Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Writing

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Born October 31, 1902 · Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Died August 17, 1987 · aged 84

Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Itabira, October 31, 1902 – Rio de Janeiro, August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet, pharmacist, short story writer, and columnist, considered by many to be the most influential Brazilian poet of the 20th century. Drummond was one of the leading poets of the second generation of Brazilian modernism, although his work is not restricted to the forms and themes of specific …

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A Public OpinionA Public Opinion · 1967
A Public Opinion
6.41967
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.
ManhãManhã · 1990
Manhã
1990
Movie
Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas ClássicasFlagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas · 1977
Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas
1977
MovieDocumentary
Pedro Nava: 100, 200, 300 AnosPedro Nava: 100, 200, 300 Anos · 1994
Pedro Nava: 100, 200, 300 Anos
1994
MovieDocumentary
Bexiga, Ano ZeroBexiga, Ano Zero · 1971
Bexiga, Ano Zero
1971
MovieDocumentary
A brief look at the traditional Bexiga, am important neighborhood in the early 20th century with the massive arrival of Italian immigrants who felt at home while developing their businesses and generating a great economy to São Paulo. But in the second half of the century the families of means left the place; others were evicted due to a government crisis...and then with plenty of empty houses and spaces Bexiga became a spot for home invasions from poor families who were living under the streets.
O Velho e o NovoO Velho e o Novo · 1967
O Velho e o Novo
1967
MovieDocumentary
Film portrait of Austrian intellectual, journalist and writer Otto Maria Carpeaux, who emigrated to Brazil to flee World Ward II, as his insights on the 1964 Brazilian dictatorship.
The Priest and the GirlThe Priest and the Girl · 1966
The Priest and the Girl
7.01966
MovieRomanceDrama
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair soon turns into an unbridled passion.
O Amor NaturalO Amor Natural · 1996
O Amor Natural
7.31996
MovieDocumentary
O AMOR NATURAL is a documentary film about the erotic poetry of one of the greatest Latin American poets of the 20th century, the Brazilian Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987). The erotic poems of Carlos Drummond de Andrade, a household name in Brazil, remained unpublished during his lifetime, as he feared they would be deemed pornographic. In this celebration of his poetry and sensual vision, elderly residents of Rio read his poems and comment on their graphic, voluptuous imagery with tremendous candor and enthusiasm.

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