João Pedro Rodrigues (born 24 August 1966) is a Portuguese
film director
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. He is considered to be part of
The School of Reis.
Career
Having studied at the
School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, Rodrigues started his career as an assistant director and editor in several features, directed, for example, by
Alberto Seixas Santos and
Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde (born 18 May 1966) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese film director. Her film ''The Mutants (film), Os Mutantes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
*''A Idade Maior'' (19 ...
. In 1997, Rodrigues directed his first film ''
O Fantasma (Phantom)'' (2000). Apart from the minor controversy it generated in Portugal, the film was shown in Spain, Italy, France, Brazil and the United States with modest results. ''
Two Drifters'' (2005), his second feature film, garnered relative international acclaim and was shown at the
Cannes Film Festival
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.
His features have been produced and released by the production company Rosa Filmes.
Personal life
He is openly gay.
Filmography
* 1988 - ''O Pastor''
* 1997 - ''Happy Birthday! (Parabéns!)''
* 1997 - ''Esta é a Minha Casa''
* 1998 - ''A Trip to the Expo (Viagem à Expo)''
* 2000 - ''
O Fantasma''
* 2005 - ''
Two Drifters (Odete)''
* 2007 - ''China China''
* 2009 - ''
To Die Like a Man (Morrer Como Um Homem)''
* 2011 - ''Red Dawn (Alvorada Vermelha)''
* 2012 - ''Manhã de Santo António''
* 2012 - ''
The Last Time I Saw Macao (A Última Vez Que Vi Macau)''
* 2012 - ''The King's Body (O Corpo de Afonso)''
* 2013 - ''Mahjong''
* 2016 - ''
The Ornithologist (O Ornitólogo)''
* 2016 - ''Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? (Où en êtes-vous, João Pedro Rodrigues?)''
* 2022 - ''
Will-o'-the-Wisp
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The phenomenon is known in the United Kingdom by a variety of names, including jack-o'- ...
(Fogo-Fátuo)''
References
External links
*
João Pedro Rodriguesin Cinemascope
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1966 births
Living people
Mass media people from Lisbon
Portuguese film directors
Radcliffe fellows
Portuguese screenwriters
Gay screenwriters
LGBTQ film directors
Portuguese gay writers
Portuguese LGBTQ screenwriters
Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni