Walter Hugo Khouri

Walter Hugo Khouri (born October 21, 1929 in São Paulo , Brazil , † June 27, 2003 ibid) was a Brazilian film director , screenwriter and film producer .

Life

From 1953 to 1998 Khouri directed 26 feature films, most of which he also wrote the script. With Noite Vazia (German title games of the night ) he took part in the Cannes International Film Festival in 1965 , with O Palácio dos Anjos in the 1970 Cannes Film Festival . He has received several awards from the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte (APCA), such as 1974 for O Último Êxtase (best book), 1975 for O Anjo da Noite (best film), 1982 for Eros, O Deus do Amor (best film, best director) and 1994 for Per semper (best director). At the Festival de Gramado 1975, his work O Anjo da Noite received the main prize for best film. Khouri's erotic film Amor Estranho Amor from 1982 (with Vera Fischer and Xuxa Meneghel among others ) sparked controversial discussions.

Filmography

1953: O Gigante de Pedra 1958: Estranho Encontro 1959: Fronteiras do Inferno 1960: Na Garganta do Diabo 1963: A Ilha 1964: Games of the Night (Noite Vazia) 1966: Hot Blood (O Corpo Ardente) 1966: As Cariocas 1968: As Amorosas 1970: O Palácio dos Anjos 1972: As Deusas 1973: O Último Êxtase 1974: O Anjo da Noite

1975: O Desejo 1977: Paixão e Sombras 1978: O Prisioneiro do Sexo 1978: As Filhas do Fogo 1980: O Convite ao Prazer 1981: Eros, O Deus do Amor 1982: Amor Estranho Amor 1984: Amor Voraz 1987: Mônica ea Sereia do Rio 1987: Eu 1991: Per semper 1995: As Feras 1998: Paixão Perdida

Web links

• Walter Hugo Khouri in the Internet Movie Database (English)