David Perlov
David Perlov , Hebrew דוד פרלוב, (Born June 9, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro , † December 13, 2003 in Tel Aviv ) was a Brazilian - Israeli documentary filmmaker .
life and work
David Perlov grew up in Belo Horizonte and lived with his Hasidic grandfather in São Paulo from the age of 10 . He was one of the leaders of the Jewish youth movement in Brazil. At the age of 22 he moved to Paris. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris and worked in the studio of Árpád Szenes and in the Cinémathèque française . He worked with Henri Langlois and Joris Ivens as well as Chris Marker and Jacques Prévert . In 1957 he made his first short film, Aunt Chinoise / Old Aunt China , based on drawings by a 12-year-old girl; he had found the drawings in the basement of the house in which he lived. In 1958 Perlov emigrated to Israel and lived with his wife Mira in Kibbutz Bror Chail , later in Tel Aviv. The couple had two daughters. Perlov received numerous awards for his films, which were shown at documenta 14 , among others .
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: In Jerusalem
- 1983: Diary
- 2003: My Stills (1952-2002)
- 2013: Footsteps In Jerusalem
- 2014: David Perlov
Web links
- Website David Perlov
- David Perlov in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook David Perlov (1930-2003) , accessed on July 9, 2019. (English)
- ↑ David Perlov Biography , accessed July 9, 2019. (English)
- ↑ The Guardian Obituary David Perlov , accessed July 9, 2019. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perlov, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | דוד פרלוב (Hebrew script) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian-Israeli documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 2003 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |