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Roland Henze
Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roland Werner Henze, Director of photography, producer and director. In the 50s in his hometown, he made Super-8, wrote film reviews for the newspaper "A Paz", founded a film clu…
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Roland Werner Henze, Director of photography, producer and director. In the 50s in his hometown, he made Super-8, wrote film reviews for the newspaper "A Paz", founded a film club, organized festivals and film screenings. In the first half of the 60s, he was an intern for 5 years on German TV in Munich. He shoots documentaries for foreign TV networks, such as the North American CBS (New York) and the British BBC (London). Debut as an illuminator in the rural drama, Lords of the Earth. He creates the light for the tape in episodes “Um é pequeno ... Dois é bom”, the only feature length by director Odilon Lopez. Then, he photographed the musical Em Ritmo Jovem, the comedy Um Virgem na Praça and erotic comedies, as well as assistant director and photographer of the box-office hit Com a Cama na Cabeça. He is responsible for lighting the last film on the episodic Brutos Inocentes, by veteran filmmaker Libero Luxardo, whose filming took place in the city of Belém do Pará. In addition to his work as an illuminator, he is co-producer of the drama A Volta do Filho Pródigo, by Ipojuca Pontes. He is one of the illuminators of the documentary Copa 78, the Power of Football, about the World Cup in Argentina. His collection today contains invaluable images, which, from 1950 to 2006, recorded the evolution of cinema, industry, countryside, cities, cultural ethnicity, society, performing arts and the Brazilian political-economic structure.
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2001
Suicídio Nunca!
Movie Director of Photography
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1991
Campeones
Movie Director of Photography
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1981
Brasil
Movie Director of Photography
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1981
Casimiro, O Poeta
Movie Director
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1981
Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida
Movie Director
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1981
O Grito do Rio
Movie Director
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1980
Memória de uma Época
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
'78 Cup - The Power of Football
Movie Director of Photography
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1979
Uma Fêmea do Outro Mundo
Movie Director of Photography
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1978
A Volta do Filho Pródigo
Movie Executive Producer
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1978
A Banda
Movie Director of Photography
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1977
Deu a Louca nas Mulheres
Movie Director of Photography
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1977
Cavalhadas de Pirenópolis
Movie Director of Photography
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1974
Brutos Inocentes
Movie Director of Photography
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1973
A Jangada
Movie Director
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1972
O Grande Gozador
Movie Director of Photography
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1972
Com a Cama na Cabeça
Movie Director of Photography
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1971
Quando as Mulheres Paqueram
Movie Director of Photography
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1970
Em Ritmo Jovem
Movie Director of Photography
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1970
One Is Few, Two Would Fill
Movie Director of Photography
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1970
A Cidade Cresce Para a Barra
Movie Director of Photography
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1970
Os Senhores da Terra
Movie Director of Photography
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1970
Vida Nova... Por Acaso
Movie Director of Photography
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1969
A Lavagem do Cristo
Movie Director
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1965
Crime de Amor
Movie Camera Operator
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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz
Movie Director of Photography
