Personal Info
Birth date
1939-11-20 (85 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Also known as
Antonio Carlos Fontoura
Antônio Carlos Fontoura
Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
Biography
A Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura was born in 1939, in the city of São Paulo. He wrote and directed a number of documentary shorts and feature-length films, including "Copacabana Me Engana" (1968), "A Rainha Diaba" (1974) and "Gatão de Meia Idade" (2006). Fontoura has also had a prolific work in TV, creating and writing soaps "Vidas Opostas" (2006), "Amor e Intrigas" (2007) and miniseries "Chapadão do Bugre" (1988) and "Capitães da Areia" (1989).
Filmography
Brava Gente
7
Overview:
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.The Devil Queen
6.4
Overview:
Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
6.8
Overview:
Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer Rita Lee and then separation. He also goes through the depression that devastated his life after the group ended and that led him to attempt suicide, his solo career, rapprochement with his brother and member of the Mutantes, Sérgio Dias, culminating in the band's return in 2006.My Home Is Copacabana
6.6
Overview:
Homeless children in the slums of Rio are driven out of their temporary shelters by ruthless gangsters in this somber drama. The kids survive by shining shoes, stealing, and cutting the strings of the kites to sell them later to others. Tired of life on the streets, one boy turns himself over to the police in hopes he will be sent to reform school in a last desperate attempt to survive. This feature from acclaimed Swedish director Arne Sucksdorff appeared at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.Copacabana Fools Me
7
Overview:
Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to school, he just lives on the spur of the moment, watches TV, plays soccer on the beach by day and goes out with his mates by night. He meets Irene, a 40 year-old woman and they have a love affair that is going to change his life - for a while.Gatão de Meia Idade
3
Overview:
Forty-year-old Cláudio is always looking for a romantic relationship. His routine changes when he has to take care of his 12-year-old daughter: women no longer look at him and the conquest tactics have no effect.Domingos
2
Overview:
A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.Uma Aventura do Zico
3.3
Overview:
Rich and spoiled kid, frustrated for not being chosen to join the soccer lessons his idol Zico was going to give, asks his father to clone the player. But a small girl smells something fishy going on and asks her friends to help save the Brazilian soccer star.Mirror of Flesh
4.3
Overview:
A mirror bought in an auction changes the life of an executive and his wife. They become sexually aroused under the influence of the strange object, which belonged to a bordello in the past. Soon the friends who come to pay a visit also become affected by it.Memórias do Grupo Opinião
NYR
Overview:
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.O Cangaceiro
7.2
Overview:
This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.We're So Young
6.8
Overview:
The life of Renato Russo, from his first involvement with music, to his years in the punk rock band Aborto Alétrico, to the formation of Legião Urbana, in the Brasília rock scene of 1970s and 1980s.O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento
NYR
Overview:
Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the first vehicles of the alternative Brazilian press, produced daily for six months, in the 1960s. The newspaper spoke of culture, politics and education through satires and prominent figures in the cultural scene of the time passed through him. Archive scenes and music from the period seek to reconstitute the spirit of the 68-generation. The film has the participation of personalities such as Ziraldo, Zuenir Ventura, Arnaldo Jabor, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Carlos Heitor Cony, Fernando Gabeira, Betty Faria, Hugo Carvana, among others.Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti
NYR
Overview:
It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto Cavalcanti, after a trip to Brasilia in 1978.Meu Nome é Gal
7.5
Overview:
Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the streets of downtown Rio. She laughs a lot, gestures and sings. Rio's landscapes such as Lage Park, a quiet place in the neighborhood of Gávea, an active factory.Os Mutantes
9.5
Overview:
A mutant prank improvised by Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio Dias, and Rita Lee. Os Mutantes on a unique day in the streets of São Paulo.No Meio da Rua
4.8
Overview:
Leonardo, an upper-middle class boy from the south of Rio de Janeiro, befriends Kiko, a boy who lives on the street and who juggles balls at a traffic light. The rich kid decides to lend Kiko his handheld video game – but it is stolen by hill boys. This is just the beginning of a great friendship between the two. They begin a great adventure that takes Leonardo to the favela, where he knows a reality entirely different from his own.Arquitetura de Morar
NYR
Overview:
An enchanted journey through three extraordinary houses built by Master José Zanine on the seaside hillside of Joatinga, in Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by a stunning musical score, specially created for the film by maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim.Brazilian Portraits: Odete Lara
NYR
Overview:
In this humorous review of her journey in our world, Odete Lara reveals all her authenticity and lucidity in front of the cameras.O Circo
7.5
Overview:
The documentary follows a caravan of acrobats through the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, presenting the situation of circuses in Brazil through testimonies from several circus artists.Chorinhos e Chorões
NYR
Overview:
An educational documentary short film on choro, an authentic brazilian musical genre, and its biggest and most influential musicians.Acting
2019Memórias do Grupo Opinião as Self
2017Dunas do Barato as Self
2010Brazilian Portraits: Odete Lara as Unknown
2009Loki: Arnaldo Baptista as Self
2009Domingos as Self (archive footage)
2006O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento as Self
1963The Beggars as Unknown
Writing
TBAWanda Pimentel ... Writer
2006No Meio da Rua ... Writer
2006Gatão de Meia Idade ... Screenplay
2000Brava Gente (3 Episodes) ... Writer
1998Uma Aventura do Zico ... Screenplay
1997O Cangaceiro ... Screenplay
1988Tarcísio & Glória (13 Episodes) ... Writer
1984Mirror of Flesh ... Screenplay
1979Plantão de Polícia (65 Episodes) ... Writer
1978Ciranda, Cirandinha (7 Episodes) ... Writer
1977Cordão de Ouro ... Writer
1975Arquitetura de Morar ... Writer
1974The Devil Queen ... Writer
1970Meu Nome é Gal ... Writer
1969Copacabana Fools Me ... Screenplay, Story
1969O Último Homem ... Story, Screenplay
1965Heitor dos Prazeres ... Writer
Directing
TBAWanda Pimentel ... Director
2013We're So Young ... Director
2010Brazilian Portraits: Odete Lara ... Director
2006No Meio da Rua ... Director
2006Gatão de Meia Idade ... Director
1998Uma Aventura do Zico ... Director
1984Mirror of Flesh ... Director
1982Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti ... Director
1979Plantão de Polícia (65 Episodes) ... Director
1977Cordão de Ouro ... Director
1975Arquitetura de Morar ... Director
1974The Devil Queen ... Director
1974Chorinhos e Chorões ... Director
1970Os Mutantes ... Director
1970Meu Nome é Gal ... Director
1969Copacabana Fools Me ... Director
1969O Último Homem ... Director
1967Ver Ouvir ... Director
1965My Home Is Copacabana ... Assistant Director
1965O Circo ... Assistant Director
1965Heitor dos Prazeres ... Director
Production
2013We're So Young ... Producer
2006No Meio da Rua ... Producer
1974The Devil Queen ... Producer
1969Copacabana Fools Me ... Producer
Creator
1979Plantão de Polícia ... Creator