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Nélida Piñon

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Nélida Piñon

Born May 3, 1934 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died December 17, 2022 · aged 88

Nélida Cuiñas Piñon was born in May 3, 1934 in the middle class Vila Isabel area of Rio de Janeiro to Olivia Carmen Cuíñas Piñón, a homemaker and Lino Piñón Muíños, a merchant. Her mother was the child of Galician immigrants, her father a first generation Galician immigrant. She studied at Santo Amaro School as a kid (which had its library renamed after her in 2011), a catholic school runned by n…

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Biblioteca NacionalBiblioteca Nacional · 1997
Biblioteca Nacional
1997
MovieDocumentary
A reflection on books and culture through testimonies and images from the Rio de Janeiro's National Library. In this work commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, the director forgoes voice-over in favor of a polyphonic discourse, combining more informative speeches from representatives of institutions with speeches by, for example, Sérgio Sant'Anna and Lygia Fagundes Telles, who express, in a different tone, their passion and vocation for books.
The Inventor of DreamsThe Inventor of Dreams · 2010
The Inventor of Dreams
★ 10.02010
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.
Amaro: The School in Our MemoryAmaro: The School in Our Memory · 2023
Amaro: The School in Our Memory
★ 10.02023
MovieDocumentary
About to turn 100 years old, Santo Amaro School closed its doors in 2020, amid the pandemic, leaving former students in deep sorrow. The story of the school is now told by different generations of students, teachers, nuns and employees, who return to the school building to remember their time over there: an unreachable past, which, through memories, becomes present once again.
Perto de ClaricePerto de Clarice · 1982
Perto de Clarice
★ 10.01982
MovieDocumentary
Aspects of writer Clarice Lispector's personality and soul remembered on the occasion of her death in the testimony of friends. The testimonies are interspersed with excerpts from an interview that Clarice gave in life to a television station.
Luzes, Mulheres, AçãoLuzes, Mulheres, Ação · 2022
Luzes, Mulheres, Ação
2022
MovieDocumentary

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