Joao Botelho
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Birth Place
Portugal
Born
May 11, 1949
Biography
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Joao Botelho is a leading figure in the contemporary Portugese film industry and founder of the critical and theoretical journal, "M." Botelho's 1988 feature, "Tempes dificeis/Hard Times," was a highly stylized adaptation of the Dickens novel which attempted to recapture the visual purity of classical silent cinema. His subsequent feature "Tres Palmeiras/Three Palm Trees" (1994) was part...
Biography
Joao Botelho is a leading figure in the contemporary Portugese film industry and founder of the critical and theoretical journal, "M." Botelho's 1988 feature, "Tempes dificeis/Hard Times," was a highly stylized adaptation of the Dickens novel which attempted to recapture the visual purity of classical silent cinema. His subsequent feature "Tres Palmeiras/Three Palm Trees" (1994) was part of a trilogy commissioned as part of the "Lisbon 24 Hours" project celebrating the city's designation as 1994's European Cultural Capital."
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Northern Land
(2009)
Director
Corruption
(2007)
Director
O Fatalista
(2005)
Director
Quem Es Tu?
(2001)
Director
Traffic
(1998)
Director
Three Palm Trees
(1994)
Director
Aqui na Terra
(1993)
Director
Tempos Dificeis
(1988)
Director
Um Adeus Portugues
(1985)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
The Northern Land
(2009)
Screenplay
O Fatalista
(2005)
Screenplay
Quem Es Tu?
(2001)
Screenwriter
Traffic
(1998)
Screenwriter
Three Palm Trees
(1994)
Screenwriter
Aqui na Terra
(1993)
Screenwriter
Tempos Dificeis
(1988)
Screenwriter
Um Adeus Portugues
(1985)
Dialogue
Um Adeus Portugues
(1985)
Screenwriter
Producer (Feature Film)
O Fatalista
(2005)
Producer
Quem Es Tu?
(2001)
Producer
Tempos Dificeis
(1988)
Producer
Um Adeus Portugues
(1985)
Producer
Editing (Feature Film)
Quem Es Tu?
(2001)
Editor
Tempos Dificeis
(1988)
Editor
Um Adeus Portugues
(1985)
Editor
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Quem Es Tu?
(2001)
Production Designer
Title Design (Feature Film)
Mal
(1999)
Titles
Life Events
1978
Film co-directing debut (with Jorge Alves da Silva), "Alexandre e Rosa"
1980
Solo feature directing debut, "Conversa acabada"
