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João Canijo is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Line Producer and Assistant Director Portugais born on 10 december 1957 at Porto (Portugal)
João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
En 1988, il réalise son premier long métrage, Três menos eu, qui fut sélectionné pour le Festival de Rotterdam de la même année. En 2004, son film Noite Escura fut présenté au Festival de Cannes, et il fut choisi comme candidat portugais à l'Oscar du meilleur film étranger.
Il a également travaillé comme metteur en scène.
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Il a étudié l'Histoire à l'Université de Porto, ne s'étant initié au cinéma qu'en 1980. Jusqu'en 1985, il a été l'assistant réalisateur d'auteurs comme Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders, Alain Tanner ou encore Werner Schroeter.En 1988, il réalise son premier long métrage, Três menos eu, qui fut sélectionné pour le Festival de Rotterdam de la même année. En 2004, son film Noite Escura fut présenté au Festival de Cannes, et il fut choisi comme candidat portugais à l'Oscar du meilleur film étranger.
Il a également travaillé comme metteur en scène.
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Lisbon Story (1994)
, 1h40Directed by Wim Wenders
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Manoel de Oliveira, João Canijo
Roles Crook
Rating70%
Lisbon Story is partially a sequel to Wenders' 1982 film, The State of Things. The fictitious movie director in the previous film, Friedrich Munro, reappears, again played by Patrick Bauchau. In Lisbon Story Friedrich has moved to Lisbon, Portugal (the country where The State of Things was set). The principal character, Philip Winter (Rüdiger Vogler), a sound engineer, receives a postcard invitation from Friedrich to come to Lisbon to record sounds of the capital city for his forthcoming film. On arriving, the director is nowhere to be found, though he leaves cryptic messages. This sets in motion a mysterious quest.
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Blood of My Blood (2011)
Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Rafael Morais, Rita Blanco, Nuno Lopes, Fernando Luís, Teresa Madruga, Beatriz Batarda
Rating72%
In the Darkness of the Night (2004)
, 1h34Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Fernando Luís, Rita Blanco, Beatriz Batarda, José Raposo
Rating66%
Get a Life (2001)
, 1h55Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Rita Blanco, Teresa Madruga, Luis Rego, José Raposo
Rating65%
Scriptwriter
Blood of My Blood (2011)
Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Rafael Morais, Rita Blanco, Nuno Lopes, Fernando Luís, Teresa Madruga, Beatriz Batarda
Roles Writer
Rating72%
In the Darkness of the Night (2004)
, 1h34Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Fernando Luís, Rita Blanco, Beatriz Batarda, José Raposo
Rating66%
Get a Life (2001)
, 1h55Directed by João Canijo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Rita Blanco, Teresa Madruga, Luis Rego, José Raposo
Roles Writer
Rating65%
Too Late (2000)
Directed by José Nascimento
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Vítor Norte, Ana Moreira, Rita Blanco
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Producer
The Convent (1995)
, 1h30Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about religion
Actors Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira, Leonor Silveira
Roles Production Manager
Rating58%
The journey of Michael Padovic, a professor from the U.S.A, who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain, not in England, and was Jewish. The main characters arrive at the convent where they are greeted by an enigmatic stranger who refers to himself as Baltar; he is the keeper of the convent. Other characters include a fisherman, the beautiful bookkeeper who is attracted to Dr. Padovic's work, and an elderly man who goes by the name of Balthazar.
Crystal Book (1995)
Directed by Patricia Plattner
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Jean-François Balmer, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gamini Fonseka
Roles Production Manager
Rating47%
Orientaliste de renommée internationale, John Billeter, dit JB, a accepté de revenir au Sri Lanka à la demande de l'Unesco pour déchiffrer un livre de cristal, traité de la mémoire que Bouddha dicta dans son grand âge. Découvert non loin de la région dominée par les Tamouls, ce livre est un défi pour JB et son passé assombri par le suicide de sa femme. C'est au Sri Lanka qu'il l'avait rencontrée, qu'ils s'étaient aimés et que le drame avait eu lieu. Sur l'île déchirée par la guerre, il rencontre plusieurs personnages marquants...
Lisbon Story (1994)
, 1h40Directed by Wim Wenders
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Manoel de Oliveira, João Canijo
Roles Line Producer
Rating70%
Lisbon Story is partially a sequel to Wenders' 1982 film, The State of Things. The fictitious movie director in the previous film, Friedrich Munro, reappears, again played by Patrick Bauchau. In Lisbon Story Friedrich has moved to Lisbon, Portugal (the country where The State of Things was set). The principal character, Philip Winter (Rüdiger Vogler), a sound engineer, receives a postcard invitation from Friedrich to come to Lisbon to record sounds of the capital city for his forthcoming film. On arriving, the director is nowhere to be found, though he leaves cryptic messages. This sets in motion a mysterious quest.
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
, 1h33Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Origin Portugal
Genres Comedy
Actors Luís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Ruy de Carvalho, Beatriz Batarda, Diogo Dória, Isabel Ruth
Roles Production Manager
Rating67%
Director
The Mountains of the Moon (1987)
Genres Drama
Actors Luís Miguel Cintra, Yves Afonso, Jacques Bonnaffé, Isabel de Castro, Inês de Medeiros, Isabel Ruth
Roles Assistant Director
Rating59%
The Rose King (1986)
, 1h43Directed by Werner Schroeter
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Magdalena Montezuma, Mostéfa Djadjam
Roles Assistant Director
Rating64%
Albert vit avec sa mere dans une demeure au Portugal. Il cultive les roses et cherche la fleur ideale tandis que sa mere les vend. Il va etre fascine par le jeune Fernando, qui vit reclus dans sa bergerie.
In the White City (1983)
, 1h47Directed by Alain Tanner
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Bruno Ganz, Teresa Madruga, Paulo Branco
Roles Second Assistant Director
Rating72%
Paul, un mécanicien de marine, s'établit dans un petit bar-hôtel lors d'une escale à Lisbonne. La jolie serveuse, Rosa, devient très vite sa maîtresse. Paul continue cependant d'écrire à sa compagne restée en Suisse, Élisa. Il ne se décide pas assez vite et Rosa s'éclipse…