Lima Barreto
Born(1906-06-23)23 June 1906
São Paulo, Brazil
Died23 November 1982(1982-11-23) (aged 76)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupations
Years active1940–1982

Lima Barreto (23 June 1906 – 23 November 1982) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed six films between 1940 and 1961. His film O Cangaceiro was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was "much liked for its original and truly national flavour."[2]

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References

  1. ^ Elena, Alberto; López, Marina Díaz (24 March 2004). The Cinema of Latin America. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231501941. Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Anderson, Lindsay (1953). "Cannes 1953". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. 23 (1): 18–20.

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