Biography
Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema.
His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people. His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Inhabiting Time
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2020
The Method
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
A Treat of Coutinho
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Sete Visitas
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Last Conversations
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2013
Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2011
Destiny River
Character: Dr. Ricardo
TV • 2010
Moscow
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Coutinho.doc - Apartamento 608
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
Capturing Reality
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
Critic
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
1964: 40 Years After
Character:
MOVIE • 2004
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Character: Interviewer
MOVIE • 2002
Madame Satã
Character: Juiz
MOVIE • 2002
Babilônia 2000
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2001
Crew
Crew Credits
Last Conversations
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Fifty Years Later
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Sobreviventes de Galileia
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Songs
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011
Songs
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2011
A Day in the Life
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
A Day in the Life
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2010
A Day in the Life
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2010
Moscow
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Playing
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2007
Playing
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2007
The End and the Beginning
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006
The End and the Beginning
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2006
Metalworkers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2004
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2002
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia
Role: Consulting Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Babilônia 2000
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
Porrada!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2000