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Pere Portabella

Film Producer / Film Director / Politician / Writer / Screenwriter | * 02/11/1927 (97) | Figueres, Catalonia (Spain)
Pere Portabella i Ràfols (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpeɾə ˌpɔɾtəˈβeʎəj ˈrafuls]; born in 1927) is a Spanish politician, director, and producer. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an iconic figure in Spanish film. ()

Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Pere Portabella’s first work as a director starts with the following phrase: “defeated…but not conquered”. This may or should be taken as an allusion to the technical K.O. taken by Portabella ...

Don't Count On Your Fingers

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1967 | 2.9/5 | 26min
Drama
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A female professor, a writer, and an orchestra conductor--three characters, two couples--attend a grand literary cocktail party. The writer has just won the prize for his book "Warsaw Bridge." The win ...

Warsaw Bridge

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1990 | 2.8/5 | 1h 25min
Drama
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Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana r ...

Viridiana

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1961 | 3.8/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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This latest feature from the eccentrically experimental Catalan director Portabella is a beautiful, sometimes faintly bonkers celebration and contemplation of the role Bach’s music plays in the worl ...

The Silence Before Bach

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2007 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Pere Portabella

Miquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award Creu de Sant Jordi Premi Nacional De Cinema Honorary Doctor of The Autonomous University of Barcelona Honorary Doctor of The University of Girona
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Movies with Pere Portabella as Actor(4)

2012 Materialista, idealista, cinematógrafo, magnetófono, buen chico y sádico
as himself2006 Filmmakers in Action
1986 Olímpicament mort
as Dr. Sanpona1969 Spain Again

Movies with Pere Portabella as Crew(56)

Crew/Thanks2021 D'ombres
Directing/Director2015 General Report II: The New Abduction of Europe
Production/Producer2015 General Report II: The New Abduction of Europe
Writing/Writer2015 General Report II: The New Abduction of Europe
Directing/Director2008 Mudanza
Production/Producer2008 Mudanza
Writing/Writer2008 Mudanza
Directing/Director2007 The Silence Before Bach
Writing/Writer2007 The Silence Before Bach
Directing/Director2006 No al no: Visca el piano!
Production/Producer2006 No al no: Visca el piano!
Writing/Writer2006 No al no: Visca el piano!
Directing/Director2004 ¡Hay motivo!
Directing/Director2003 Lectura Brossa
Directing/Director2003 The Tempest
Writing/Writer2003 The Tempest
Production/Executive Producer1997 Train of Shadows
Directing/Director1990 Warsaw Bridge
Writing/Writer1990 Warsaw Bridge
Directing/Director1977 General Report
Production/Producer1977 General Report
Writing/Writer1977 General Report
Directing/Director1974 The Supper
Writing/Writer1974 The Supper
Directing/Director1973 Miró Tapís
Writing/Writer1973 Miró Tapís
Directing/Director1973 Acció Santos
Writing/Writer1973 Acció Santos
Directing/Director1973 Miro Forja
Writing/Writer1973 Miro Forja
Directing/Director1972 Umbracle
Writing/Writer1972 Umbracle
Production/Associate Producer1972 Far from the Trees
Directing/Director1972 Vampir Cuadecuc
Production/Producer1972 Vampir Cuadecuc
Writing/Screenplay1972 Vampir Cuadecuc
Directing/Director1970 Play Back
Writing/Writer1970 Play Back
Production/Associate Producer1970 El desastre de Annual
Directing/Director1969 Miró, l'altre
Writing/Writer1969 Miró, l'altre
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Aidez l'Espagne
Directing/Director1969 Aidez l'Espagne
Editing/Editor1969 Aidez l'Espagne
Writing/Writer1969 Aidez l'Espagne
Directing/Director1969 The National Prizes
Writing/Writer1969 The National Prizes
Directing/Director1969 Nocturne 29
Writing/Screenplay1969 Nocturne 29
Writing/Story1969 Nocturne 29
Directing/Director1967 Don't Count On Your Fingers
Writing/Writer1967 Don't Count On Your Fingers
Writing/Co-Writer1965 The Moment of Truth
Production/Producer1961 Viridiana
Production/Producer1960 The Crooks
Production/Producer1960 The Wheelchair

Full Name: Pere Portabella
Citizenship: Spain
Born: Friday, 02/11 1927 (February) in Figueres, Catalonia (Spain) (current age: 97 years + 75 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Catalan (CA), Spanish (ES)
Member of: Fundación Alternativas
Other names for Pere Portabella (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pedro Portabella"
Pere Portabella frequently works together with these people:
Carles Santos (18x, Crew)
Manuel Esteban Marquilles (12x, Crew)
Anne Settimó (9x, Crew)
Tomàs Pladevall (7x, Crew)
Albert Manera (7x, Crew)
Pere Joan Ventura (5x, Crew)
Francesco Rosi (5x, Crew)
Joan Brossa (5x, Crew)
Teresa Alcocer (5x, Crew)
Ricardo Muñoz Suay (4x, Crew)
Carlos Candela (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:548880, Added: 10/10/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024