Carlos DIEGUES

Director

Country: BRAZIL

Biography

A native of the Northeast, Carlos Diegues studied law in Rio de Janeiro, whilst also running film clubs. He became a film critic and directed short films imbued with social realism. A pioneer of Cinéma Novo, in particular with Glauber Rocha, he sought to imprint Brazilian filmmaking on the national consciousness. His first feature films Ganga Zumba (1964) and The Big City (1966), spoke of his dream of a fairer world. He then went on to direct The Heirs (1969), Joanna Francesca (1973) with Jeanne Moreau and Xica da Silva (1976) which ushered in a period of great popularity for Brazilian cinema, reinforced by the success of Summer Showers (1978) an Official Selection at Cannes, as were Bye Bye Brasil (1980), Quilombo (1984) and Subway to the Stars (1987). His exploration of popular culture continued with Rio’s Love Song (1994) and Orfeu (1999). In 2006, he won the Best Film Award at the Montreal Festival, with The Greatest Love of All.

Films presented in Cannes

2012 - XICA DA SILVA (XICA) - Cannes Classics Director, Screenplay
2004 - BYE BYE BRASIL - Cannes Classics Director
1987 - UM TREM PARA AS ESTRELLAS - In Competition Director, Screenplay
1984 - QUILOMBO - In Competition Director, Screenplay
1980 - BYE BYE BRASIL - In Competition Director, Screenplay
1978 - CHUVAS DE VERAO - Section parallèle Director
1970 - OS HERDEIROS - Section parallèle Director
1964 - GANGA ZUMBA - Section parallèle Director

Member of the Jury

2012 - Caméra d'or - President
2010 - Cinéfondation & Short films - Member
1981 - Sélection officielle - Member