Glauber de Andrade Rocha ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡlawbeʁ dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒi ˈʁɔʃɐ] ; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director , actor and screenwriter . He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo . 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 also the distinction of having the most films on Abraccine's list: 5 films.
15-608: Rocha may refer to: Rocha (surname) , a Portuguese surname Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico , a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico Rocha, Rio de Janeiro , a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rocha, Uruguay , capital city of the Rocha Department Rocha Department , a department in the east of Uruguay See also [ edit ] A Rocha , an international conservation organization with
30-562: A Christian ethos Pêra Rocha , a Portuguese variety of pear Rocca (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rocha . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rocha&oldid=1038419915 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
45-547: A journalistic career, as well as being a film-maker . He is famous for his film trilogy, made up of Black God, White Devil (1964) - perhaps his most acclaimed movie, nominated for the Golden Palm - Entranced Earth (1967) and Antonio das Mortes (1969), award-winning for Best Director at Cannes . His films were renowned for their strongly-expressed political themes, often combined with mysticism and folklore, but also for their particular style and photography. Rocha
60-1153: Is also a topographic surname that is found in Portugal as “da Rocha” or simply Rocha , literally, "one who is from/of the rock". It could also be a Jewish-Portuguese Sephardic surname. People with the surname [ edit ] Alvany Rocha , mathematician André Rocha (athlete) (born 1977), Brazilian para-athlete Antônio Cavilhas Rocha , Brazilian chess master Carlos Eduardo Rocha , mixed martial artist Chuck Rocha , US political strategist Coco Rocha (born 1988), Canadian supermodel Dardo Rocha , an Argentine 19th-century politician Diogo Rocha (tennis) , Portuguese tennis player Elian Rocha (born 2000), Brazilian curler Evaristo Rocha , President of Nicaragua in 1839 Geraldo Rocha Pereira , Brazilian footballer Glauber Rocha , Brazilian filmmaker John Rocha , Hong Kong born fashion designer Alicia de Larrocha , pianist Juan Ramon Rocha , Argentine footballer-manager and former Panathinaikos FC player Kali Rocha , American actress Laci Peterson , American woman who disappeared whose maiden name
75-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rocha (surname) Rocha ( Portuguese pronunciation: ['ʁɔʃɐ] ) is a Portuguese language surname. It literally means “ rock ” or “ boulder ” in Portuguese; for instance, “rochas sedimentares, metamórficas e magmáticas” means “sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks”. It
90-535: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Glauber Rocha 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
105-592: Is regarded as one of the best Brazilian directors of all time and leader of the Cinema Novo movement, as well as a full-time polemicist. He once said "I am the Cinema Novo", paraphrasing Louis XIV 's famous quote. In an interview with Le Monde , Rocha said "My Brazilian films belong to a whole period when my generation was full of wild dreams and hopes. They are full of enthusiasm, faith and militancy and were inspired by my great love of Brazil." In 1969 he
120-835: 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 Palme 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. Rocha was born in Vitória da Conquista , Bahia , Brazil and moved with his family to Salvador when he
135-567: The surname Rocha . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rocha_(surname)&oldid=1248861262 " Categories : Surnames Portuguese-language surnames Surnames of Sephardic origin Hidden categories: Pages with Portuguese IPA Articles with short description Short description
150-451: The abolition of money. By the age of 16 he started freelancing for a local newspaper and debuted as a movie reviewer. Later, he attended Law School for about two years and in 1959, after taking part in some projects as assistant, he finally directed his first short , "Pátio". After gaining some recognition in Bahia for his critical and artistic work, Rocha decided to quit college and pursue
165-817: The band Rage Against the Machine References [ edit ] ^ Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering your Sephardic Ancestors and their World - Jeffrey S. Malka. - Best Judaica Reference Book (2002) by Association of Jewish Libraries; http://www.sephardicgen.com/ - Most complete reference of Sephardic names online; http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/SephardimCom2009.htm - List of 41,000 Sephardic Surnames extracted from books by Harry Stein Archived version ^ Jorge Martins (2006), Portugal e os Judeus: Volume I – dos primórdios da nacionalidade à legislação pombalina , Lisboa, Vega. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
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#1732773060424180-560: The country to a voluntary exile , dwelling in many places, such as Spain , Chile , and France , eventually relocating to the Portuguese Riviera , with the help of his friend, Portuguese filmmaker, Manuel Carvalheiro . He never completely returned home until his last days, when he was transferred from Lisbon , where he had been receiving medical treatment for a lung infection, to Rio de Janeiro . Rocha resisted in hospital for few days, but ultimately died on August 22, 1981, at
195-570: Was Rocha Luis M. Rocha , Portuguese-American scientist Manuel Rocha , Colombian-American diplomat and Cuban agent Martha Rocha (1932–2020), Brazilian model Red Rocha (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach Ricardo Rocha (disambiguation) , multiple people Paulo Rocha (disambiguation) , multiple people Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 1973), a Brazilian footballer more commonly known as Roberto Carlos Simone Rocha , an Irish fashion designer Vagner Rocha , mixed martial artist Zack de la Rocha , lead singer of
210-618: Was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival . In the following year, Rocha made a brief appearance in the Dziga Vertov Group film Wind from the East . After refusing an invitation by Jean-Luc Godard to shoot a segment of the film, Rocha appeared as a man in a crossway pointing the direction of the political cinema, namely, the Cinema Novo. In 1971, during the Brazilian military dictatorship , he left
225-539: Was only 9 years old, there studying in a well-known Presbyterian school. During his adolescence, he developed great interest in arts, especially theatre and cinema, and even joined a drama group. He was also very active in politics, a trait that would be strongly influential in his works. A member of the Brazilian radical left , he helped start a political party in the late 1950s that called for an anti- capitalist people's revolution and, among other things, advocated
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