IndieLisboa and Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema present the first Paul Vecchiali retrospective in Portugal. The French director is the second filmmaker we pay homage to this year, alongside Jem Cohen in the Independent Hero section, with a special program composed of 17 of his films. At 86 years of age, Vecchiali’s career spreads through more than five decades. He has collaborated with the Cahiers du Cinéma, produced Jean Eustache’s first films and directed more than 50 films. Vecchiali has always considered himself a provocateur and sensitive subjects such as sexuality, AIDS, the death penalty and religion have made a mark in his cinema, always with a touch of experimentalism and autobiographical elements.
Serge Bozon called the famous Diagonale – the production company born out of Vecchiali’s profound love for film – the last great film school after the Nouvelle Vague. Founded by Vecchiali in 1976, Diagonale gave birth to, other than Vecchiali’s own films, the works of Marie-Claude Treilhou, Jean-Claude Guiguet and Jean-Claude Biette, thus leaving a great mark in film history.
Independent Hero: Paul Vecchiali
Les Roses de la Vie (20 min, 1962)
Le Récit de Rebecca (20 min, 1963)
Les Ruses du Diable (105 min, 1965)
Les Premières Vacances (26 min, 1967)
L’Étrangleur (93 min, 1970)
Femmes Femmes (120 min, 1974)
Change Pas de Main (85 min, 1975)
La Machine (100 min, 1977)
Maladie (11 min, 1978)
Corps à Cœurs (126 min, 1979)
En Haut des Marches (92 min, 1980)
Rosa la Rose, fille publique (92 min, 1985)
Once More (87 min, 1987)
À vot’bon couer (95 min, 2004)
Les gens d’en bas (103 min, 2010)
C’est l’Amour (97 min, 2015)
Le Cancre (116 min, 2015)
The film director, screenwriter, film editor, producer and actor will be present at the festival to introduce the screenings of his films at Cinemateca. IndieLisboa takes place 3 – 14 May. Tickets will be sold starting April 19th.