
Alex Viany
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday4 November 1918
Died16 November 1992 (age 74)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known credits19
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 195…

Nelson Filma o Rio
2021 · Self (archive footage)

Cinema Novo
2016 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
1989 · Self
Maxixe - A Dança Perdida
1980 · Director

Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom
1979 · Director

Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom
1979 · Writer

A Noiva da Cidade
1978 · Director

A Noiva da Cidade
1978 · Screenplay

A Noiva da Cidade
1978 · Producer

Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany
1977 · Ele mesmo

Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany
1977 · Director

Mauro, Humberto
1975

O Sonho e a Máquina
1974 · Director

Nelson Filma
1971
Silvino Santos - O Fim de um Pioneiro
1970 · Screenplay

Sol Sobre a Lama
1963 · Screenplay

Sol Sobre a Lama
1963 · Director

Sol Sobre a Lama
1963 · Editor

Five Times Favela
1962 · (segment "Um Favelado")

The Wind Rose
1957 · Director

Ana
1955 · Director

Rua sem Sol
1954 · Director

Rua sem Sol
1954 · Writer

Carnival in Caxias
1954 · Screenplay

Needle in a Haystack
1953 · Screenplay

Needle in a Haystack
1953 · Director

O Saci
1951 · Assistant Director
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