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.
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.
Sever do Vouga... Uma ExperiênciaSever do Vouga... Uma Experiência · 1971
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
★ 7.01971
MovieDocumentary
Short film on the creation of an agricultural cooperative in the village of Sever do Vouga.
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.
A Princesinha das RosasA Princesinha das Rosas · 1981
A Princesinha das Rosas
★ 4.51981
MovieFantasy
“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.
Change of LifeChange of Life · 1967
Change of Life
★ 7.11967
MovieDrama
After completing his military service in the Angolan War of Independence, Adelino goes back to the Portuguese fishing village he calls home, only to find that the woman he loves has married his brother. Overcome by bitterness, he sets off to find work in the countryside where he meets Albertina, a free-spirited young woman who challenges him to change his life.
A Pousada das ChagasA Pousada das Chagas · 1972
A Pousada das Chagas
★ 6.01972
MovieDocumentary
A representation of fiction and documentary about the museum of Óbidos, Portugal.
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.

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