8.4
Movie
Directing
Walter Salles
- Born
- (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Credits
- 67 titles
Biography
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 prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.
He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category.
Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world.
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Signature work
Known For
8.4
Movie
7.4
Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
7.9
Movie
I'm Still Here
5.7
Movie
Dark Water
8.1
Movie
Central Station
5.6
Movie
On the Road
7.1
Movie
The Secret Agent
6.8
Movie
Paris Je T'aime
7.4
Movie
Aquarius
6.4
Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
6.1
Movie
From Afar
7.4
Movie
Behind the Sun
7.0
Movie
Noah's Ark
6.5
Movie
Lower City
6.9
Movie
Madame Satã
6.3
Movie
Lion's Den
7.3
Movie
Love for Sale
7.3
Movie
Foreign Land
Acting credits 10
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Each Day in a Moment: 2025 Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | Films to Die For Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 2013 | VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro Film | Self |
| 2008 | Critic Film | Self |
| 2005 | Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' Film | Self |
| 2004 | Traveling with Che Guevara Film | Self |
| 2002 | At the Edge of the Earth Film | Self |
| 2002 | Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation Film | Self |
| 2001 | A Linguagem do Cinema Film | |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 57
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cyclone Film | Co-Producer |
| 2025 | The Secret Agent Film | Thanks |
| 2025 | Manas Film | Associate Producer |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here Film | Director, Producer |
| 2024 | New World Film | Associate Producer |
| 2024 | Noah's Ark Film | Producer |
| 2023 | The Movie Teller Film | Screenplay |
| 2023 | Mariner of the Mountains Film | Producer |
| 2020 | Narcissus Off Duty Film | Producer |
| 2020 | Burning Night Film | Producer |
| 2019 | Homing Film | Producer |
| 2019 | The Freitas Brothers TV | Creator |
| 2019 | Unremember Film | Producer |
| 2018 | Vozes de Paracatu e Bento Film | Director |
| 2017 | When the Earth Trembles Film | Director, Producer |
| 2017 | Where Has Time Gone? Film | Director, Writer |
| 2016 | Aquarius Film | Co-Producer |
| 2016 | Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang Film | Director, Writer |
| 2015 | From Afar Film | Thanks |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded Film | Director, Editor |
| 2013 | Habi, The Foreigner Film | Producer |
| 2012 | On the Road Film | Director |
| 2011 | Construção Film | Associate Producer |
| 2010 | The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell Film | Producer |
| 2009 | Eye of the Storm Film | Producer |
| 2008 | Stories on Human Rights Film | Director |
| 2008 | Linha de Passe Film | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2008 | Café de los maestros Film | Producer |
| 2008 | Lion's Den Film | Co-Producer |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema Film | Director |
| 2007 | 8,944 km from Cannes Film | Director |
| 2006 | Love for Sale Film | Producer |
| 2006 | Born and Bred Film | Co-Producer |
| 2006 | Paris Je T'aime Film | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Lower City Film | Producer |
| 2005 | Dark Water Film | Director |
| 2005 | Hermanas Film | Associate Producer |
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries Film | Director |
| 2002 | Madame Satã Film | Producer |
| 2002 | El bonaerense Film | Thanks |
| 2002 | City of God Film | Producer |
| 2002 | Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic Film | Director |
| 2001 | Behind the Sun Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1999 | Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra Film | Director, Editor |
| 1998 | Midnight Film | Director, Writer |
| 1998 | Central Station Film | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1996 | Foreign Land Film | Director, Editor, Writer |
| 1995 | Socorro Nobre Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 1995 | Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute Film | Director |
| 1995 | Visão do Paraíso Film | General Manager |
| 1992 | João & Antônio Film | Director |
| 1992 | Circuladô Film | Director |
| 1991 | High Art Film | Director |
| 1989 | Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo Film | Director |
| 1989 | Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy Film | Director |
| 1987 | China, o Império do Centro Film | Editor |
| 1987 | Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios Film | Director, Producer |