Margarida Gil

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-09-07 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Covilhã, Portugal

Margarida Gil

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.

Production

2012

Passion

as Director

2012

Passion

as Screenplay

2010

Perdida Mente

as Director

2010

Perdida Mente

as Screenplay

1993

Rosa Negra

as Director

1993

Rosa Negra

as Screenplay

2005

Adriana

as Director

2005

Adriana

as Screenplay

2024

1994

A Luz Incerta

as Director

2024

1998

Guardian Angel

as Director

1988

Flores Amargas

as Director

1972

Fragments of an Alms-Film

as Assistant Director

1979

The Mother

as Assistant Director

2018

Sea

as Director

2018

Sea

as Screenplay

1998

Guardian Angel

as Screenplay

2017

2012

1989

A True and Faithful Account

as Executive Producer

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