Roland Henze

AKA:
0.0877

1937-04-14

Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

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.

Crew Roles

One Is Few, Two Would Fill
Director of Photography
A Volta do Filho Pródigo
Executive Producer
Brutos Inocentes
Director of Photography
A Volta do Filho Pródigo
Director of Photography
Os Senhores da Terra
Director of Photography
A Lavagem do Cristo
Director of Photography
A Lavagem do Cristo
Director
O Grande Gozador
Director of Photography
Vida Nova... Por Acaso
Director of Photography
Quando as Mulheres Paqueram
Director of Photography
A Jangada
Director of Photography
Com a Cama na Cabeça
Director of Photography
A Cidade Cresce Para a Barra
Director of Photography
A Jangada
Writer
Uma Fêmea do Outro Mundo
Director of Photography
A Jangada
Director
Casimiro, O Poeta
Director
'78 Cup - The Power of Football
Director of Photography
Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida
Director
Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida
Editor
O Grito do Rio
Director
Laranjeiras... O Curso da Vida
Director of Photography
Brasil
Director of Photography
Casimiro, O Poeta
Director of Photography
A Banda
Director
Suicídio Nunca!
Director of Photography
A Banda
Writer
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz
Director
Memória de uma Época
Director of Photography
Memória de uma Época
Editor
Memória de uma Época
Executive Producer
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz
Director of Photography
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz
Editor
A Banda
Director of Photography
O Grito do Rio
Editor
O Grito do Rio
Director of Photography
Deu a Louca nas Mulheres
Director of Photography
Em Ritmo Jovem
Director of Photography
Campeones
Director of Photography
Cavalhadas de Pirenópolis
Director of Photography
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