About

Known credits:
108
Birthday:
1946-11-26
Place of birth:
Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Rogério Sganzerla

Overview

Rogério Sganzerla (1946 — 2004) was a Brazilian filmmaker and one of the main names of the Cinema de Invenção (or Cinema Marginal) underground movement.

Influenced by Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, and José Mojica Marins, Sganzerla often used clichés from film noir and pornochanchadas. Irony, narrative subversion and collage were trademarks of his film aesthetics.

Sganzerla was born in Joaçaba, in the state of Santa Catarina, but moved with his family to São Paulo at a very young age, living there for most of his life. During the 1960s he wrote for the newspaper "O Estado de S. Paulo" ("The State of S. Paulo") as film critic, quickly being recognised as a young talent.

In 1967, Sganzerla directed his first short film, "Documentário" ("Documentary"), winning an award at the JB-Mesbla 16mm Festival. "Documentário" was quickly followed up by his first feature-length film in 1968, "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" ("The Red Light Bandit"), which became a landmark for the movement known as Cinema de Invenção or Cinema Marginal and is still Sganzerla's most well-known film.

In 1970, he founded the "Bel-Air Filmes" production company along with fellow Cinema de Invenção filmmaker Júlio Bressane. Headed by Sganzerla, the company produced his films "Copacabana Mon Amour", "Carnaval na Lama" and "Sem Essa, Aranha" and Bressane's "A Família do Barulho", "Barão Olavo, o Horrível" and "Cuidado, Madame", all shot in Brazil during four months of 1970 and edited abroad, in England, when both Sganzerla and Bressane were banished from their home country by the then rulling military dictatorship. While in exile, both Sganzerla and Bressane continued to shoot new films.

Sganzerla's personal obsessions, such as director Orson Welles (and his infamous visit to Brazil) and musicians Noel Rosa and Jimi Hendrix, appear in many of his films, going as far as being the main subject in some of them. In 1985, Sganzerla directed the docufiction "Nem Tudo É Verdade" ("It's Not All True") about Orson Welles' arrival in Brazil to film his unfinished documentary "It's All True".

Sganzerla died in 2004, of a brain tumor, shortly after finishing his last film "O Signo do Caos" ("The Sign of Chaos").

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Known for

Acting
2023 The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus Actor 59
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2021 The Good Cinema Actor Self N/A
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2020 Ivan, the TerrirBle Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2019 Extracts Actor N/A
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2019 A Mulher da Luz Própria Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century Actor Self N/A
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2014 Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2012 Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz Actor 59
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2009 Belair Actor N/A
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2006 Rogério Sganzerla e Sylvio Renoldi sobre "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" Actor N/A
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2005 A Marca do Terrir Actor Self 59
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2005 A Miss e o Dinossauro Actor Himself (archive footage) / (Voz em Off) 59
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2003 Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth Actor Self 58
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2003 O Galante Rei da Boca Actor Himself N/A
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1992 Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália Actor Self N/A
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1991 Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil Actor Himself 58
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1981 Noel por Noel Actor 59
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1978 The Universe of Mojica Marins Actor Self N/A
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1978 Horror Palace Hotel Actor Himself 59
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1970 Audácia! Actor 59
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1968 The Red Light Bandit Actor Man in the theater (uncredited) 60
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Directing
2003 The Sign of Chaos Directing Director 59
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2003 Informação H. J. Koellreutter Directing Director 59
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2001 B2 Directing Director 58
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1997 It's All Brazil Directing Director 59
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1992 Oswaldianas Directing Director N/A
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1992 Perigo Negro Directing Director 58
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1992 América: O Grande Acerto de Vespúcio Directing Director N/A
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1990 Anônimo e incomum Directing Director 59
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1990 Isto é Noel Rosa Directing Director 58
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1990 Welles' Language Directing Director 59
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1986 It's Not All True Directing Director 59
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1983 Irani Directing Director 58
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1981 Brasil Directing Director 59
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1981 A Cidade do Salvador (Petróleo Jorrou na Bahia) Directing Director 59
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1981 Noel por Noel Directing Director 59
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1977 The Abyss Directing Director 59
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1977 Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil Directing Director 59
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1977 Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France Directing Director 59
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1970 No Way, Spider Directing Director 58
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1970 Carnaval na Lama Directing Director N/A
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1970 Copacabana Mon Amour Directing Director 59
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1969 The Woman of Everyone Directing Director 59
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1969 Quadrinhos no Brasil Directing Director N/A
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1969 Comics Directing Director 58
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1968 The Red Light Bandit Directing Director 60
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1966 Documentário Directing Director 59
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Writing
2018 My Calendar Girl Writing Screenplay 59
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2012 Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit Writing Writer 58
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2012 Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit Writing Story 58
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2003 The Sign of Chaos Writing Writer 59
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2001 B2 Writing Writer 58
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1997 It's All Brazil Writing Writer 59
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1990 Isto é Noel Rosa Writing Writer 58
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1986 It's Not All True Writing Writer 59
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1983 Irani Writing Writer 58
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1981 A Cidade do Salvador (Petróleo Jorrou na Bahia) Writing Writer 59
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1981 Noel por Noel Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Abyss Writing Writer 59
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1977 Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil Writing Writer 59
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1970 No Way, Spider Writing Writer 58
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1970 Carnaval na Lama Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Copacabana Mon Amour Writing Screenplay 59
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1969 The Woman of Everyone Writing Writer 59
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1969 Quadrinhos no Brasil Writing Writer N/A
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1968 The Red Light Bandit Writing Writer 60
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1966 Documentário Writing Writer 59
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Production
2003 The Sign of Chaos Production Producer 59
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1997 It's All Brazil Production Producer 59
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1981 Brasil Production Producer 59
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1981 Noel por Noel Production Producer 59
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1977 The Abyss Production Producer 59
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1977 Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil Production Producer 59
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1970 A Familia do Barulho Production Producer 58
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1970 Copacabana Mon Amour Production Producer 59
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1970 Watch Out, Madame Production Producer 58
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1969 The Woman of Everyone Production Producer 59
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1969 Baron Olavo, The Horrible Production Producer 58
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1968 The Red Light Bandit Production Producer 60
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1966 Documentário Production Producer 59
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Sound
1997 It's All Brazil Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1970 Carnaval na Lama Sound Sound N/A
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1970 Copacabana Mon Amour Sound Music 59
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1969 Comics Sound Music 58
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1968 The Red Light Bandit Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1966 Documentário Sound Sound 59
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Art
1969 The Woman of Everyone Art Production Design 59
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Camera
2019 Extracts Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2005 A Miss e o Dinossauro Camera Camera Operator 59
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2003 Reinvenção da Rua Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Costume & Make-Up
1977 The Abyss Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1969 The Woman of Everyone Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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Crew
1975 The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror Crew Cinematography 58
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1970 The Monsters of Babaloo Crew Cinematography 59
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1969 Garden of War Crew Additional Writing 59
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Editing
2003 The Sign of Chaos Editing Editor 59
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2003 Reinvenção da Rua Editing Editor N/A
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2001 B2 Editing Editor 58
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1983 Irani Editing Editor 58
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1981 Brasil Editing Editor 59
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1981 A Cidade do Salvador (Petróleo Jorrou na Bahia) Editing Editor 59
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1981 Noel por Noel Editing Editor 59
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1977 The Abyss Editing Editor 59
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1970 No Way, Spider Editing Editor 58
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1966 The Interview Editing Editor 59
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1966 Eye for an Eye Editing Editor 59
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1966 O Pedestre Editing Editor N/A
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1966 Documentário Editing Editor 59
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