Glauber Rocha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Glauber Rocha

Brazilian film director, actor and writer

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1981

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, film director

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Glauber de Andrade Rocha (14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981), better known as Glauber Rocha, was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter.
He was a key figure of Cinema Novo and one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema.
His films Black God, White Devil and Entranced Earth are often considered to be two of the greatest achievements in Brazilian cinematic history, being selected by Abraccine as, respectively, the second and fifth best Brazilian films of all-time.Rocha's film possess a staunch avant-garde and experimental nature, making of him a seminal figure of the new wave.
His works are noted for their many political overtones, often addressing the passive-aggressive situation of the Third World, which Rocha referred to both metaphorically and objectively as "hunger" in his essay Estética da Fome (The Aesthetics of Hunger).
Rocha won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Antonio das Mortes and the 1977 Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film for Di.
Three of Rocha's films were nominated for the Palm d'Or, including Entranced Earth, which was awarded the FIPRESCI at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of the Locarno Film Festival of the same year.