Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Biography
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (6 November 1919 – 2 July 2004) was a Portuguese poet. She was the first Portuguese woman to receive the Camões Prize, in 1999.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Herself
The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and lived together, painting, and living to each other.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Herself (archive)
Using the author's personal estate, current images of places where she lived or were dear to her, and archival images of television and film; using parts of her prose and poetry always with first-person testimonies; from Porto to Lisbon, from Granja to Lagos, from the Atlantic Sea to the Mediterranean, from Greece to 25 April: the passions and disappointments of a life and work dedicated to the search for the real, freedom and justice.
Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Self
“I think my film represents above all the proof to those who want to understand and accept it, that poetry can’t be filmed, that it is useless to try” - João César Monteiro