Marcel Camus was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as Vidas Secas, based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony.
"O alienista" is a satiric novella written by the Brazilian author Machado de Assis (1839–1908). The story ran in Rio de Janeiro's newspaper A Estação, then was published in 1882 as part of the author's short-story collection Papéis avulsos. An English translation was published in 1963.
The Mutants is a 1998 Portuguese film by director Teresa Villaverde, starring Ana Moreira and Alexandre Pinto. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan. He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks.". The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov and left the jury panel with only eight members.
The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The First Mass is a 1961 Brazilian drama film directed by Lima Barreto, based on Nair Lacerda's short story "Nhá Colaquinha Cheia de Graça". It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
Men and Women is a 1964 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri, with a soundtrack by Rogério Duprat executed by Zimbo Trio.
Entranced Earth is a 1967 Brazilian Cinema Novo drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. The film is an allegory for the history of Brazil in the period 1960–1966.
The Amulet of Ogum is a 1974 Brazilian drama film directed and co-written by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Peter Del Monte was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film Invitation au voyage won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
Quilombo is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on the history of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a community of escaped slaves that numbered in the thousands during the 17th century in north-eastern Brazil.
Anxiety is a 1998 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was screened out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
In the Darkness of the Night is a 2004 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Hunger for Love is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Arduíno Colassanti was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in the 1968 film Hunger for Love, which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. Three years later, he would star in the film How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, which was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.
Ondino Sant'Anna known artistically as Dino Santana, was a Brazilian actor and brother of the famous comedian Dedé Santana. He is most known for his role of supporting character in the Brazilian comedic series Os Trapalhões and some of its films. He suffered from prostate cancer and died in 2010.
Porfirio is a 2011 Colombian drama film directed by Alejandro Landes. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and subsequently screened at other festivals including Toronto and Maryland. It won Golden Peacock at the 42nd International Film Festival of India.
Graforreia Xilarmônica is a Brazilian Prêmio Açorianos-winning rock group from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Famous for their humorous, unpretentious lyrics and for their sonority influenced by 1960s-era bands, the Jovem Guarda movement and traditional gaúcho music, they amassed a strong cult following throughout the 1980s and 1990s which lasts to the present day.
