João Pedro Rodrigues (born 24 August 1966) is a Portuguese film director. He is considered to be part of The School of Reis.
Career Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, Rodrigues started his career as an assistant director and editor in several features, directed, for example, by Alberto Seixas Santos and Teresa Villaverde. In 1997, Rodrigues directed his first film O Fantasma (Phantom) (2000). Apart from the minor controversy it generated in Portugal, the film was shown in Spain, Italy, France, Brazil and the United States with modest results. Two Drifters (2005), his second feature film, garnered relative international acclaim and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
His features have been produced and released by the production company Rosa Filmes.
Personal life He is openly gay."João Pedro Rodrigues: «Chaque film m’apprend des choses, j’essaie d’être le plus honnête possible envers ce que j’ai à raconter»". Yagg, January 4, 2015.
Filmography 1988 - O Pastor 1997 - Happy Birthday! (Parabéns!) 1997 - Esta é a Minha Casa 1998 - A Trip to the Expo (Viagem à Expo) 2000 - O Fantasma 2005 - Two Drifters (Odete) 2007 - China China 2009 - To Die Like a Man (Morrer Como Um Homem) 2011 - Red Dawn (Alvorada Vermelha) 2012 - Manhã de Santo António 2012 - The Last Time I Saw Macao (A Última Vez Que Vi Macau) 2012 - The King's Body (O Corpo de Afonso) 2013 - Mahjong 2016 - The Ornithologist (O Ornitólogo) 2016 - Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? (Où en êtes-vous, João Pedro Rodrigues?) 2019 - 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (segment "Potemkin Steps") 2022 - Will-o'-the-Wisp (Fogo-Fátuo)
References
External links
João Pedro Rodrigues in Cinemascope