Helena Ignez Explained

Helena Ignez
Birth Date:	23 May 1942
Birth Place:	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation:	Actress

Helena Ignez (born May 23, 1942) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker who participated in the Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 70s alongside Rogério Sganzerla and Glauber Rocha.^[1]

Biography

Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's film Pátio^[2] .

Cinema Marginal

Helena acted in a few more films, such as A Grande Feira (1961), Assalto ao Trem Pagador (1962), and O Padre e a Moça (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, the most noted being her role as Ângela Carne e Osso in A Mulher de Todos (1969).^[3] She also was a financial partner in Rogério Sganzerla and Júlio Bressane Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children. In 1972 she took a turn in her career and decided to film in Europe, the United States and Africa, making an untitled super-8 film.

Filmography

Film

Acting

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	O Pátio	Jovem no Pátio	Short
1961	A Grande Feira	Ely
1962	O Assalto ao Trem Pagador	Marta
1964	O Grito da Terra
1965	O Padre e a Moça	Mariana
1967	Cara a Cara	Luciana
1968	O Bandido da Luz Vermelha	Janete Jane^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: O feminismo pop de Helena Ignez. NINJA. 2017-02-21. pt.
2. Web site: Helena Ignez Filme B – o maior portal sobre o mercado de cinema no Brasil. www.filmeb.com.br. pt-br. 2017-02-21.
3. Web site: G1 > Cinema – NOTÍCIAS – Diva do cinema marginal, Helena Ignez estreia como diretora em Gramado. g1.globo.com. pt-br. 2017-02-22.
4. Web site: Cuidado Madame. Cinemateca Brasileira. 2016-11-15. September 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180921114831/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=018295&format=detailed.pft. dead.
5. Web site: Jurando que Viu a Periquita. Porta Curtas. 2016-11-15.
6. Web site: Meu Mundo em Perigo – Crítica. Omelete. 2016-11-15.
7. Web site: Xavier. Curta Xavier. 2016-11-15.
8. Web site: Tereza Batista . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116102350/http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/minisseries/tereza-batista/ficha-tecnica.htm. dead. November 16, 2016. Memória Globo. 2016-11-15.
9. Web site: Meu Marido. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310020809/http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/minisseries/meu-marido/ficha-tecnica.htm. dead. March 10, 2016. Memória Globo. 2016-11-15.
10. Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, Coleção Aplauso Cinema Brasil, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, roteiro e direção Rogério Sganzerlade [em linha] |||-| Os Marginais || || (segment "Guilherme")|-| O Engano || Esposa do Doutor |||-|rowspan=2|1969 || A Mulher de Todos || Ângela Carne e Osso |||-| Um Homem e Sua Jaula || Aeromoça |||-|rowspan=6|1970 || Sem Essa, Aranha || Mulher |||-| Os Monstros de Babaloo || Daughter |||-| Cuidado Madame || Empregada^[4] |||-| Copacabana Mon Amour || Sônia Silk |||-| Barão Olavo, o Horrível || Isabel |||-| A Família do Barulho || |||-|1973 || Um Intruso no Paraíso || |||-|1975 || Carnaval na Lama || Betty |||-|1986 || Nem Tudo É Verdade || |||-|rowspan=2|1992 ||Perfume de Gardênia || Burglar |||-| Oswaldianas || || (segment "Perigo Negro")|-|1993 || Perigo Negro || |||-|1999 || São Jerônimo || Marcela |||-|2005 || O Signo do Caos || Guida |||-|rowspan=2|2007 ||Jurando que Viu a Periquita || Rainha da Amazônia^[5] || Short|-| Meu Mundo em Perigo || Mãe de Ísis^[6] |||-|rowspan=2|2008 || A Bela P... || Narradora || Video short|-| Encarnação do Demônio || Cabíria |||-|2009 || Hotel Atlântico || Dona da Pousada |||-|rowspan=2|2012 || Jetlag || Mãe || Short|-| A Balada do Provisório || |||-|2013 || Desculpa, Dona Madama || || Short|-|2014 || Paixão e Virtude || Gustave Flaubert |||-|2016 || Xavier || Professora^[7] || Short, Voice|-|2016 || Ralé || Sonia Silk |||-|2017 || Antes do Fim || Helena |||-|2018 || A Moça do Calendário || Narrator |||-|2019|| Tragam-me a Cabeça de Carmen M. || Diretora |||}

    Directing

    Key

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    Indicates a short film

    List of films directed by Helena Ignez

    Year	Original title	English release title	Language(s)	Notes
    2005	A Miss e o Dinossauro		Portuguese	Short documentary on the Bel-Air film production company.
    2007	Canção de Baal	Canção de Baal	Portuguese	Co-directed with Michele Matalon. Based on Baal, by Bertolt Brecht.
    2010	Luz nas Trevas: A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha	Light in Darkness: The Return of the Red Light Bandit	Portuguese	Co-directed with Ícaro Martins.
    2013	Poder dos Afetos	Power of Affections	Portuguese
    2013	Feio, Eu?		Portuguese	Brazilian-indian-french co-production.
    2016	Ralé	Ralé	Portuguese
    2018	A Moça do Calendário	My Calendar Girl	Portuguese

    Television

    Year	Title	Role	Notes
    1997	Você Decide
    1992	Tereza Batista	Maricota^[8]
    1991	Meu Marido	Promotora^[9]
    1968	A Última Testemunha	Mina

    On stage

    • 1969 – Hair

    External links