João Botelho is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Portugais born on 11 may 1949 at Lamego Municipality (Portugal)
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Nationality PortugalBirth 11 may 1949 (75 years) at Lamego Municipality (
Portugal)
João Botelho (born 1949) is a Portuguese film director.
He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards. His works have been nominated for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion.
Awarded the prestigious Ordem do Infante D.Henrique (Grau Comendador), one of Portuguese's highest honors, by President Jorge Sampaio on June 10, 2005.
Biography
Il s'inspire régulièrement d'œuvres littéraires classiques : Les Temps difficiles de Charles Dickens dans Tempos Difíceis en 1988, Frei Luís de Sousa d'Almeida Garrett dans Quem És Tu? en 2001, Le Livre de l'intranquillité de Fernando Pessoa dans Filme do Desassossego en 2010, ou encore Les Maia d'Eça de Queirós dans Os Maias - Cenas da Vida Romântica en 2014.
Ses films ont remporté plusieurs récompenses, dont le Tucano de Ouro du meilleur réalisateur au « Festival du cinéma de Rio de Janeiro », en 1985, pour Um Adeus Português.
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