7.1
7.1
Lisbon Story
1994
as Crook
João Canijo
Directing
Born:December 10, 1957(age 68)
Birthplace:Porto, Portugal
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CommunityBiography
João Canijo (born 10 December, 1957; Porto) is a Portuguese filmmaker. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. His 2023 film Bad Living won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. Before his directorial debut, Canijo worked as assistant director for Wim Wenders in The State of Things (1982) and for Werner Schroeter in Der Rosenkönig (1986).
Filmography (31 movies)
7.1
7.1
Blood of My Blood
2011
Writer
7.0
7.0
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015
Director
7.0
7.0
Get a Life
2001
Director
6.4
6.4
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
Director
6.2
6.2
Lovely Child
1990
Director
6.1
6.1
Tarde Demais
2000
Writer
6.0
6.0
Step by Step
1990
6.0
6.0
Obligation
2012
Director
6.0
6.0
Three Less Me
1988
Director
6.0
6.0
Ninguém Duas Vezes
1985
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
Bad Living
2023
Director
5.9
5.9
Fátima
2017
Director
5.7
5.7
In the Darkness of the Night
2004
Screenplay
5.5
5.5
That's Love
2013
Director
5.2
5.2
Misbegotten
2007
Director
5.2
5.2
Living Bad
2023
Director
5.0
5.0
Here in Lisbon
2015
as (segment "Los Barcos")
4.4
4.4
Black Shoes
1998
Writer
4.0
4.0
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012
Director
4.0
4.0
The Actor's Work
2011
Director
Los Barcos
2016
The Day of My Wedding
2016
Director
O Pomar
2024
as Pai
Half in Love
1984
Producer
A Audição
2002
Director
Fugas.pt
2003
Director
Diary of Beiras
2017
Director
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006
Director
Crimes do Coração
1989
Writer
Fojos
2020
Director
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