Pere Portabella
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.
Known For
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Viridiana
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
The Wheelchair
With Good Reason
Filmmakers in Action
Vampir Cuadecuc
Warsaw Bridge
Speaking of Buñuel
Spain Again
The Silence Before Bach
BiBici Story
The Moment of Truth
The Delinquents
Chronicles of the Hidden Truth
Nocturne 29
Drácula Barcelona
Far from the Trees