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Roland Henze

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
0

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 14, 1937 (89 years old)

Place of Birth
Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Roland Henze

Biography

Roland Werner Henze, Director of photography, producer and director. In the 50s in his hometown, he made Super-8, wrote film reviews for the newspaper "A Paz", founded a film club, organized festivals and film screenings. In the first half of the 60s, he was an intern for 5 years on German TV in Munich. He shoots documentaries for foreign TV networks, such as the North American CBS (New York) and the British BBC (London). Debut as an illuminator in the rural drama, Lords of the Earth. He creates the light for the tape in episodes “Um é pequeno ... Dois é bom”, the only feature length by director Odilon Lopez. Then, he photographed the musical Em Ritmo Jovem, the comedy Um Virgem na Praça and erotic comedies, as well as assistant director and photographer of the box-office hit Com a Cama na Cabeça. He is responsible for lighting the last film on the episodic Brutos Inocentes, by veteran filmmaker Libero Luxardo, whose filming took place in the city of Belém do Pará. In addition to his work as an illuminator, he is co-producer of the drama A Volta do Filho Pródigo, by Ipojuca Pontes. He is one of the illuminators of the documentary Copa 78, the Power of Football, about the World Cup in Argentina. His collection today contains invaluable images, which, from 1950 to 2006, recorded the evolution of cinema, industry, countryside, cities, cultural ethnicity, society, performing arts and the Brazilian political-economic structure.

Known For

Camera

2001Suicídio Nunca!...Director of Photography
1991Campeones...Director of Photography
1981Brasil...Director of Photography
1981Casimiro, O Poeta...Director of Photography
1981Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida...Director of Photography
1981O Grito do Rio...Director of Photography
1980Memória de uma Época...Director of Photography
1979'78 Cup - The Power of Football...Director of Photography
1979Uma Fêmea do Outro Mundo...Director of Photography
1978A Volta do Filho Pródigo...Director of Photography
1978A Banda...Director of Photography
1977Deu a Louca nas Mulheres...Director of Photography
1977Cavalhadas de Pirenópolis...Director of Photography
1974Brutos Inocentes...Director of Photography
1973A Jangada...Director of Photography
1972O Grande Gozador...Director of Photography
1972Com a Cama na Cabeça...Director of Photography
1971Quando as Mulheres Paqueram...Director of Photography
1970Em Ritmo Jovem...Director of Photography
1970One Is Few, Two Would Fill...Director of Photography
1970A Cidade Cresce Para a Barra...Director of Photography
1970Vida Nova... Por Acaso...Director of Photography
1970Os Senhores da Terra...Director of Photography
1969A Lavagem do Cristo...Director of Photography
1965Crime de Amor...Camera Operator
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz...Director of Photography

Directing

1981Casimiro, O Poeta...Director
1981Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida...Director
1981O Grito do Rio...Director
1978A Banda...Director
1973A Jangada...Director
1969A Lavagem do Cristo...Director
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz...Director

Editing

1981Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida...Editor
1981O Grito do Rio...Editor
1980Memória de uma Época...Editor
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz...Editor

Production

1980Memória de uma Época...Executive Producer
1978A Volta do Filho Pródigo...Executive Producer

Writing

1978A Banda...Writer
1973A Jangada...Writer

Acting