Directing
Margarida Gil
EN, PT cinema · 23 credits
Born
7 September 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Covilhã, Portugal
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
Filmography
Hands in the Fire
Director, Writer
Cavaleiro Vento
Director, Writer
Sea
Screenplay, Director
Passion
Director, Screenplay
O Fantasma do Novais
Writer, Director
Perdida Mente
Director, Screenplay
Carlos de Oliveira: Sobre o Lado Esquerdo
2007
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
Writer, Director
Adriana
Director, Screenplay
Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
Writer, Director
Guardian Angel
Director, Screenplay
A Luz Incerta
Director
Rosa Negra
Screenplay, Director
A True and Faithful Account
as Nun, Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
Flores Amargas
Director
Silvestre
Assistant Director
The Mother
Assistant Director
Paths
as The Girl / The Devil's Woman
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Assistant Director