Paulo Branco
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Paulo Branco is a Portuguese
film producer
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Selected filmography
- The TerritoryThe Territory-Cast:* Isabelle Weingarten - Françoise* Rebecca Pauly - Barbara* Geoffrey Carey - Peter* Jeffrey Kime* Paul Getty Jr. - Guide* Shila Turna - Linda* Artur Semedo - Indefinite man* Camila Mora - Young girl* Ethan Stone - Young boy* José Nascimento - Prawler...
(1981) - Three Crowns of the SailorThree Crowns of the Sailor-Cast:* Jean-Bernard Guillard as Le matelot* Philippe Deplanche as L'étudiant* Jean Badin as Un officier* Nadège Clair as Maria* Lisa Lyon as Mathilde* Claude Derepp as Le capitaine* Franck Oger as L'aveugle...
(1983) - City of PiratesCity of Pirates-Cast:* Hugues Quester as Toby* Anne Alvaro as Isidore* Melvil Poupaud as Malo, l'enfant* André Engel as Le pêcheur* Duarte de Almeida as Le père* Clarisse Dole as La mère* André Gomes as Le carabinier...
(1983) - Manoel's DestiniesManoel's Destinies-Cast:* Armanda Bacelar* Isabel Branco* Aurélie Chazelle* José de Freitas* Marco Paulo de Freitas* Ruben de Freitas* Diogo Dória* Cecília Guimarães* Fernando Heitor* Teresa Madruga as Manoel's Mother* Vasco Pimentel* Pedro M. Ruivo...
(1985) - Treasure IslandTreasure Island (1985 film)Treasure Island is a 1985 Chilean-French adventure film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Melvil Poupaud - Jim Hawkins* Martin Landau - Old Captain...
(1985) - The CannibalsThe Cannibals (1988 film)The Cannibals is a 1988 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luís Miguel Cintra - Viscount d'Aveleda* Leonor Silveira - Margarida* Diogo Dória - Don João* Oliveira Lopes...
(1988) - No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)
- The End of the WorldThe End of the World (1992 film)The End of the World is a 1992 Portuguese drama film directed by João Mário Grilo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* José Viana - Augusto Henriques* Adelaide João - Conceição das Neves...
(1992) - Abraham's ValleyAbraham's ValleyAbraham's Valley is a 1993 Portuguese-language drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís.-Reception:...
(1993) - Lisbon Story (1994)
- The Convent (1995)
- Down to Earth (1995)
- Five Days, Five Nights (1996)
- Three Lives and Only One DeathThree Lives and Only One DeathThree Lives and Only One Death is a 1996 French film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, and was the penultimate film to star Marcello Mastroianni, before his death in 1996.-Cast:...
(1996) - Few of UsFew of UsFew of Us is a 1996 Lithuanian drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film shows a young woman visiting a nomadic Tofalar tribe in the Sayan Mountains. There is no dialogue throughout the film....
(1996) - Genealogies of a CrimeGenealogies of a Crime-Cast:*Catherine Deneuve as Jeanne/Solange*Michel Piccoli as Georges Didier*Melvil Poupaud as René*Andrzej Seweryn as Christian*Bernadette Lafont as Esther...
(1997) - Voyage to the Beginning of the WorldVoyage to the Beginning of the WorldVoyage to the Beginning of the World is a 1997 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and starring Marcello Mastroianni...
(1997) - The HouseThe House (1997 film)The House is a 1997 French-Lithuanian drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi* Leos Carax* Micaela Cardoso* Oksana Chernych* Alex Descas...
(1997) - AnxietyAnxiety (film)Anxiety is a 1998 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was screened out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Afonso Araújo - Boy* Leonor Araújo - Girl* Leonor Baldaque - Fisalina...
(1998) - Time RegainedTime Regained (film)Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust...
(1999) - As Bodas de DeusAs Bodas de DeusAs Bodas de Deus is a 1999 Portuguese comedy film directed by João César Monteiro. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rita Durão - Joana de Deus* João César Monteiro - João de Deus...
(1999) - Modern LifeModern Life (film)Modern Life is a 2000 French drama film directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Claire* Frédéric Pierrot - Jacques* Lolita Chammah - Marguerite* Juliette Andréa - Eva...
(2000) - I'm Going Home (2001)
- Get a LifeGet a Life (film)Get a Life is a 2001 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rita Blanco - Cidàlia* Adriano Luz - Adelino* Teresa Madruga - Celestina* Alda Gomes - Alda...
(2001) - I Am DinaI Am DinaI Am Dina is a 2002 Swedish-Norwegian-Danish film directed by Ole Bornedal. It is based on the 1989 book Dinas bok by Herbjørg Wassmo. The movie was one of the most high-profile in Norwegian movie history.-Plot:...
(2002) - The Uncertainty PrincipleThe Uncertainty Principle (film)The Uncertainty Principle is a 2002 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Leonor Baldaque - Camila* Leonor Silveira - Vanessa* Isabel Ruth - Celsa...
(2002) - TwoTwo (2002 film)Two is a 2002 French drama film directed by Werner Schroeter and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Magdalena / Maria* Bulle Ogier - Anna, the mother* Manuel Blanc - Man with the flower / Russian officer / Henri L...
(2002) - A Talking PictureA Talking PictureA Talking Picture is a 2003 Portuguese film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It stars Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Irene Papas, Stefania Sandrelli and Leonor Silveira.- Plot :It is set in July 2001...
(2003) - That DayThat Day (film)That Day is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Bernard Giraudeau - Pointpoirot* Elsa Zylberstein - Livia* Jean-Luc Bideau - Raufer* Jean-François Balmer - Treffle...
(2003) - Changing Times (2004)
- Ma mèreMa mèreMy Mother is a French-Austrian-Portuguese-Spanish 2004 movie about the fictional story of an incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy and his attractive, promiscuous, 43-year-old mother. The movie stars Isabelle Hupert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Philipe Duclos and...
(2004) - In the Darkness of the NightIn the Darkness of the NightIn the Darkness of the Night is a 2004 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.- Cast :* Fernando Luís – Nelson Pinto* Rita Blanco – Celeste Pinto...
(2004) - AliceAlice (2005 film)Alice is a Portuguese film directed by Marco Martins, released in 2005. Alice stars Nuno Lopes as Mário, the father, and Beatriz Batarda as Luísa, his wife, as well as Miguel Guilherme, Ana Bustorff, Gonçalo Waddington, Carla Maciel, Laura Soveral and José Wallenstein. Alice was produced by Paulo...
(2005) - C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvéC'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvéC'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé is a 2005 French drama film directed by Michel Piccoli. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Roger Jendly - Le mari* Michèle Gleizer - La femme...
(2005) - A Few Days in SeptemberA Few Days in September (film)A Few Days in September is the first film directed by Santiago Amigorena, who previously wrote screenplays for films by Cédric Klapisch and Catherine Breillat among others...
(2006) - From Now OnFrom Now On (film)From Now On is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Catarina Ruivo and written by Ruivo and Antonio Figueiredo. The film starred Edgar Morais, Luís Miguel Cintra, Adelaide de Sousa, and Antonio Figueiredo, among others...
(2007) - Ashes and BloodAshes and BloodAshes and Blood is a 2009 French drama film directed by Fanny Ardant. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2009) - CosmopolisCosmopolis (film)Cosmopolis is an upcoming drama film starring Robert Pattinson and directed by David Cronenberg. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo.-Cast:* Robert Pattinson as Eric Packer* Jay Baruchel as Shiner* Paul Giamatti as Benno Levin...
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Awards
Branco was honoured with the Raimondo Rezzonico Award for independent producers at 2002 Locarno International Film FestivalLocarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
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