Luís Filipe Rocha (born 16 November 1947) is a Portuguese

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and actor. He has directed ten films since 1976. His film ''

Cerromaior ''Cerromaior'' is a 1981 Portuguese drama film directed by Luís Filipe Rocha. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, and was awarded the ''Colón de Oro'' at the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de ...

'' was screened in the

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section at the

1981 Cannes Film Festival The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Człowiek z żelaza'' by Andrzej Wajda. The festival opened with '' Three Brothers'' (''Tre fratelli'') by Francesco Rosi and closed with '' Honeysuckl ...

Filmography

* '' Barronhos'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

Sinais de Vida ''Sinais de Vida'' is a Portuguese medical drama television series broadcast by RTP. It has 80 episodes and started airing on 14 January 2013 on RTP1. Cast *Dalila Carmo *Joaquim Horta Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim ...

'' (1984) * '' Amor e Dedinhos de Pé'' (1993) * '' Sinais de Fogo'' (1995) * '' Adeus, Pai'' (1996) * '' Camarate'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' A Outra Margem'' (2007) * '' Cinzento e Negro'' (2015)

References

Bibliographic references

* ''O Cais do Olhar'' by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999

External links

* 1947 births Living people Portuguese film directors Portuguese screenwriters Male screenwriters Portuguese male writers Portuguese male film actors People from Lisbon {{Portugal-film-director-stub