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Carmen Santos

Carmen Santos

Acting

Biography

Maria do Carmo Santos Gonçalves, or simply Carmen Santos (Vila Flor, June 8, 1904 - Rio de Janeiro, September 24, 1952) was a Brazilian filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and actress. She was one of the first women to produce and direct films for Brazilian cinema.

Known For

At the Edge of the Earth
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On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished audiences bewildered by the impressive and poetic images. Considered by many viewers the best Brazilian movie ever made, this feature has never been released commercially. However, in a great paradox, Mário Peixoto has never made any other movie. The director Sérgio Machado pays a great tribute to the life and work Mário Peixoto a.k.a. Maçarico by his close friends with this documentary, using his diary; footages of "Limite", the never concluded "Onde a Terra Acaba" (1933) and the short "O Homem do Morcego" (1980); and interesting testimonies of Olga Breno, Ruy Solberg, Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Walter Salles among others.

At the Edge of the Earth

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