Rodrigo Areias
Still: The Worst Man in LondonRodrigo AREIAS (1978, Portugal) is a director, producer and screenwriter with a degree in Sound and Image from the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University. Throughout his career he has made music videos and fiction and documentary works. His directorial debut Tebas (2007) and short Corrente (2008) were presented at international film festivals, winning several awards. In 2012, he was in charge of curating the provision of films for Gumarães 2012 European Capital of Culture among which were works by Jean-Luc Godard, Aki Kaurismaki and Peter Greenaway.
Filmography
Encados (2001, short), Nicolinas (2002, short doc), Tempo Suspenso (Explosão Introspectiva #7) (2003, short), En Galére (2005, short), Blue Moon Baby (2006, short), Honey You're Too Much (2006, short), Masquerade (Dressin' Up) (2006, short doc), Portes (2007, short), Tebas (2007), D. Afonso Henriques (2007, short doc), Corrente/Flow (2008, short), Golias (2010, short doc), Domesticada/Tamed (2011, short), Estrada de Palha (2012), 1960 (2013, doc), O Guardador/The Keeper (2015, short), Ornamento e Crime (2015), Pixel Frio/Cold Pixel (2018, short), Hálito Azul (2018, doc), Surdina (2019), Vencidos da Vida/Down by Life (2020), Arte da Memória (2021, doc), O Prior Homem de Londres/The Worst Man in London (2024)
Rodrigo Areias at IFFR
Ao Lobo da Madragoa
8'
Portugal
IFFR 2013
Centro histórico
90'
Portugal
IFFR 2013
Luís
23'
Portugal
IFFR 2013
Zwazo
17'
Portugal
IFFR 2013
O espectador espantado
70'
Portugal
IFFR 2016
Delírio em Las Vedras
83'
Portugal
IFFR 2017
Porto
76'
Portugal
IFFR 2017
Arquitectura de peso
On the absurdities of a country riddled with economic crisis trying to look powerful and important by way of architectural grand-standing.
23'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Caminhos magnétykos
Father cracks when daughter marries some shady entrepreneur. A grimly funny, audio-visually dazzling science fiction romp about 'kontemporary' fascism.
87'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
O homem-pykante – Diálogos com Pimenta
A multifaceted tribute to polymath Alberto Pimenta: poet, translator (Thomas Bernhard, among others), performer/performance artist, provocateur, porn proselytiser, political dissenter.
75'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
KINORAMA − Cinema Fora de Órbita
What will cinema become in the future – and where will it happen? In this mad mix of research/enquiry/essay, Pêra offers a plethora of answers.
70'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Lisboa-boa 345 D.T. (Remix 2019)
Will Lissabon be a Garden of Earthly Delights 81 years from now? This revised version of Pêra’s animation classic provides unexpected (in)sights.
9'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Lisbon Revisited
A 3D fantasy about Lisbon, set to Fernando Pessoa: I sleep fitfully and live in the fitful dream-state / of a fitful sleeper, half dreaming.
66'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Lovecraftland – Cine-Koncerto 3D
An 'ekstatic' celebration of Lovecraftian visions, darkly improvised with live music by Randolph Carter and wild VJing of Pêra-visions by Claudio Vasques.
55'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Mabata bata
What killed young Azarias during the Mozambican civil war? Does his spirit really want to return, now the family requests this?
74'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Flyby Kathy
An adaptation of The Rialto Report's podcast on Kathy Harcourt's fate, using images from Paul Vatelli's Lips.
11'
Portugal
IFFR 2023
Não Sou Nada – The Nothingness Club
Edgar Pêra’s psychological thriller explores the demonically kaleidoscopic world of Portuguese modernist poet, Fernando Pessoa.
92'
Portugal
IFFR 2023
The Worst Man in London
Art lover. Rogue. Blackmailer. A fascinating portrait of Victorian art dealer Charles Augustus Howell.
127'
Portugal
IFFR 2024
Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the Real
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET
62'
Portugal
P&I Selection 2022