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One of the most controversial Portuguese filmmakers of his generation, João César Monteiro marked his presence in cinema with unclassifiable and polemic films made with idiosyncratic and somewhat experimental aesthetics, and influenced by his work as a film critic and a poet.
João César Monteiro Santos ( Figueira da Foz, São Julião da Figueira da Foz, 2 de fevereiro de 1939 — Lisboa, 3 de fevereiro de 2003) foi um cineasta português. Integrou o grupo de jovens realizadores que se lançaram no movimento do Novo Cinema.
João César Monteiro. Actor: Recollections of the Yellow House. Born in Figueira da Foz, a cosmopolitan beach resort, moved to Lisbon at the age of 15. In 1963 studies cinema at London School of Technique and starts his first movie at 1965 only concluded five years later.
Apr 28, 2010 · João César Monteiro’s world is a strange one. Over 21 films made from 1969 to his death in 2003, the Portuguese auteur built worlds out of flat screens, a still camera, and soundtracks consisting of people talking softly—all of which would sound terribly boring, save for the men running around in pig masks and the gods with the ...
João César Monteiro (1939-2003) remains among the most indelible and unusual figures in the history of Portuguese cinema, a visionary and profoundly eccentric filmmaker whose unique contribution to postwar European film is only gradually being recognized today.
João César Monteiro. Actor: Recollections of the Yellow House. Born in Figueira da Foz, a cosmopolitan beach resort, moved to Lisbon at the age of 15. In 1963 studies cinema at London School of Technique and starts his first movie at 1965 only concluded five years later.
Feb 4, 2003 · Portuguese filmmaker João César Monteiro died on 3 February at the age of 64 after a long battle with cancer. Monteiro made a dozen features and as many short films. Born to a middle-class country family, Monteiro studied filmmaking in London and on his return to Lisbon, directed his first feature in 1972.
