Walter Salles

Walter Salles

Directing

Born April 12, 1956 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

29 films as director · Active 1987–2024

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 regar…

Known for

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Critic

Critic

2008

Traveling with Che Guevara

Traveling with Che Guevara

2004

At the Edge of the Earth

At the Edge of the Earth

2002

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

2025

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

2005

A Linguagem do Cinema

A Linguagem do Cinema

2001

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation

2002

Directed(29)

I'm Still Here

2024I'm Still Here★ 7.9

Vozes de Paracatu e Bento

2018Vozes de Paracatu e Bento★ 8.0

Where Has Time Gone?

2017Where Has Time Gone?★ 5.5

When the Earth Trembles

2017When the Earth Trembles★ 5.0

Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang

2016Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang★ 6.9

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded★ 5.1

On the Road

2012On the Road★ 5.6

Linha de Passe

2008Linha de Passe★ 6.6

Stories on Human Rights

2008Stories on Human Rights★ 2.2

To Each His Own Cinema

2007To Each His Own Cinema★ 6.5

8,944 km from Cannes

20078,944 km from Cannes

Paris Je T'aime

2006Paris Je T'aime★ 6.8

Dark Water

2005Dark Water★ 5.7

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004The Motorcycle Diaries★ 7.4

Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic

2002Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic★ 9.0

Behind the Sun

2001Behind the Sun★ 7.4

Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

1999Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra★ 7.0

Central Station

1998Central Station★ 8.1

Midnight

1998Midnight★ 5.8

Foreign Land

1996Foreign Land★ 7.2

Socorro Nobre

1995Socorro Nobre★ 7.4

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

1995Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute★ 10.0

João & Antônio

1992João & Antônio

High Art

1991High Art★ 4.5

Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo

1989Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo★ 7.0

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

1989Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios

1987Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios

Acting(9)

2025Films to Die ForSelf - Interviewee

2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroSelf

Walter Salles — Watchpile | Watchpile

2005Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'Self

2004Traveling with Che GuevaraSelf

2002At the Edge of the EarthSelf

2002Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creationSelf

2001A Linguagem do Cinema

1953The OscarsSelf