Bruno Barreto
Bruno Barreto | |
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 Barreto in 2013 | |
| Born | 16 March 1955 Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1967–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Bruno Villela Barreto Borges(born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director.
Biography
[edit]Born inRio de Janeiro,Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and popular directors to this day.[1]His films vary widely, from light comedies likeDona Flor and Her Two Husbands(1976) andBossa Nova(2000) to tense political thrillers likeFour Days in September(1997).Four Days in Septemberwas entered into the47th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]His 1973 filmTatiwas entered into the8th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Other films Barreto has directed films includeCarried AwayandView from the Top.Barreto was married to actressAmy Irvingfrom 1996 to 2005, with whom he madeBossa NovaandCarried Away.They had one son (Gabriel) together born in 1990. He is the ex-stepfather of Max Spielberg, Irving's son by her first husbandSteven Spielberg.
Controversy
[edit]According toBloomberg News,[4]Brazilian prosecutors allege that Barreto razed protected jungle on Brazil's Pico Island to build a personal home. He was charged in 2006 for illegally clearing protected forestland. Barreto had agreed in a 2008 court proceeding to demolish said house and restore the land within two years. Yet, four years later, prosecutors claim that the house remains intact.
Selected filmography (director)
[edit]- Reaching for the Moon(2013)
- Last Stop 174(2008)
- Wicked Childhood(2006)
- Romeo and Juliet are Getting Married(2005)
- View from the Top(2003)
- Bossa Nova(2000)
- One Tough Cop(1998)
- Four Days in September(1997)
- Carried Away(1996)
- The Heart of Justice(1993)
- A Show of Force(1990)
- The Story of Fausta(1988)
- Happily Ever After(1985)
- Gabriela, Cravo e Canela(1983)
- The Asphalt Kiss(1980)
- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands(1976)
- Tati(1973)
References
[edit]- ^Bruno BarretoatIMDb
- ^"Berlinale: 1997 Programme".berlinale.de.Retrieved8 January2012.
- ^"8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved3 January2013.
- ^Adriana Brasileiro."Brazil's Rich Build Homes in Nature Preserves".bloomberg.com.Retrieved12 March2012.
External links
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