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Millor Fernandes

Born August 16, 1923 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died March 27, 2012 · aged 88

Millôr Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 1923 — Rio de Janeiro, March 27, 2012), artistic name of Milton Viola Fernandes, was a Brazilian cartoonist, humorist, playwright, writer, poet, translator and journalist . He gained notoriety for his graphic humor columns in publications such as Veja, O Pasquim and Jornal do Brasil.

Known For

Esse Rio que Eu AmoEsse Rio que Eu Amo · 1962
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
★ 9.01962
MovieDrama
Foreign LandForeign Land · 1996
Foreign Land
★ 7.31996
MovieDramaThriller
During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.
The JewThe Jew · 1996
The Jew
★ 5.71996
MovieDrama
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Crônica da Cidade AmadaCrônica da Cidade Amada · 1965
Crônica da Cidade Amada
★ 7.01965
MovieDramaRomance
Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time.
Ele e o RabiscoEle e o Rabisco · 1966
Ele e o Rabisco
1966
Movie
A stop-motion short film about a child learning to respect the collective.
The Boy and the WindThe Boy and the Wind · 1967
The Boy and the Wind
★ 8.01967
MovieFantasyDrama
A young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy who has a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him.
Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie HallChico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall · 1981
Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall
1981
MovieComedyDocumentary
The Language of TheatreThe Language of Theatre · 1966
The Language of Theatre
1966
MovieDocumentary
All the magic of the theatre is revealed to viewers as they follow the challenges involved in the various stages of putting on a play – from selection and reading to rehearsals and, finally, opening night before the audience.

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