
Margarida Gil
Directing
Born: 1950-09-07 · Covilhã, Portugal
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.
🎬 Movies (20)

Hands in the Fire
2024
Director

Sea
2018
Director
A Que Chamas Pensar?
2017
Director

Passion
2012
Director

O Fantasma do Novais
2012
Director

Perdida Mente
2010
Director
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
2007
Director

Adriana
2005
Director

Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
2002
Director

Guardian Angel
1998
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Graça Morais – As Escolhidas
1998
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A Luz Incerta
1994
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Rosa Negra
1993
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A True and Faithful Account
1989
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Flores Amargas
1988
Director

The Love of the Three Pomegranates
1979

The Mother
1979
Assistant Director

Paths
1978
The Girl / The Devil's Woman

What Shall I Do With This Sword?
1975

Fragments of an Alms-Film
1972
Assistant Director