Walter Salles

Director

Born: April 12, 1956 (age 70)
From: 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 include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival…

Filmography (36)

Films to Die For (2025)
Self - Interviewee
I'm Still Here (2024)
Director
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento (2018)
Director
When the Earth Trembles (2017)
Director
Where Has Time Gone? (2017)
Director
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2016)
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
Director
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)
Self
On the Road (2012)
Director
Stories on Human Rights (2008)
Director
Linha de Passe (2008)
Director
Critic (2008)
Self
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Director
8,944 km from Cannes (2007)
Director
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Director
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005)
Self
Dark Water (2005)
Director
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Director
Traveling with Che Guevara (2004)
Self
At the Edge of the Earth (2002)
Self
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation (2002)
Self
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic (2002)
Director
Behind the Sun (2001)
Director
A Linguagem do Cinema (2001)
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra (1999)
Director
Midnight (1998)
Director
Central Station (1998)
Director
Foreign Land (1996)
Director
Socorro Nobre (1995)
Director
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute (1995)
Director