Neville D'Almeida

Biography

A Brazilian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, photographer and multimedia artist, involved with contemporary art, installations, art objects and performances, Neville Duarte Almeida was born in 1941 in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. Raised by a Methodist Christian family, he studied theater at the Scholastic Theatre of Minas Gerais and participated at the local Center of Film Studies, where he started to work as an filmmaker.

Some of his transgressive, avant-garde films were censored or banned by the Brazilian military dictatorship, after which he went on to directing films aimed to a more commercial approach. His 1978 film "Lady on the Bus", starring Sônia Braga, was a box-office champíon and still holds its place as the the third highest-grossing Brazilian film of all time.

2023		Bye Bye Amazonia...Director
2022		Obsessão...Director
2021		Era Uma Vez Babu...Director
2019		Humanos Causa...Director
2018		O Poder Negro...Director
2017		Redemption...Director
2016		The Cold Front Brought by the Rain...Director
2012		Planeta Gigóia...Director
2010		Boa Noite Cinderela...Director
2007		Maksuara – Crepúsculo dos Deuses...Director
2007		O Diário Secreto de Jane Joy: Receita de Sedução...Director
2007		O Diário Secreto de Jane Joy: Calcinha...Director
2006		A Voz do Provocador — Parte 1: Os Artísticos...Director
2006		A Voz do Provocador: Internacionalização da Amazônia...Director
2006		A Voz do Provocador - O Ouro Roubado...Director
2005		Tempo Glauber...Director
2005		Luz-Lux-Lúcia...Director
2005		A Água, a Mulher e o Regador...Director
2005		Acquawater...Director
1999		Hoje É Dia de Rock!...Director
1997		Razor in the Flesh...Director
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Director
1982		Rio Babilonia...Director
1980		Música para Sempre...Director
1980		The Seven Kittens...Director
1978		Lady on the Bus...Director
1973		Cosmococa...Director
1973		New York, 70s...Director
1971		Piranhas no Asfalto...Director
1971		Mangúe-Bangúe...Director
1969		Garden of War...Director
1966		O Bem-Aventurado...Director
		Surucucu Catiripapo...Director

Writing

2023		Bye Bye Amazonia...Writer
2018		O Poder Negro...Writer
2017		Redemption...Screenplay
2017		Redemption...Original Story
2017		Redemption...Dialogue
2017		Redemption...Adaptation
2016		The Cold Front Brought by the Rain...Adaptation
2010		Boa Noite Cinderela...Original Story
2010		Boa Noite Cinderela...Screenstory
1997		Razor in the Flesh...Screenplay
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Adaptation
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Screenplay
1982		Rio Babilonia...Original Story
1982		Rio Babilonia...Screenplay
1980		The Seven Kittens...Screenplay
1980		The Seven Kittens...Adaptation
1978		Lady on the Bus...Adaptation
1978		Lady on the Bus...Screenplay
1971		Mangúe-Bangúe...Writer
1969		Garden of War...Writer
1966		O Bem-Aventurado...Writer

Production

2023		Bye Bye Amazonia...Producer
2016		The Cold Front Brought by the Rain...Producer
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Producer
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Executive Producer
1980		The Seven Kittens...Producer
1978		Lady on the Bus...Associate Producer
1969		Garden of War...Producer

Camera

2019

Humanos Causa...Director of Photography

Art

2016		The Cold Front Brought by the Rain...Art Direction
1969		Garden of War...Set Decoration

Sound

1991

Killed the Family and Went to the Movies...Music Supervisor

Editing

1966

O Bem-Aventurado...Editor

Acting

2025		Tiro Certo - Rio em Chamasas Chefe
2023		Com as Próprias Mãosas Self
2023		Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!as
2020		Torquato, Imagem da Incompletudeas Self
2020		Candango: Memoirs from a Festivalas Self
2020		Os Espetacularesas
2020		Ivan, the TerrirBleas Self (archive footage)
2019		Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaosas Self
2017		Dunas do Baratoas Self
2017		Redemptionas Lauro
2016		Pitangaas Self
2013		Plínio Marcos — Nas Quebradas do Mundaréuas Himself
2008		Ecos de Cannesas
2008		Milagrezas Self
2006		Guará, Ladrão de Estrelasas
2005		A Marca do Terriras Self
2005		Luz-Lux-Lúciaas
2005		A Miss e o Dinossauroas Himself (archive footage)
2003		Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinthas Self / Interviewee
1997		Razor in the Fleshas Man in Club (Cameo)
1997		Dibas Self
1991		Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?as
1991		Killed the Family and Went to the Moviesas Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
1989		Sermõesas
1988		Moon Over Paradoras Family Member
1985		Areias Escaldantesas Espião
1985		Noiteas Padre
1982		The Brazilwood Manas Crítico de teatro
1978		Horror Palace Hotelas Himself
1973		Cosmococaas Himself
1973		New York, 70sas Himself
1971		Mangúe-Bangúeas
1970		No Way, Spideras
1969		Garden of Waras
1969		The Angel Was Bornas
1968		The Red Light Banditas
1968		Hunger for Loveas
1968		BLABLABLÁas (as Neville Duarte D'Almeida)