Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

1h 30m
Documentary
6.9

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful buildings.

Cast

Oscar Niemeyer
Self
Lúcio Costa
Self (archive footage)
Italo Campofiorito
Self
Ferreira Gullar
Self
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris
Self (archive footage)
Chico Buarque
Self
Eduardo Galeano
Self
Carlos Heitor Cony
Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Self
Eric Hobsbawm
Self
Bruno Contarini
Self
José Saramago
Self
Jean-Paul Sartre
Self (archive footage)
Mário Soares
Self

Crew

Fabiano Maciel
Director
Jordana Berg
Editor

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