
Person
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.
Known for

Sea
Director

Passion
Director

O Fantasma do Novais
Director

Adriana
Director

Flores Amargas
Director

Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
Writer

The Love of the Three Pomegranates
1979
Fados
Creator

Fragments of an Alms-Film
Assistant Director
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
Writer
Filmography
- 2024Hands in the FireDirector
- 2018SeaDirector
- 2017A Que Chamas Pensar?Director
- 2012PassionDirector
- 2012O Fantasma do NovaisDirector
- 2010Perdida MenteDirector
- 2007Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left SideWriter
- 2005AdrianaDirector
- 2002Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me PenteouWriter
- 1998Graça Morais – As EscolhidasDirector
- 1998Guardian AngelDirector
- 1994A Luz IncertaDirector
- 1993Rosa NegraDirector
- 1989A True and Faithful AccountNun
- 1989FadosCreator
- 1988Flores AmargasDirector
- 1979The MotherAssistant Director
- 1979The Love of the Three Pomegranates
- 1978PathsThe Girl / The Devil's Woman
- 1975What Shall I Do With This Sword?
- 1972Fragments of an Alms-FilmAssistant Director
- —Clínica Comunal Popular de Cova da PiedadeDirector
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