Walter Hugo Khouri

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor

October 21, 1929 — June 27, 2003 (73 years)
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. His works focused on the existential character of Brazilian society's upper classes. His filmes are marked by the presence of Marcelo, a recurring character that serves as an avatar and alter-ego for Khouri himself. He died in São Paulo in 2003, at age 73.

Known For

  • Love Strange Love
    Love Strange Love1982
  • Men and Women
    Men and Women1964
  • Invitation to Pleasure
    Invitation to Pleasure1980
  • Daughters of Fire
    Daughters of Fire1978
  • Forever
    Forever1991
  • Angel of the Night
    Angel of the Night1974
  • Strange Encounter
    Strange Encounter1958
  • The Palace of Angels
    The Palace of Angels1970
  • The Burning Body
    The Burning Body1966
  • Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
    Mônica e a Sereia do Rio1987
  • Wistful Lover
    Wistful Lover1984
  • The Island
    The Island1963
  • In the Devil's Throat
    In the Devil's Throat1960
  • Um Anjo Mau
    Um Anjo Mau1971
  • Lonesome Women
    Lonesome Women1959