Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 04, 1918
Died
Nov 16, 1992
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Credits
19 titles
Alex Viany
Biography
Almiro Viviani Fialho (1918 — 1992), better known as Alex Viany, was a Brazilian director, producer, screenwriter, author, journalist and actor. He is the author of the book Introduction to Brazilian Cinema (1959), cited by Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes as the first work of Brazilian filmography. He also wrote The Cinema Novo Process. He debuted as a director in 1953, in the feature film "Agulha no Palheiro". In 1954, he directed "Rua sem Sol", which received the São Paulo State Governor's Award for best director, best actor for Carlos Alberto and best actress for Glauce Rocha (1930-1971). In 1955, he directed “Ana”, an episode of the feature film "A Rosa dos Ventos" (1954-1957), produced by the Communist Party of East Germany, organized by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens (1898-1989). In 1963, he directed "Sol sobre a Lama", shot in Bahia and under the influence of Cinema Novo. He made the last feature film of his career, only in 1978, with "A Noiva da Cidade". He directed the short films A Máquina e o Sonho (1974), Humberto Mauro: eu Coração Dou Bom (1979) and Maxixe, a Dança Perdida (1980).
Known For
Filmography
Nelson Filma o Rio
Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
Self
Maxixe - A Dança Perdida
Director
Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom
Director
A Noiva da Cidade
Director
Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany
Ele mesmo
Mauro, Humberto
O Sonho e a Máquina
Director
Nelson Filma
Silvino Santos - O Fim de um Pioneiro
Screenplay
Sol Sobre a Lama
Screenplay
Five Times Favela
(segment "Um Favelado")
The Wind Rose
Director
Ana
Director
Rua sem Sol
Director
Carnival in Caxias
Screenplay
Needle in a Haystack
Screenplay
O Saci
Assistant Director