Helena Ignez
Ignez in 1963
Born (1942-05-23) May 23, 1942 (age 81)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
OccupationActress

Helena Ignez (born May 23, 1942) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker who participated in the Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 70s alongside Rogério Sganzerla and Glauber Rocha.[1]

Biography

Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's film Pátio[2].

Cinema Marginal

Helena acted in a few more films, such as A Grande Feira (1961), Assalto ao Trem Pagador (1962), and O Padre e a Moça (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, the most noted being her role as Ângela Carne e Osso in A Mulher de Todos (1969).[3] She also was a financial partner in Rogério Sganzerla and Júlio Bressane Belair production company.[2] Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children. In 1972 she took a turn in her career and decided to film in Europe, the United States and Africa, making an untitled super-8 film.

Filmography

Film

Acting

Year Title Role Notes
1959 O Pátio Jovem no Pátio Short
1961 A Grande Feira Ely
1962 O Assalto ao Trem Pagador Marta
1964 O Grito da Terra
1965 O Padre e a Moça Mariana
1967 Cara a Cara Luciana
1968 O Bandido da Luz Vermelha Janete Jane[4]
Os Marginais (segment "Guilherme")
O Engano Esposa do Doutor
1969 A Mulher de Todos[4] Ângela Carne e Osso
Um Homem e Sua Jaula Aeromoça
1970 Sem Essa, Aranha[4] Mulher
Os Monstros de Babaloo Daughter
Cuidado Madame Empregada[5]
Copacabana Mon Amour[4] Sônia Silk
Barão Olavo, o Horrível Isabel
A Família do Barulho
1973 Um Intruso no Paraíso
1975 Carnaval na Lama[4] Betty
1986 Nem Tudo É Verdade[4]
1992 Perfume de Gardênia Burglar
Oswaldianas (segment "Perigo Negro")
1993 Perigo Negro[4]
1999 São Jerônimo Marcela
2005 O Signo do Caos[4] Guida
2007 Jurando que Viu a Periquita Rainha da Amazônia[6] Short
Meu Mundo em Perigo Mãe de Ísis[7]
2008 A Bela P... Narradora Video short
Encarnação do Demônio Cabíria
2009 Hotel Atlântico Dona da Pousada
2012 Jetlag Mãe Short
A Balada do Provisório
2013 Desculpa, Dona Madama Short
2014 Paixão e Virtude Gustave Flaubert
2016 Xavier Professora[8] Short, Voice
2016 Ralé Sonia Silk
2017 Antes do Fim Helena
2018 A Moça do Calendário Narrator
2019 Tragam-me a Cabeça de Carmen M. Diretora

Directing

Key
† Indicates a documentary ‡ Indicates a short film
List of films directed by Helena Ignez
Year Original title English release title Language(s) Notes
2005 A Miss e o Dinossauro † Portuguese Short documentary on the Bel-Air film production company.
2007 Canção de Baal Canção de Baal Portuguese Co-directed with Michele Matalon. Based on Baal, by Bertolt Brecht.
2010 Luz nas Trevas: A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha Light in Darkness: The Return of the Red Light Bandit Portuguese Co-directed with Ícaro Martins.
2013 Poder dos Afetos ‡ Power of Affections Portuguese
2013 Feio, Eu? † Portuguese Brazilian-indian-french co-production.
2016 Ralé Ralé Portuguese
2018 A Moça do Calendário My Calendar Girl Portuguese

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Você Decide —
1992 Tereza Batista Maricota[9]
1991 Meu Marido Promotora[10]
1968 A Última Testemunha Mina

On stage

References

  1. ^ NINJA. "O feminismo pop de Helena Ignez" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Helena Ignez | Filme B – o maior portal sobre o mercado de cinema no Brasil". www.filmeb.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "G1 > Cinema – NOTÍCIAS – Diva do cinema marginal, Helena Ignez estreia como diretora em Gramado". g1.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, Coleção Aplauso Cinema Brasil, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, roteiro e direção Rogério Sganzerlade [em linha]
  5. ^ "Cuidado Madame". Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Jurando que Viu a Periquita". Porta Curtas. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Meu Mundo em Perigo – Crítica". Omelete. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Xavier". Curta Xavier. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tereza Batista". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Meu Marido". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

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