Known For
Production
Born
Feb 26, 1935
Died
Nov 23, 2022
Place of Birth
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Credits
124 titles
António da Cunha Telles
Biography
António Cohen da Cunha Telles was born on February 26, 1935 in Funchal, Madeira. He studied Medicine in the University of Lisbon. He went to Paris around 1956, studying film-making at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques (IDHEC), graduating in 1961. His directing debut was made with the documentary "Os Transportes" (1962), and starts activity as a producer, becoming one of the essential names of the Portuguese New Cinema (Novo Cinema) movement. He produces "Os Verdes Anos" (1963) by Paulo Rocha and "Belarmino" (1964) by Fernando Lopes. In 1970, Cunha Telles directed his first feature-film, "O Cerco". Meanwhile, he established a distribution company (Animatógrafo) which becomes responsible for a revolution in the kind of cinema seen in Portugal in the first half of the 1970s. Eisenstein, Tanner, Jorge Sanjines, Littín, Glauber Rocha, Vigo, Gilles Carle, Karmitz, among others, became more familiar to the Portuguese audience through that distributor.
Known For
Filmography
Cherchez la Femme
Director
Simon Calls
Executive Producer
An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Self
Born with a Thunderstorm
In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo
Rouge Brésil
Producer
América
Producer
Under My Skin
Producer
Chamo-me António da Cunha Telles
Amor Cego
Producer
Sweet Valentine
Producer
Dores & Amores
Producer
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
Producer
The Dead Queen
Executive Producer
True and Tender is the North
Producer
The Easy Way
Executive Producer
Sleepwalking Land
Producer
Fragile(s)
Executive Producer
The Mystery of Sintra
Producer
Theresa: The Body of Christ
Associate Producer
Codename: Sintra
Production Executive
Flesh of My Flesh
Producer
Entre o Desejo e o Destino
Producer
Fin de curso
Producer
Animal
Co-Producer
Volpone
Executive Producer
Kiss Me
Director
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Executive Producer
Maria e as Outras
Producer
Le pays des enfants perdus
Executive Producer
Anatomy of Hell
Executive Producer
The Immortals
Co-Producer
Il court, il court, le furet...
Executive Producer
Aurélien
Executive Producer
The Pact of Silence
Executive Producer
Wounded
Producer
Ruy Blas
Executive Producer
Les Frangines
Executive Producer
Sex Is Comedy
Associate Producer
Justice de femme
Executive Producer
Mausolée pour une garce
Executive Producer
8 8
Producer
A Man is not a Cat
Producer
Anjo Caído
Producer
Mais Tarde
Producer
Querida Mãe
Producer
História do Cinema Português
The Invisible Circus
Producer
Les Filles à papa
Producer
Cavaleiros De Água Doce
Delegated Producer