Maurice Capovila
Date of birth: 1936-01-16
Place of birth: Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Maurice Capovilla
Biography
Maurice Capovilla (Valinhos, January 16, 1936 — Rio de Janeiro, May 29, 2021) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, producer and filmmaker. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film The Prophet of Hunger was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
Movie Credits
The Good Cinema
2021-03-18
An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguin
The Red Light Bandit
1968-12-02
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo
The Awakening of the Beast
1970-10-01
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine '60s drug culture, soon unleashing
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2012-05-24
A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020-10-22
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capit
Audácia!
1970-08-10
Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do