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Walter Salles
Director 70 years old

Walter Salles

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
Ainda Estou Aqui

Ainda Estou Aqui

Walter Salles 2024 2h 18m 7.0

In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family - Rubens, Eunice, and their five children - live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.

On the Road

On the Road

Walter Salles 2012 2h 22m 5.4

Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.

Linha de Passe

Linha de Passe

Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas 2008 1h 48m 7.7

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier;

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence

Takeshi Kitano, David Cronenberg 2007 1h 40m 7.4

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about Cinema.

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven 2006 2h 7.3

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Walter Salles 2005 1h 45m 5.9

Dahlia and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own.

Diarios de motocicleta

Diarios de motocicleta

Walter Salles 2004 2h 6m 8.1

"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

Abril Despedaçado

Abril Despedaçado

Walter Salles 2001 1h 35m 7.9

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death.

Central do Brasil

Central do Brasil

Walter Salles 1998 1h 51m 8.3

Central do Brasil is a Brazilian film from Walter Salles about the relationship between an old and bitter woman and a young orphan boy.

Terra Estrangeira

Terra Estrangeira

Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas 1996 1h 50m 8.0

After the death of her mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to her native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.

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