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Rita Azevedo Gomes

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
11

Gender
Female

Birthday
January 1, 1952 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Lisbon, Portugal

Rita Azevedo Gomes

Biography

Rita Azevedo Gomes (born c. 1952) is an award-winning Portuguese film director.

Her career dates from the early 70s and spans cinema, theatre and opera. In 2001 she presented her work in various film festivals including Venice, Montreal, and Turin. Altar (2002) won the prize for best director at the Angra do Heroísmo international film festival and premiered in Portugal in September 2002. This was followed in 2004 by A 15ª Pedra: Manoel de Oliveira e João Bénard da Costa em Conversa Filmada, which was shown at the Marseille, Procida and Doclisboa film festivals in 2005, as well in The Ancient Art Museum and Serralves Foundation. Also in 2005, she was commissioned by Faro Capital da Cultura to direct The Conquest of Faro, which was presented at the 2005 Turin Film Festival and had its national premiere in Faro in December 2005. A Colecção Invisível (The Invisible Collection, 2009) will have its premier in Lisbon at the Cinemateca Portuguesa. Her most recent film, A Portuguesa (The Portuguese), inspired in Robert Musil’s novel Die Portugiesin, is in post-production.

Known For

Directing

2025Fuck the Polis...Director
2022The Kegelstatt Trio...Director
2020o Ah! das coisas. o pecado de João Palolo...Director
2020o Ah! das coisas. “Nos quartos das freiras não há espelhos.”...Director
2020o Ah! das coisas. “Um dia voltei ao quarto…”...Director
2020O Ah! das coisas - The lost letter - Setembro 2020...Director
2020O Ah! das coisas, 6 de Abril 2020...Director
2020O Ah! das coisas, 21 de Abril 2020...Director
2019Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies...Director
2019The Portuguese Woman...Director
2016Correspondences...Director
2012A Woman's Revenge...Director
2009The Invisible Collection...Director
2007The 15th Stone...Director
2005The Conquest of Faro...Director
2003Altar...Director
2001Fragile as the World...Director
1990The Sound of the Shaking Earth...Director
1978O Construtor de Anjos...Assistant Director
1974Karl Martin...Assistant Director
1974D. Jaime or the Portuguese Night...Assistant Director

Writing

2025Fuck the Polis...Writer
2022The Kegelstatt Trio...Writer
2019The Portuguese Woman...Screenplay
2016Correspondences...Writer
2012A Woman's Revenge...Screenplay
2009The Invisible Collection...Writer
2007The 15th Stone...Idea
2003Altar...Writer
2001Fragile as the World...Screenplay
1990The Sound of the Shaking Earth...Writer

Production

2025Fuck the Polis...Producer
2019Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies...Producer
2019The Portuguese Woman...Producer
2009The Invisible Collection...Producer
2003Altar...Producer

Camera

2025Fuck the Polis...Director of Photography

Editing

2025Fuck the Polis...Editor
2022The Kegelstatt Trio...Editor
2019The Portuguese Woman...Editor
2016Correspondences...Editor
2007The 15th Stone...Editor
2005The Conquest of Faro...Editor

Art

1986The Rose King...Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up

1985Notre mariage...Costume Design
1981Francisca...Costume Design

Acting

2026Mirageas
2025Fuck the Polisas
2022Life Lasts Two Daysas
2019Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasiesas
2018Principiantesas
2014What Now? Remind Meas Self
2011A Portuguese Filmas Herself
2006No Tempo do Cinemaas Herself
1978O Construtor de Anjosas
1974Karl Martinas
1974D. Jaime or the Portuguese Nightas