Alex Viany
Born: 1918-11-04 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 1992-11-16
Known For: Directing
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).
Filmography
2021
- Nelson Filma o Rio as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Cinema Novo as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1989
1980
- Maxixe - A Dança Perdida ... (Director)
1979
- Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom ... (Director)
1978
- A Noiva da Cidade ... (Director)
1977
1975
1974
- O Sonho e a Máquina ... (Director)
1971
1970
- Silvino Santos - O Fim de um Pioneiro ... (Screenplay)
1963
- Sol Sobre a Lama ... (Director)
1962
- Five Times Favela as (segment "Um Favelado")
1957
- The Wind Rose ... (Director)
1955
- Ana ... (Director)
1954
- Rua sem Sol ... (Director)
- Carnival in Caxias ... (Screenplay)
1953
- O Saci ... (Assistant Director)
- Needle in a Haystack ... (Director)