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Fernando Meirelles is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Co-Director Brésilien born on 9 november 1955 at São Paulo City (Bresil)
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (born November 9, 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for an Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, film which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to Rachel Weisz.
Le réalisateur décide ensuite d'adapter des textes fameux, en anglais et sur tous les continents : La Constance du jardinier de John le Carré en Afrique (The Constant Gardener, 2005), L'Aveuglement de José Saramago en Amérique (Blindness, 2008), La Ronde d'Arthur Schnitzler en Europe (360, 2012). La plupart des critiques ne le suivent pas et déplorent la mise en scène agitée et colorée aux « tics publicitaires » (Les Inrockuptibles), les « personnages dépourvus d'épaisseur » (Positif), et le « regard moralisateur et réactionnaire » (Cahiers du cinéma) de ses fables internationales, jugées artificielles et naïves.
En 2016, Meirelles est le directeur artistique de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Rio de Janeiro. Il prépare actuellement pour Netflix un film biographique avec Anthony Hopkins dans le rôle de Benoît XVI et Jonathan Pryce dans celui du pape François : Les Deux Papes.
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Birth name Fernando Ferreira Meirelles
Nationality Bresil
Birth 9 november 1955 (69 years) at São Paulo City (Bresil)
Nationality Bresil
Birth 9 november 1955 (69 years) at São Paulo City (Bresil)
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for an Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, film which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to Rachel Weisz.
Biography
Il est découvert en 2002 avec La Cité de Dieu, chronique agressive et musicale, co-réalisée par Kátia Lund, de ce quartier pauvre de Rio de Janeiro dans les années 1960 et 1970. Ce film souvent considéré comme virtuose, obtient le Grand Corail à La Havane et est nommé quatre fois aux Oscars.Le réalisateur décide ensuite d'adapter des textes fameux, en anglais et sur tous les continents : La Constance du jardinier de John le Carré en Afrique (The Constant Gardener, 2005), L'Aveuglement de José Saramago en Amérique (Blindness, 2008), La Ronde d'Arthur Schnitzler en Europe (360, 2012). La plupart des critiques ne le suivent pas et déplorent la mise en scène agitée et colorée aux « tics publicitaires » (Les Inrockuptibles), les « personnages dépourvus d'épaisseur » (Positif), et le « regard moralisateur et réactionnaire » (Cahiers du cinéma) de ses fables internationales, jugées artificielles et naïves.
En 2016, Meirelles est le directeur artistique de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Rio de Janeiro. Il prépare actuellement pour Netflix un film biographique avec Anthony Hopkins dans le rôle de Benoît XVI et Jonathan Pryce dans celui du pape François : Les Deux Papes.
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Brasil Animado (2011)
, 1h15Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Fernando Meirelles, Jon Heder, Omid Djalili
Rating60%
A couple of dogs called Stress and Relax leave in search for the Cariniana legalis, the oldest tree of Brazil. They are not sure what city the tree is. While Relax thinks only about having fun and get to know the culture of different parts of Brazil, Stress becomes increasingly eager to find the tree as he hopes to get rich selling souvenirs of it.
José & Pilar (2010)
, 1h57Directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Gael García Bernal, Fernando Meirelles
Rating81%
"The Elephant's Journey", in which Saramago narrates the adventures and antics of an elephant transported from the court of King John III of Portugal to that of the Austrian Archduke Maximillian, is the starting point of José and Pilar.
Director
The Two Popes (2019)
, 2h5Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Renato Scarpa, Libero De Rienzo, Luis Gnecco
Rating75%
2012. Frustré par la direction de l’Église, le cardinal Bergoglio demande au pape Benoît XVI la permission de démissionner. Au lieu de cela, Benoît XVI convoque son plus sévère critique et futur successeur à Rome afin de lui révéler son intention de quitter ses fonctions. Derrière les murs du Vatican, les deux hommes affrontent leurs valeurs afin de trouver un terrain d'entente pour plus d'un milliard d'adeptes dans le monde.
Rio, I Love You (2014)
Directed by John Turturro, Nadine Labaki, Carlos Saldanha, César Charlone, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Paolo Sorrentino, Im Sang-soo, Stephan Elliott, Andrucha Waddington, Guillermo Arriaga, Vicente Amorim
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Anthology film, Romance
Actors Vincent Cassel, Fernanda Montenegro, Basil Hoffman, Emily Mortimer, Harvey Keitel, Ryan Kwanten
Rating52%
Une anthologie de films courts dédiés à la ville brésilienne de Rio de Janeiro. Chacun des récits, en véritable déclaration d'amour, révèle un quartier et une caractéristique de la cité à travers le drame social, le conte spirituel, la chronique de moeurs, la comédie sentimentale ou la satire.
360 (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ben Foster, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jamel Debbouze
Rating60%
360 centers on the stories of a group of people from different social backgrounds through their intertwining relationships.
Blindness (2008)
, 2hDirected by Fernando Meirelles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about disabilities, Political films, Dystopian films, La cécité, Disaster films
Actors Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael García Bernal, Danny Glover, Yoshino Kimura, Alice Braga
Rating64%
In an unnamed city, a young Japanese professional (Yusuke Iseya) is suddenly struck blind for no apparent reason. The Japanese man is approached by a few concerned people, one of whom (Don McKellar) offers to drive him home, and later steals his car. The blinded man describes his sudden affliction: an expanse of dazzling white, as though he is "swimming in milk".
The Constant Gardener (2005)
, 2h9Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films, Medical-themed films, Political films
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Richard McCabe
Rating72%
Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a shy low-level British diplomat and horticultural hobbyist posted in Kenya, is one to avoid making a fuss until he learns that his wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz) was found dead on the veld. Tessa has been murdered at a crossroads along with her Kenyan driver. Her doctor colleague Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé) is initially suspected of her murder but is later found to have been murdered on the same day as Tessa. Various rumours abound that the two were having an affair; however, it is later revealed that Bluhm was gay.
City of God (2002)
, 2h10Directed by Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Jonathan Haagensen, Leandro Firmino, Seu Jorge, Douglas Silva
Rating85%
In the opening scene, chickens are being prepared for a meal when a chicken escapes and an armed gang chases after it in a favela called the Cidade de Deus ("City of God"). The chicken stops between the gang and a young man named Rocket (Buscapé), who believes that the gang wants to kill him. A flashback traces Rocket, the narrator, back to the late 1960s. He lived incredibly poor in this slum of Rio.
Maids (2001)
, 1h25Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Charles Paraventi, Graziella Moretto, Gero Camilo, Milhem Cortaz
Rating70%
Dans le Brésil d'aujourd'hui, il existe un autre pays, invisible, celui des domestiques, des livreurs, des chauffeurs et des voleurs à la petite semaine. Que ce soit Cida, Roxanne, Quitéria ou Raimunda, toutes caressent un rêve: un mariage, un meilleur mari ou une carrière de mannequin. Et toutes partagent le même enfer: la condition de domestique. Domésticas n'est pas un film sur les employées de maison, mais une comédie nourrie de leurs propres histoires, autour de ces petites choses de la vie qui donnent de l'espoir. De nouvelles rencontres, la musique et la solidarité créent des moments de joie. Il existe un pays à l'intérieur du Brésil: l'univers invisible des domestiques. Si ce Brésil ignoré disparaissait, les Brésiliens se retrouveraient dans le chaos le plus total.
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Maids (2001)
, 1h25Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Charles Paraventi, Graziella Moretto, Gero Camilo, Milhem Cortaz
Rating70%
Dans le Brésil d'aujourd'hui, il existe un autre pays, invisible, celui des domestiques, des livreurs, des chauffeurs et des voleurs à la petite semaine. Que ce soit Cida, Roxanne, Quitéria ou Raimunda, toutes caressent un rêve: un mariage, un meilleur mari ou une carrière de mannequin. Et toutes partagent le même enfer: la condition de domestique. Domésticas n'est pas un film sur les employées de maison, mais une comédie nourrie de leurs propres histoires, autour de ces petites choses de la vie qui donnent de l'espoir. De nouvelles rencontres, la musique et la solidarité créent des moments de joie. Il existe un pays à l'intérieur du Brésil: l'univers invisible des domestiques. Si ce Brésil ignoré disparaissait, les Brésiliens se retrouveraient dans le chaos le plus total.
Producer
Zoom (2015)
, 1h37Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Animation
Actors Gael García Bernal, Jason Priestley, Alison Pill, Tyler Labine, Don McKellar, Michael Eklund
Roles Executive Producer
Rating59%
La nuit, Emma est auteur de BD. Le jour, elle travaille dans une usine de poupées gonflables haut de gamme, et rêve secrètement de se faire faire la même poitrine que celle de ses poupées… La BD d’Emma raconte l’histoire d’Edward, un réalisateur au succès insolent, mais qui cache un secret embarrassant sur son anatomie… Edward fait un film sur Michelle qui, lasse, fuit sa vie de top model pour devenir écrivain… Michelle écrit un roman racontant l’histoire d’Emma, qui travaille dans une usine de poupées gonflables haut de gamme… et ainsi de suite…
Trash (2014)
, 1h53Directed by Stephen Daldry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Actors Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Selton Mello, Leandro Firmino
Roles Executive Producer
Rating70%
Trash follows three Brazilian street teenagers; Raphael, Gardo, and Rat (Jun-Jun) who spend their time picking through litter in the hope of finding useful waste. One day they discover a wallet whose contents will bring them into conflict with the brutal local police force as they find themselves unlikely whistleblowers in a city rife with corruption. Rather than turn the wallet over to the authorities for a reward, the kids seek the knowledge of a priest, Father Juilliard (Martin Sheen) and an NGO-worker, Olivia (Rooney Mara).
Elena (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Petra Costa
Roles Executive producer
Rating74%
Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.
Father’s Chair (2012)
, 1h36Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Wagner Moura, Lima Duarte, Mariana Lima
Roles Producer
Rating67%
Theo is a doctor that leads a good life in a wealthy Brazilian neighborhood. He always gave priority to work, leaving the family at second plan, but little by little Theo discovers that everything around him is collapsing. His mentor and father figure is dying and his wife wants to divorce him. But nothing could prepare him for the day that his 15-year-old son, Pedro, disappeared without a trace. Theo embarks on a quest that leads him through Brazil, discovering what really matters to him. Searching for his missing son, Theo finds himself.
Xingu (2012)
, 1h42Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Actors Caio Blat, João Miguel, Fábio Lago, Maria Flor
Roles Producer
Rating70%
The story takes place in the 1940s when the Villas-Bôas brothers—Claudio (João Miguel), Leonardo (Caio Blat) and Orlando (Felipe Camargo)—start an exploratory expedition into the Xingu River. They make contact with the local tribes, learn to live in the rainforest, and persuade a reluctant government to found the Xingu National Park.