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.

Directed

1. Vampir Cuadecuc (1972) — Director
2. The Silence Before Bach (2007) — Director
3. Nocturne 29 (1969) — Director
4. With Good Reason (2004) — Director
5. Warsaw Bridge (1990) — Director
6. Umbracle (1972) — Director
7. General Report (1977) — Director
8. Aidez l'Espagne (1969) — Director
9. The Dinner (1974) — Director
10. Don't Count On Your Fingers (1967) — Director
11. Miró, l’altre (1969) — Director
12. The Tempest (2003) — Director
13. No al no: Visca el piano! (2006) — Director
14. Play Back (1970) — Director
15. Mudanza (2008) — Director
16. Acció Santos (1973) — Director
17. Miro Forja (1973) — Director
18. The National Prizes (1969) — Director
19. General Report II: The New Abduction of Europe (2015) — Director
20. Miró tapís (1973) — Director
21. Art a Catalunya (1992) — Director
22. Catalan Poets (1970) — Director
23. Lectura Brossa (2003) — Director
24. Uno de aquellos (2009) — Director
25. París, 20 de juny de 1971. Miting á Montreuil (1971) — Director
26. Chronicles of the Hidden Truth (1997) — Director
27. P.H.N. (2004) — Director
28. Cròniques de la veritat oculta (1997) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
2. Speaking of Buñuel (2000) — Self
3. General Report (1977) — Self
4. Spain Again (1969) — Dr. Sanpona
5. Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self
6. Drácula Barcelona (2017) — Himself
7. BiBici Story (1969)
8. In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni: filmbiografía de Antonio Maenza (2012) — Himself
9. Materialista, idealista, cinematógrafo, magnetófono, buen chico y sádico (2012)
10. Olímpicament mort (1986)
11. PRELUDI DE CHOPIN, OPUS 28, NÚM. 7
12. Constel·lació Portabella (2024) — Self (archive footage)
13. Els tapissos de Miró (2023) — Self
14. Poetes, 50 anys després (2022) — Self
15. La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català (2019) — Self (archive footage)
16. Savis i sàvies (2008) — Self - Interviewee