Arnaldo Jabor
Arnaldo Jabor (12 December 1940 – 15 February 2022) was a Brazilian film director and producer, screenwriter, writer, journalist and political pundit for Brazilian television network Rede Globo.
Arnaldo Jabor

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- Name
- Arnaldo Jabor
- Born
- 12 December 1940
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- 15 February 2022
- Place of death
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Education
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, journalist, writer
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Movements
- Cinema Novo
- Known for
- Love Me Forever or Never · All Nudity Shall Be Punished · Tudo Bem
- Languages
- Portuguese · Brazilian Portuguese
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Arnaldo Jabor (12 December 1940 – 15 February 2022) was a Brazilian film director and producer, screenwriter, writer, journalist and political pundit for Brazilian television network Rede Globo.
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Biography
Biography
Arnaldo Jabor studied at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and St. Ignatius College. The recorded working language is Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Works named in the authority record are Love Me Forever or Never, All Nudity Shall Be Punished and Tudo Bem.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Arnaldo Jabor • Born — 12 December 1940 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Died — 15 February 2022 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Education — Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, journalist, writer • Years Active — 1965-2021 • Children — Carolina Jabor
Biography
Biography
He was of Jewish Lebanese descent and identified as an atheist. Initially associated with the Cinema Novo movement with his first fiction feature Pindorama (1970), Jabor went on directing nine films between 1965 and 1990. His 1973 film All Nudity Shall Be Punished won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In the 1980s, Jabor reached critical and commercial success with his erotically-charged psychological romantic dramas I Love You (1981) and Love Me Forever or Never (1986), with the latter gathering a Palm d'Or nomination at the 39th Cannes Film Festival. At the end of his filmmaking career, he considered his satirical comedy Tudo Bem (1978) as his best film. Jabor died as a result of a stroke in São Paulo on 15 February 2022, at the age of 81. He is survived by a daughter, Carolina Jabor.
Filmography
Filmography
• O Circo (1965) • A Opinião Pública (1967) • Pindorama (1970) • All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973) • O Casamento (1976) • Tudo Bem (1978) • I Love You (1981) • Love Me Forever or Never (1986) • Carnaval (1990) • A Suprema Felicidade (2010) • Meu Último Desejo (TBA)
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1940
Arnaldo Jabor born at Rio de Janeiro.
2022
Arnaldo Jabor died at São Paulo.
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Rio de Janeiro.
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scholarly publication
- Classe Média Brasileira: Afetos do Conservadorismo - um estudo a partir de "Tudo Bem" (Arnaldo Jabor, 1978)
Scholarly · Crossref registry
- e-mail cabeça (dura) a Arnaldo Jabor, Sinopse (São Paulo), 1999
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1999
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1789327: Arnaldo Jabor
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- “Arnaldo Jabor”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.LOPES, Paulo. Arnaldo Jabor, ateu famoso. 18 de fevereiro de 2012.
- 2.Os dois pedaços de mim. 6-12-2011.
- 3.Arnaldo Jabor. Agrippino Grieco atacou burros e pavões.
- 4.Rosana Elisa Catelli, Shirley Pereira Cardoso. O cinema brasileiro contemporâneo: retomada e diversidade. 15 de março de 2009.
- 5.O espanto de Jabor ante o mundo novo. 10 de setembro de 2013.
- 7.O tempo.
- 8.O Globo. 2014-06-19.
- 9.Partido dos Trabalhadores.
- 10.Morre Arnaldo Jabor, jornalista e cineasta do cinema novo, aos 81 anos. 15 de fevereiro de 2022.
- 11.Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 12.Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 13.Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 14.Cinemateca Brasileira.
- 15.adorocinema.com.
- 16.Cinemateca Brasileira.
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- 19.Cinemateca Brasileira.
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scholarly publication
Classe Média Brasileira: Afetos do Conservadorismo - um estudo a partir de "Tudo Bem" (Arnaldo Jabor, 1978)Crossref registry
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e-mail cabeça (dura) a Arnaldo Jabor, Sinopse (São Paulo), 1999Crossref registry
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