Helena Ignez

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
1959O PátioJovem no PátioShort
1961A Grande FeiraEly
1962O Assalto ao Trem PagadorMarta
1964O Grito da Terra
1965O Padre e a MoçaMariana
1967Cara a CaraLuciana
1968O Bandido da Luz VermelhaJanete Jane[4]
Os Marginais(segment "Guilherme")
O EnganoEsposa do Doutor
1969A Mulher de Todos[4]Ângela Carne e Osso
Um Homem e Sua JaulaAeromoça
1970Sem Essa, Aranha[4]Mulher
Os Monstros de BabalooDaughter
Cuidado MadameEmpregada[5]
Copacabana Mon Amour[4]Sônia Silk
Barão Olavo, o HorrívelIsabel
A Família do Barulho
1973Um Intruso no Paraíso
1975Carnaval na Lama[4]Betty
1986Nem Tudo É Verdade[4]
1992Perfume de GardêniaBurglar
Oswaldianas(segment "Perigo Negro")
1993Perigo Negro[4]
1999São JerônimoMarcela
2005O Signo do Caos[4]Guida
2007Jurando que Viu a PeriquitaRainha da Amazônia[6]Short
Meu Mundo em PerigoMãe de Ísis[7]
2008A Bela P...NarradoraVideo short
Encarnação do DemônioCabíria
2009Hotel AtlânticoDona da Pousada
2012JetlagMãeShort
A Balada do Provisório
2013Desculpa, Dona MadamaShort
2014Paixão e VirtudeGustave Flaubert
2016XavierProfessora[8]Short, Voice
2016RaléSonia Silk
2017Antes do FimHelena
2018A Moça do CalendárioNarrator
2019Tragam-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
1997Você DecideN/A
1992Tereza BatistaMaricota[9]
1991Meu MaridoPromotora[10]
1968A Última TestemunhaMina

On stage
  • 1969 – Hair'

References
  1. NINJA. "O feminismo pop de Helena Ignez" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. "Helena Ignez | Filme B – o maior portal sobre o mercado de cinema no Brasil". www.filmeb.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. "G1 > Cinema – NOTÍCIAS – Diva do cinema marginal, Helena Ignez estreia como diretora em Gramado". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. 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. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  10. "Meu Marido". Memória Globo. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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