Alex Viany
Age: N/A | From: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Almiro Viviani Fialho
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Homepage: http://www.alexviany.com.br/
Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
O Saci
(1951) Assistant Director
A Noiva da Cidade
(1978) Screenplay
Needle in a Haystack
(1953) Screenplay
Maxixe - A Dança Perdida
(1980) Director
The Wind Rose
(1957) Director
Ana
(1955) Director
Sol Sobre a Lama
(1963) Screenplay
Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany
(1977) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Self | |
| 1977 | Ele mesmo | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1962 | (segment "Um Favelado") | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| 1963 | Director | |
| 1957 | Director | |
| 1955 | Director | |
| 1954 | Director | |
| 1953 | Director | |
| 1951 | Assistant Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Writer | |
| 1978 | Screenplay | |
| 1963 | Screenplay | |
| 1954 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1953 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |