Neville d'Almeida explained

Birth Name:Neville Duarte de Almeida
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupation:Filmmaker, actor, artist, photographer
Years Active:1968–present
Notable Works:Lady on the Bus
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

Neville Duarte de Almeida (born 1941), known as Neville d'Almeida, is a Brazilian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, photographer and multimedia artist, involved with contemporary art, installations, objects of art and performance.

Life and career

D'Almeida was born in Belo Horizonte into a Methodist family. He studied theater at the TU (Teatro Universitário de Minas Gerais), participated in the Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos (Center of Film Studies), and the Centro Mineiro Experimental when he started to work as an filmmaker.[1] Some of its transgressive, avant-garde films were censored or banned by the Brazilian military dictatorship. His 1978 film Lady on the Bus, starring Sônia Braga, is the third highest-grossing Brazilian film of all time [2]

In 1970 he went to New York, where he collaborated with Hélio Oiticica in the art installation Cosmococas. [3]

Filmography

Director

Actor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Acho que sou pioneiro', resume Neville D'Almeida, diretor de 'A Dama do Lotação'. Produção/Divulgação. Leo Lara/Universo. Home. pt-br. 2019-02-13.
  2. Web site: Dono da terceira maior bilheteria do país, Neville d'Almeida lança filme e ganha documentário. March 2015.
  3. Web site: Hélio Oiticica / Neville D'Almeida at Malba. artdaily.com. 2019-02-13.