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
- Men and Women 1964
- The Amorous Ones 1968
- The Palace of Angels 1970
- The Goddesses 1972
- Angel of the Night 1974
- Daughters of Fire 1978
- Invitation to Pleasure 1980
- I 1987
- As Feras 1995
- In the Devil's Throat 1960
- As Cariocas 1966
- Mônica e a Sereia do Rio 1987