Geraldo Sarno

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Geraldo Sarno
Brazil
Died22 February 2022 (2022-02-23) (aged 83)
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
OccupationFilmmaker

Geraldo Sarno (6 March 1938 – 22 February 2022) was a Brazilian documentarist, screenwriter and film director.

Life and career

Born in Poções, after studying law at the Universidad del Salvador Sarno moved to São Paulo where he became an assistant of Thomaz Farkas.[1] He made his directorial debut in 1965 with the Farkas-produced Viramundo, about the internal migration in north-east Brazil, which was one of the major themes in his documentary career.[1][2]

Among Sarno's best known works was the critically acclaimed film

Gramado Film Festival.[1]

Sarno died from complications from COVID-19 on 22 February 2022, at the age of 83.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Sbragia, Piero (23 February 2022). "Cineasta Geraldo Sarno morre aos 83 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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