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.
Directed 17
2020s
- 2026
Fuck the Polis
Director
- 2022
The Kegelstatt Trio
Director
- 2020
O Ah! das coisas, 6 de Abril 2020
Director
O Ah! das coisas, 21 de Abril 2020
Director
2010s
- 2019
Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies
Director
The Portuguese Woman
Director
- 2016
- 2012
A Woman's Revenge
Director
2000s
- 2009
The Invisible Collection
Director
- 2007
The 15th Stone
Director
- 2005
The Conquest of Faro
Director
- 2003
Altar
Director
- 2001
Fragile as the World
Director
1990s
- 1990
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Director
1970s
- 1978
O Construtor de Anjos
Assistant Director
- 1974
D. Jaime or the Portuguese Night
Assistant Director
Karl Martin
Assistant Director
Wrote 10
2020s
- 2026
Fuck the Polis
Writer
- 2022
The Kegelstatt Trio
Writer
2010s
- 2019
The Portuguese Woman
Screenplay
- 2016
- 2012
A Woman's Revenge
Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
The Invisible Collection
Writer
- 2007
The 15th Stone
Idea
- 2003
Altar
Writer
- 2001
Fragile as the World
Screenplay
1990s
- 1990
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Writer
Acted in 9
2020s
- 2026
Mirage
Movie
Fuck the Polis
Movie
- 2022
Life Lasts Two Days
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies
Movie
- 2018
Principiantes
Movie
1970s
- 1978
O Construtor de Anjos
Movie
- 1974
Karl Martin
Movie
D. Jaime or the Portuguese Night
Movie
No release date
Meetings With Werner Schroeter
Movie
Edited 6
2020s
- 2026
Fuck the Polis
Editor
- 2022
The Kegelstatt Trio
Editor
2010s
- 2019
The Portuguese Woman
Editor
- 2016
2000s
- 2007
The 15th Stone
Editor
- 2005
The Conquest of Faro
Editor
Produced 5
2020s
- 2026
Fuck the Polis
Producer
2010s
- 2019
Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies
Producer
The Portuguese Woman
Producer
2000s
- 2009
The Invisible Collection
Producer
- 2003
Altar
Producer
Costume and makeup 1
1980s
- 1981
Francisca
Costume Design
Art department 1
1980s
- 1986
The Rose King
Set Decoration
Camera 1
2020s
- 2026
Fuck the Polis
Director of Photography
Appearances3
2010s
- 2014
What Now? Remind Me
Self
- 2011
A Portuguese Film
Herself
2000s
- 2006
No Tempo do Cinema
Herself