Carlos Alberto Prates Correia | |
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| Born | 28 September 1941 |
| Died | 27 May 2023 (aged 81)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Carlos Alberto Prates Correia (28 September 1941 – 28 May 2023) was a Brazilian screenwriter and film director.
Life and career
Born in Montes Claros, Prates Correia started his career in 1965 directing the short film O Milagre em Lourdes, and then serving as assistant director of Cinema Novo author Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. [1] [2] He made his feature film in 1970, with the film Crioulo Doido. [1] The main topic of his cinema was the conflict between traditions and modernization in Minas Gerais. [2] His best known film is Cabaret Mineiro, which won the awards for best film, direction, actor ( Nelson Dantas), supporting actress ( Tânia Alves), cinematography, editing and music score at the 1981 edition of the Festival de Gramado. [1] [3] Following the dissolvement of Embrafilme in 1990, Prates Correia was not able to fund any project until 2007, when he directed his last film Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais, a documentary which was awarded best film at the 2008 Festival de Gramado. [1] [4]
Prates Correia died of heart attack on 27 May 2023, at the age of 81. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Silva, Paulo Henrique (28 May 2023). "Morre o premiado cineasta mineiro Carlos Alberto Prates Correia". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b Balderston, Daniel; Gonzalez, Mike; Lopez, Ana M. (2000). "Correia, Carlos Alberto Prates". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-134-78852-1.
- ^ "Cinema: Cabaret Mineiro". Journal do Brazil: 4. 14 September 1981.
- ^ Rizzo, Sérgio (29 August 2008). "Documentário faz retrato afetivo de cinema mineiro". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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