Monique Rutler (born 2 February 1941) is a French-Portuguese director, screenwriter and film editor.
Monique Rutler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1941 (age 83) Mulhouse, France |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Life and career edit
Rutler was born in Mulhouse, in the Haut-Rhin department. After the death of her father she moved to Portugal with her mother.[1] She studied filmmaking at the Instituto das Novas Profissões and at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. She started her career as a film editor and later as an assistant of prominent directors including José Nascimento and António de Macedo.[2]
After directing some documentaries, Rutler made her feature film debut in 1981, with Velhos São os Trapos.[1][2] Her films are characterized by strong female main characters, and often deal with machismo.[1][2][3] In 2018 she was entered into the Academia Portuguesa das Artes e Ciências Cinematográficas.[1][4] In 2019 she was awarded a Career Prize at the Porto Femme - International Film Festival.[5]
Selected filmography edit
- Velhos São os Trapos (1981)
- Jogo de Mão (1983)
- O Carro da Estrela (1989)
- Solo de Violino (1990)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Castro, Ilda Teresa de (2001). Cineastas Portuguesas 1874 - 1956. Câmara Municipal de Lisboa. pp. 108–129.
- ^ a b c Lusvarghi, Luiza; Vieira, Camila (26 June 2020). "Rutler, Monique". Mulheres atrás das câmeras: As cineastas brasileiras de 1930 a 2018 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Estação Liberdade. ISBN 978-65-86068-07-8.
- ^ Pereira, Ana Catarina (August 2014). "O adultério feminino mediado pelo olhar de Monique Rutler ou o charme discreto de uma burguesia republicana e falsa-moralista". RELICI: Revista Livre de Cinema. 1 (2). Universidade Federal do Paraná. ISSN 2357-8807. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Jesus, Virgílio (15 March 2018). "Novos Membros da Academia Portuguesa de Cinema". Magazine HD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ César, Castro (18 June 2019). "Porto Femme com 116 filmes e homenagem a Monique Rutler - JPN". JPN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
