...

Lima Barreto: Trajetória (1966)

Short film about the life and career of the notorious Brazilian writer Lima Barreto. ...

Paulo Emílio encontra Giuseppe Ungaretti no Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros, 1966 (1966)

Absolute Majority (1964)

The documentary depicts the everyday of illiterate rural workers in Northeast Brazil, living under extreme misery. Although incapable of writing, they are aware of their condition and qualified to proposing solutions they hope for to their problems. ...

Racial Integration (1964)

A comprehensive view of the situation of different ethnic groups in Brazil. In the testimonies gathered in the streets and neighborhoods of various capitals, black, white, mulatto, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese express their opinion and describe persona ...

Five Times Favela (1962)

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Garrincha: Joy of the People (1962)

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and ...

Cat Skin (1962)

A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum. ...

Cinema Novo (2016)

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, alw ...

A Linguagem do Cinema (2001)

A 10-part documentary about 10 Brazilian filmmakers: Linduarte Noronha, Jorge Furtado, Ruy Guerra, Murilo Salles, Paulo Caldas, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, David Neves, Julio Bressane, Ana Carolina and Carlos Reichenbach. ...

Rio's Love Song (1994)

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man a ...

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo (1989)

Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany (1977)

Celebrating his 80th birthday, pioneer Brazilian filmmaker Humberto Mauro talks about his life, work, and the project "A Noiva da Cidade". ...

Mauro, Humberto (1975)

Documentary about Humberto Mauro, his work and its importance. ...

Brazil in Cannes (1971)

The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the transition from film to industrialized production. ...

The Big City (1966)

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, ...