Luiz Fernando Carvalho de Almeida was born in 1960 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. He's an innovative Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian director, producer, writer, and film editor. He studied literature and architecture.

His first feature film was Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father)

Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father)

Lavoura Arcaica is a stylised 2001 Brazilian film, directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar.-Plot summary:...

, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar

Raduan Nassar

Raduan Nassar is a Brazilian writer. The son of Lebanese immigrants, he moved to São Paulo when he was a teenager. He studied Law and Philosophy at one of the most important universities in Brazil, the University of São Paulo.In 1970, he wrote Um Copo de Cólera, published in 1978...

. The movie retains the novelist's poetical language.

His works on TV include artistic series such as Os Maias

Os Maias

Os Maias: episódios da vida romântica is a naturalist novel by Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós.As early as 1878, while serving in the Portuguese...

 and Hoje é dia de Maria. Both of them show Luiz Fernando's different style of directing for television.

Filmography

• Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father)
  Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father)
  Lavoura Arcaica is a stylised 2001 Brazilian film, directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar.-Plot summary:...
  
  (2001)
• Que teus olhos sejam atendidos (1998)
• A Espera (1986)

Television

• Hoje é dia de Maria 2 (2005)
• Hoje é dia de Maria (2005)
• Esperança (2002)
• Os Maias
  Os Maias
  Os Maias: episódios da vida romântica is a naturalist novel by Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós.As early as 1878, while serving in the Portuguese...
  
  (2001)
• O Rei do Gado (1996)
• Irmãos Coragem (1995)
• Renascer (1993)
• Pedra sobre Pedra (1992)
• Riacho Doce (1990)
• Gente Fina (1990)
• Vida Nova (1988)
• Carmem (1988)
• Helena (1987)

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