
Director
Pere Portabella
Born 1927 · Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.
Directed

Art a Catalunya
Director · 1992

Vampir Cuadecuc
Director · 1972

The Silence Before Bach
Director · 2007

General Report
Director · 1977

Aidez l'Espagne
Director · 1969

Umbracle
Director · 1972

Nocturne 29
Director · 1969

The National Prizes
Director · 1969

Don't Count On Your Fingers
Director · 1967

The Dinner
Director · 1974

Warsaw Bridge
Director · 1990

With Good Reason
Director · 2004

No al no: Visca el piano!
Director · 2006

Miró, l’altre
Director · 1969

General Report II: The New Abduction of Europe
Director · 2015

Mudanza
Director · 2008

Miro Forja
Director · 1973
Acció Santos
Director · 1973
Acting

General Report
Self · 1977

Filmmakers in Action
Self · 2006

Speaking of Buñuel
Self · 2000

Spain Again
Dr. Sanpona · 1969

In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni: filmbiografía de Antonio Maenza
Himself · 2012

Drácula Barcelona
Himself · 2017

La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage) · 2019

Constel·lació Portabella
Self (archive footage) · 2024
Els tapissos de Miró
Self · 2023
Writing

The Moment of Truth
Co-Writer · 1965

Art a Catalunya
Screenplay · 1992

Vampir Cuadecuc
Screenplay · 1972

The Silence Before Bach
Writer · 2007

General Report
Writer · 1977

Aidez l'Espagne
Writer · 1969

Umbracle
Writer · 1972

Nocturne 29
Screenplay · 1969

The National Prizes
Writer · 1969

Don't Count On Your Fingers
Writer · 1967

The Dinner
Writer · 1974

Warsaw Bridge
Writer · 1990