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Margarida Gil

Margarida Gil

DirectorWriterActorProducerDirecting Sep 7 (age 75) Covilhã, Portugal 1972–2024 (52 year career)
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Biography

Born in Covilhã, Portugal in 1950, she studied German philology in Lisbon. As a filmmaker, she can look back on a career spanning over 30 years with films including Relação Fiel e Verdadeira, which screened at Venice, and Rosa Negra, which was presented at Locarno. She was married to the director João César Monteiro and worked closely with him as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. In 2005, she won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome International Film Festival.

Known For

Trails
Film

Trails

The Girl / The Devil's Woman
Sea
Film

Sea

Director
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Film

Fragments of an Alms-Film

Assistant Director
A True and Faithful Account
Film

A True and Faithful Account

Nun
The Love of the Three Pomegranates
Film

The Love of the Three Pomegranates

5.3 1979
The Mother
Film

The Mother

Assistant Director
Passion
Film

Passion

Director
What Shall I Do With This Sword?
Film

What Shall I Do With This Sword?

6.3 1975

Filmography