João das Neves
Directing
Biography
João das Neves (Rio de Janeiro, January 31, 1934 - August 24, 2018) was a Brazilian director and playwright. Founder of Grupo Opinião and director of the UNE CPC in the early 1960s.
Known For
Immersion in a zone where fluid forms and the absence of words reveal that silence is before all things.
Silêncio
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
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Lagoa do Nado - A festa de um parque
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As Polacas - Flores do Lodo
Threshold narrates a story of love and mystery which takes place in an old house inhabited by the young Maria, whose fame as a saint extends well beyond the mountains of the interior of Brazil. The arrival of two new characters has a disturbing affect on Maria: a traveler, for whom "Holy Maria" develops an intense passion, and Aunt Emiliana, an elderly lady determined to prepare for the great miracle.
Threshold
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