Marcelo Caetano (director)
Appearance
Marcelo Caetano (born 1982) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter,[1] whose debut feature film Body Electric (Corpo Elétrico) was released in 2017.[2]
Career
[edit]Born and raised in Belo Horizonte, he moved to São Paulo in the early 2000s.[3] He worked in film as a casting director, an assistant director and a contributing screenwriter on various films,[4] and directed a number of short films, prior to Body Electric, which premiered in the Bright Future competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2017.[5]
His second feature film, Baby, premiered in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Filmography
[edit]- A Tal Guerreira - 2008
- Bailão - 2009
- By Your Side (Na Sua Companhia) - 2011
- Verona - 2013
- Body Electric (Corpo Elétrico) - 2017
- Baby - 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b Boris Bastide, "Dans le viseur de Marcelo Caetano, réalisateur de « Baby », le collectif décliné en tous genres". Le Monde, March 22, 2025.
- ^ Jay Weissberg, "Film Review: ‘Body Electric’". Variety, February 11, 2017.
- ^ "Poster and first clip for Cannes Critics' Week entry Baby". Cineuropa, May 13, 2024.
- ^ Leo Barraclough, "Marcelo Caetano’s ‘Baby’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Cannes Premiere". Variety, May 6, 2024.
- ^ Andreas Wiseman, "Rotterdam reveals Bright Future selection". Screen Daily, January 4, 2017.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy, "Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup". Variety, April 15, 2024.