Joaquim Leitão, ComIH, OM (born 1956) is a Portuguese film director. He won two

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, in 1996 for ''

Adão e Eva ''Adão e Eva'' is a 1995 Portuguese film directed by Joaquim Leitão. Cast * Maria de Medeiros * Joaquim de Almeida *Ana Bustorff Ana Bustorff (born 15 November 1959 in Miragaia, Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portu ...

'' and in 1998 for ''Tentação''.Awards
at IMDB.com

Life

He studied law at the University of Lisbon, but changed to directing films. In the 1980s he directed several short films and music videos. In 1994 he wrote ''Uma Cidade Qualquer'' for the European Capital of Culture. He followed this with ''

'' (1995), whose cast included Joaquim de Almeida and Maria de Medeiros in the roles of two commercial television media figures, and for which he received two "Globos de Ouro" (Portuguese Golden Globes): Best Picture and Best Director. With ''Tentação (Temptation)'' (1997) he got one of the biggest commercial successes of the Portuguese cinema, and then, he directed ''Inferno (Hell)'' (1999), the series Until Tomorrow Comrades (2005) - adapted from the work of the same name by Álvaro Cunhal - and ''20,13 Purgatório (Purgatory)'' (2006). Joaquim Leitão also participated in several films as an actor, notably in films by Fernando Lopes, Ruy Guerra and António Pedro Vasconcelos. He was awarded the Commander of the

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, by the President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio in 2005.

Filmography

*''O fim da inocência'' (2017) *'' Sei Lá'' (2014) *'' Quarta Divisão'' (2013) *'' A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera'' (2009) *''20,13 Purgatório'' (2006) *''Até Amanhã, Camaradas'' (miniseries) (2005) *'' Capitães de Abril'' (2000) *''Inferno'' (1999) *''Tentação'' (1997) *''

'' (1995) *''Uma Vida Normal'' (1994) *''Uma Cidade Qualquer'' (1994) *''Ao Fim da Noite'' (1991) *''O Resgate'' (1990) *''A Ilha'' (1990) *''Voltar'' (1988) *''Duma Vez por Todas'' (1986)

References

External links

* Portuguese film directors Living people 1956 births Golden Globes (Portugal) winners {{Portugal-film-director-stub