hedonism, scandal and satire. Although a substantial portion of his work was received with perplexity and outrage by the average movie-going audience, he has been recognized by Portuguese and international critics and academicians as one of the most important Portuguese directors, along with Manoel de Oliveira. Filmography Director Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (documentary, 1969) Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço (short, 1971) Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola: A Sagrada Família (1972) Que Farei com Esta Espada? (1975) Amor de Mãe (1975) Os Dois Soldados (short, 1978) Veredas (1978) O Amor das Três Romãs (short, 1979) O Rico e o Pobre (short, 1979) Silvestre (1982) À Flor do Mar (1986) Recordações da Casa Amarela (1989) O Último Mergulho (1992) Passeio com Johnny Guitar (short, 1995) Lettera amorosa (short, 1995) O Bestiário ou o Cortejo de Orpheu (short, 1995) A Comédia de Deus (1995) Le Bassin de J.W. (1997) As Bodas de Deus (1999) Branca de Neve (2000) Vai~E~Vem (2003) Actor Amor de Perdição by Manoel de Oliveira (1979) A Estrangeira by João Mário Grilo (1983) À Flor do Mar by João César Monteiro (1986) Doc's Kingdom by Robert Kramer (1987) Relação Fiel e Verdadeira by Margarida Gil (1989) Ricordi della casa gialla by João César Monteiro (1989) Conserva Acabada by João César Monteiro (1990) Paroles by Anne Benhaïem (1992) Rosa Negra by Margarida Gil (1992) Passeio com Johnny Guitar by João César Monteiro (1995) Lettera Amorosa by João César Monteiro (1995)e O Bestiário ou o Cortejo de Orpheu by João César Monteiro (1995) La commedia di Dio by João César Monteiro (1995) Le Bassin de J.W. by João César Monteiro (1997) As Bodas de Deus by João César Monteiro (1999) Vai~E~Vem by João César Monteiro (2003) Books Corpo Submerso (1959) Morituri te Salutant (1974) Le Bassin de John Wayne (1998) As Bodas de Deus (1998) Uma Semana Noutra Cidade (1999) See also Jorge Ferreira Chaves References Further reading O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999 Paulo Filipe Monteiro, "An Art in the Rough: The Cinema of João César Monteiro" in Impure Cinema by Lucia Nagib and Anne Jerslev. London and New York: I.B.Tauris, 2014 External links Allmovie Autobiography João César Monteiro JCM e a Derradeira Imagem 1939 births 2003 deaths People from Figueira da Foz Portuguese film directors Deaths from cancer in Portugal Alumni of the London Film School