WALTER HUGO KHOURI
DIRECTING
Walter Hugo Khouri was born in São Paulo, in 1929, and through his career directed 25 feature-length films, beginning after working as a technician at the Vera Cruz Film Company during the production of "O Cangaceiro".
Debuting with 1951s "O Gigante de Pedra", Khouri was a complete auteur, working as screenwriter, director, camera operator and editing supervisor for most of his films.
During his career, Khouri filmed the moral decadence of the Brazilian bourgeoisie and the erotic aesthetics as a personal, psychological issue.
Love Strange Love 1982
O Gigante de Pedra 1954
Strange Encounter 1958
The Amorous Ones 1968
Men and Women 1964
Angel of the Night 1974
Daughters of Fire 1978
The Palace of Angels 1970
The Goddesses 1972
I 1987
Invitation to Pleasure 1980
As Feras 1995
Paixão Perdida 1999
In the Devil's Throat 1960
As Cariocas 1966
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio 1987