Pere Portabella

Director

Born: January 1, 1927 (99 years old)

Place of birth: Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

Biography

Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.

Filmography (26)

• Viridiana (1962, ★ 7.7)
• In the same boat (2016, ★ 8.1)
• General Report (1977, ★ 6.2)
• The Silence Before Bach (2007, ★ 6.9)
• The Moment of Truth (1965, ★ 7.1)
• Spain Again (1969, ★ 5.8)
• Speaking of Buñuel (2000, ★ 5.9)
• The Wheelchair (1960, ★ 6.8)
• Drácula Barcelona (2017, ★ 5.8)
• Train of Shadows (1997, ★ 6.5)
• Vampir Cuadecuc (1972, ★ 6.1)
• Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969, ★ 5)
• Don't Count On Your Fingers (1967, ★ 5.8)
• Mudanza (2008, ★ 4.8)
• Umbracle (1972, ★ 5.7)
• Nocturne 29 (1969, ★ 5.2)
• Aidez l'Espagne (1969, ★ 6)
• Miro Forja (1973, ★ 4.8)
• The Tempest (2003, ★ 4.5)
• No al no: Visca el piano! (2006, ★ 5.2)
• Far from the Trees (1972, ★ 5.8)
• The Delinquents (1960, ★ 6.2)
• Warsaw Bridge (1990, ★ 4.6)
• The Dinner (1974, ★ 5.3)
• Miró, l’altre (1969, ★ 4.2)
• With Good Reason (2004, ★ 4.4)