纳尔逊·佩雷拉·道斯桑托斯是蜚声巴西影坛的著名电影导演。在三十年的艺术生涯中,他一共执导了近二十部颇具影响的社会片,其中大部分以反映社会现实生活而著称,具有强烈的现实主义风格。 道斯桑托斯一九二八年生于圣保罗城。他的父亲是一个裁缝,曾梦想自己的孩子将来能成为电影名星。事也凑巧,道斯桑托斯长大后竟迷上了电影。在法律学校念书时,他很少把时间和精力化费在死读课本上,而是热心于创办电影俱乐部。一九四九年,他弃学去法国巴黎,拜意大利名导演罗伯特·罗塞利尼为师。 Nelson Pereira dos Santos is a famous film director for the Brazilian cinema. In his 30 years of artistic career, he has directed nearly 20 influential social films, most of which are famous for their social reality and have a strong realistic style. Santos was born in Sao Paulo in 1928. His father was a tailor, had dreamed of their children in the future can become a movie star. Coincidentally, Doris Santos grew hooked on the movie. When studying law school, he seldom spent his time and energy on studying textbooks, but was enthusiastic about starting a movie club. In 1949, he abandoned his studies in Paris, France, thanks to the famous Italian director Robert Rossellini as a teacher.