Noémia Delgado

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Noémia Delgado

Born June 7, 1933 · Chibia, Angola

Died March 2, 2016 · aged 82

Noémia de Freitas Delgado (São Pedro da Chibia, June 7, 1933 – Lisbon, March 2, 2016) was a Portuguese filmmaker from the New Cinema era, who used direct cinema techniques and practiced visual anthropology in both fiction and documentary works. Noémia was born in São Pedro de Chibia in Angola and was daughter of Luís Delgado and Judite da Conceição de Freitas.

Known For

Torre BelaTorre Bela · 1977
Torre Bela
6.51977
MovieDocumentary
The rise and fall of a revolutionary cooperative movement established in a large private farm in Ribatejo, Portugal, from March to December 1975 (most part of the land occupations occurred in Alentejo, promoted by the communist party). In direct speech, sometimes to the camera, sometimes among themselves, the uneducated rural workers expose their misery, their suffering, their hopes, and ultimately their despair - when a socialist government orders the restitution of the land to their primitive owners, and these transform the land into a hunting reserve.
Alta VelocidadeAlta Velocidade · 1967
Alta Velocidade
1967
Movie
An overview of the assemblage and production of motor vehicles in Portugal, including the local representatives of Mercedes, Morris, and Massey-Ferguson, and subsidiary industries for car parts.
O ViscondeO Visconde · 1980
O Visconde
5.01980
Movie
O Visconde is based on the same Álvaro do Carvalhal short story as Manoel de Oliveira's The Cannibals.
Ensaio no MoinhoEnsaio no Moinho · 1976
Ensaio no Moinho
1976
Movie
Short film made alongside Máscaras (1976).
A Princesinha das RosasA Princesinha das Rosas · 1981
A Princesinha das Rosas
7.01981
Movie
“A Princesinha das Rosas” is about Naíde, a girl born from the union between a fisherman and a mermaid, adopted by monarchs of a country with no heirs, but to whom the call of the waters will inevitably attract.
A Noite de WalpurgisA Noite de Walpurgis · 1983
A Noite de Walpurgis
5.01983
Movie
A Noite de Walpurgis is a fantastic tale by Hugo Rocha, admittedly inspired by Goethe's Faust. The narrator-protagonist reveals a story told to him by a third person. Here the third person is an old peasant woman that the protagonist finds in a walk through the mountains, and that tells a story that in turn would have been told to her by the grandmother.
Camilo Pessanha: Entre os Dois AbismosCamilo Pessanha: Entre os Dois Abismos · 1978
Camilo Pessanha: Entre os Dois Abismos
1978
MovieDocumentary
Biographical program on Camilo Pessanha, a poet associated with the movement of symbolism in the Portuguese language, led by Danilo Barreiros, writer and researcher, highlighting his stay in Macao and the influence that Chinese culture and art had on his work.
Almeida Garrett 1799-1854: Escrever é LutarAlmeida Garrett 1799-1854: Escrever é Lutar · 1978
Almeida Garrett 1799-1854: Escrever é Lutar
1978
MovieDocumentary
A biographical program about Almeida Garrett, poet and playwright, from a historical perspective, highlighting his involvement with liberalism, political career and his role as the driving force of the theater in Portugal.

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