Directing · b. 1903 · Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Moacyr Fenelon

Biography

Moacir Fenelon de Miranda Henriques (Patrocínio do Muriaé, November 5, 1903 – Rio de Janeiro, August 14, 1953), better known as Moacyr Fenelon, was a Brazilian filmmaker and producer, a member of the Portuguese-Brazilian Miranda Henriques family. He was one of the founders of Atlântida Cinematográfica (along with José Carlos Burle). He stood out as an important advocate for Brazilian cinema. His first films, É proibir (It's Forbidden to Dream) (1943), Gente Honesta (1944), and Vidas Solidárias (1945), reveal a social concern and realism rare at the time. In 1946, he directed Sob a Luz do Meu ...

Directed

Tudo Azul 1952 Milagre de Amor 1951 O Dominó Negro 1949 Obrigado, Doutor 1948 Poeira de Estrelas 1948 Fantasma por Acaso 1946

Cinematography

Birds Without a Nest 1939

Other Credits

Needle in a Haystack Producer 1953 A Inconveniência de Ser Esposa Producer 1950 Estou Aí? Producer 1949 Laranja da China Cinematography 1940 Anastácio Sound Director 1939 Family Football Sound 1939 Banana-da-Terra Sound 1939 Maria Bonita Sound 1937 Alô Alô Carnaval Sound 1936 Our Things Sound 1931 O Babão Sound 1930 Acabaram-se os Otários Sound 1929

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