Alex Viany
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1918-11-04
- Died
- 1992-11-16
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as
- Almiro Viviani Fialho
Biography
Almiro Viviani Fialho (1918 — 1992), better known as Alex Viany, was a Brazilian director, producer, screenwriter, author, journalist and actor.
He is the author of the book Introduction to Brazilian Cinema (1959), cited by Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes as the first work of Brazilian filmography. He also wrote The Cinema Novo Process.
He debuted as a director in 1953, in the feature film "Agulha no Palheiro". In 1954, he directed "Rua sem Sol", which received the São Paulo State Governor's Award for best director, best actor for Carlos Alberto and best actress for Glauce Rocha (1930-1971). In 1955, he directed “Ana”, an episode of the feature film "A Rosa dos Ventos" (1954-1957), produced by the Communist Party of East Germany, organized by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens (1898-1989). In 1963, he directed "Sol sobre a Lama", shot in Bahia and under the influence of Cinema Novo. He made the last feature film of his career, only in 1978, with "A Noiva da Cidade".
He directed the short films A Máquina e o Sonho (1974), Humberto Mauro: eu Coração Dou Bom (1979) and Maxixe, a Dança Perdida (1980).
Known For
Movies (7)
Cinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Times Favela
1962
as (segment "Um Favelado")
Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany
1977
as Ele mesmo
Nelson Filma
1971
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
1989
as Self
Mauro, Humberto
1975
Nelson Filma o Rio
2021
as Self (archive footage)
About Alex Viany
Almiro Viviani Fialho (1918 — 1992), better known as Alex Viany, was a Brazilian director, producer, screenwriter, author, journalist and actor. He is the author of the book Introduction to Brazilian Cinema (1959), cited by Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes as the first work of Brazilian filmography. He also wrote The Cinema Novo Process. He debuted as a director in 1953, in the feature film "Agulha no Palheiro". In 1954, he directed "Rua sem Sol", which received the São Paulo State Governor's Award for best director, best actor for Carlos Alberto and… With 7 credits spanning from 1962 to 2021, Alex Viany has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alex Viany Movies
- Cinema Novo (2016) — as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Five Times Favela (1962) — as (segment "Um Favelado")
- Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany (1977) — as Ele mesmo
- Nelson Filma (1971)
- Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo (1989) — as Self
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