Rogério Sganzerla (4 May 1946 — 9 January 2004) was a Brazilian filmmaker. One of the main names of the '' cinema marginal''

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movement, his most known work is ''

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'' (1968). Sganzerla was influenced by

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, and

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, and often used clichés from

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and

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s. Irony, narrative subversion and collage were trademarks of his film aesthetics.

Biography

Sganzerla was born in

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, in the state of Santa Catarina. During the 1960 decade he wrote for the newspaper ''

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'' as film reporter. In 1967 Sganzerla directed his first short film, ''Documentário''. In 1968 he directed his first feature film, ''O Bandido da Luz Vermelha'' (The Red Light Bandit) In 1970 he founded the Bel-Air film company, together with

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. Headed by Sganzerla, the company produced the films ''Copacabana Mon Amour'' and '' Sem essa, aranha'' (1970). In 1985 Sganzerla directed the

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''Nem Tudo É Verdade'' (It's Not All True) about

' arrival to Brazil to film his unfinished documentary '' It's All True''. Sganzerla died in 2004, of a brain tumor, shortly after finishing his last film ''O signo do caos''.

Filmography

References

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