Walter Hugo Khouri

Directing

Walter Hugo Khouri

Born — Died

1929-10-21 — 2003-06-27

Place of birth

Sao Paulo - Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

44 titles

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 serve…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Love Strange Love poster
5.8

A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.

Love Strange Love

1982

Love Strange Love poster
5.8

A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.

Love Strange Love

1982

Eros, the God of Love poster
4.8

A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.

Eros, the God of Love

1981

Eros, the God of Love poster
4.8

A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.

Eros, the God of Love

1981

The Amorous Ones poster
5.9

An anguished university student in his early 30's ponders the state of his life in light of his relationships with a politicized classmate, a TV actress selling the image of a femme fatale and his bourgeois sister.

The Amorous Ones

1968

The Amorous Ones poster
5.9

An anguished university student in his early 30's ponders the state of his life in light of his relationships with a politicized classmate, a TV actress selling the image of a femme fatale and his bourgeois sister.

The Amorous Ones

1968

The Amorous Ones poster
5.9

An anguished university student in his early 30's ponders the state of his life in light of his relationships with a politicized classmate, a TV actress selling the image of a femme fatale and his bourgeois sister.

The Amorous Ones

1968

I poster
4.9

Powerful and insatiable millionaire hides in his own private island for the weekend, in search of answers for his feeling of personal dissatisfaction. But he is not alone on the beautiful beach: he's surrounded by the women he cares for, especially his daughter, for whom he nurtures an almost incestuous desire.

I

1987

I poster
4.9

Powerful and insatiable millionaire hides in his own private island for the weekend, in search of answers for his feeling of personal dissatisfaction. But he is not alone on the beautiful beach: he's surrounded by the women he cares for, especially his daughter, for whom he nurtures an almost incestuous desire.

I

1987

The Goddesses poster
6.0

Psychiatrist lends her country house to patient, expecting she would repose. But she meets a neurotic former lover, and the psychiatrist gets so involved in the couple's problems that she ends up getting dependent of them.

The Goddesses

1972

The Goddesses poster
6.0

Psychiatrist lends her country house to patient, expecting she would repose. But she meets a neurotic former lover, and the psychiatrist gets so involved in the couple's problems that she ends up getting dependent of them.

The Goddesses

1972

Angel of the Night poster
6.3

Ana, a young psychology student, is hired as a nanny for two children in Petrópolis, Brazil. Left alone with the children and the groundskeeper, she begins to receive threatening phone calls during the night, entering a spiral of panic with tragic consequences.

Angel of the Night

1974

Angel of the Night poster
6.3

Ana, a young psychology student, is hired as a nanny for two children in Petrópolis, Brazil. Left alone with the children and the groundskeeper, she begins to receive threatening phone calls during the night, entering a spiral of panic with tragic consequences.

Angel of the Night

1974

Paixão Perdida poster
5.8

A paralized twelve year boy watches his womanizer dad seduce his baby sitter.

Paixão Perdida

1999

Paixão Perdida poster
5.8

A paralized twelve year boy watches his womanizer dad seduce his baby sitter.

Paixão Perdida

1999

Wistful Lover poster
6.1

Ana is going through psychological problems. She and lifelong friend Cléia decide to revisit the place they spent their childhood together in an attempt to get better results in her treatment. But they meet a stranger who will upset their plans.

Wistful Lover

1984

Wistful Lover poster
6.1

Ana is going through psychological problems. She and lifelong friend Cléia decide to revisit the place they spent their childhood together in an attempt to get better results in her treatment. But they meet a stranger who will upset their plans.

Wistful Lover

1984

Wistful Lover poster
6.1

Ana is going through psychological problems. She and lifelong friend Cléia decide to revisit the place they spent their childhood together in an attempt to get better results in her treatment. But they meet a stranger who will upset their plans.

Wistful Lover

1984

Men and Women poster
6.9

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness of their lives.

Men and Women

1964

Men and Women poster
6.9

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness of their lives.

Men and Women

1964

Men and Women poster
6.9

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness of their lives.

Men and Women

1964

Invitation to Pleasure poster
6.6

Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.

Invitation to Pleasure

1980

Invitation to Pleasure poster
6.6

Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.

Invitation to Pleasure

1980

Daughters of Fire poster
6.2

A young woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences through parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen.

Daughters of Fire

1978

Daughters of Fire poster
6.2

A young woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences through parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen.

Daughters of Fire

1978

In the Devil's Throat poster
9.0

Four deserters from Paraguay War hide in an old drunkard's country seat. The latter has two daughters who are unhappy with their recluse lives.

In the Devil's Throat

1960

In the Devil's Throat poster
9.0

Four deserters from Paraguay War hide in an old drunkard's country seat. The latter has two daughters who are unhappy with their recluse lives.

In the Devil's Throat

1960

Paixão e Sombras poster
10.0

Movie director visits a set on a studio about to be closed. For his next film, he wants his faithful favorite actress, but she is now tempted by a profitable TV deal.

Paixão e Sombras

1977

Paixão e Sombras poster
10.0

Movie director visits a set on a studio about to be closed. For his next film, he wants his faithful favorite actress, but she is now tempted by a profitable TV deal.

Paixão e Sombras

1977

Paixão e Sombras poster
10.0

Movie director visits a set on a studio about to be closed. For his next film, he wants his faithful favorite actress, but she is now tempted by a profitable TV deal.

Paixão e Sombras

1977

The Prisoner of Sex poster
4.3

Bored with their marriage, the architect Marcelo proposes his wife Ana, a relation to three, with another sexual partner. The woman accepts, but the situation escapes from Marcelo's control because Ana engages lovingly with each other, and Marcelo no longer fits in the triangle proposed.

The Prisoner of Sex

1978

The Prisoner of Sex poster
4.3

Bored with their marriage, the architect Marcelo proposes his wife Ana, a relation to three, with another sexual partner. The woman accepts, but the situation escapes from Marcelo's control because Ana engages lovingly with each other, and Marcelo no longer fits in the triangle proposed.

The Prisoner of Sex

1978

The Desire poster
5.0

Widowed one year ago, Eleonora, a 33-year-old woman from Sao Paulo's upper bourgeoisie, lives alone, unsuited to her husband's absence, an intellectual frustrated and torn between the need for transcendence and a strong sexual compulsion. The life of the couple, although not happy, was intense. However, the presence of her a long-time friend Ana Maria, just arrived from Paris, a middle-class university student, is staying at his house. The two go to the site of Eleonora and she remembers her life with Marcelo and his death by drowning.

The Desire

1975

The Desire poster
5.0

Widowed one year ago, Eleonora, a 33-year-old woman from Sao Paulo's upper bourgeoisie, lives alone, unsuited to her husband's absence, an intellectual frustrated and torn between the need for transcendence and a strong sexual compulsion. The life of the couple, although not happy, was intense. However, the presence of her a long-time friend Ana Maria, just arrived from Paris, a middle-class university student, is staying at his house. The two go to the site of Eleonora and she remembers her life with Marcelo and his death by drowning.

The Desire

1975

The Desire poster
5.0

Widowed one year ago, Eleonora, a 33-year-old woman from Sao Paulo's upper bourgeoisie, lives alone, unsuited to her husband's absence, an intellectual frustrated and torn between the need for transcendence and a strong sexual compulsion. The life of the couple, although not happy, was intense. However, the presence of her a long-time friend Ana Maria, just arrived from Paris, a middle-class university student, is staying at his house. The two go to the site of Eleonora and she remembers her life with Marcelo and his death by drowning.

The Desire

1975

Forever poster
4.4

Marked by her father's strong presence, since he is a rich and powerful businessman, the beautiful Berenice investigates his love life, to feel closer to him. With her findings, their relationship becomes mixed with a strong sense of seduction.

Forever

1991

Forever poster
4.4

Marked by her father's strong presence, since he is a rich and powerful businessman, the beautiful Berenice investigates his love life, to feel closer to him. With her findings, their relationship becomes mixed with a strong sense of seduction.

Forever

1991

The Burning Body poster
6.5

Márcia discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to take a trip out into an isolated part of Brazil with little human contact. There she finds a black stallion roaming the fields.

The Burning Body

1966

The Burning Body poster
6.5

Márcia discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to take a trip out into an isolated part of Brazil with little human contact. There she finds a black stallion roaming the fields.

The Burning Body

1966

The Burning Body poster
6.5

Márcia discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to take a trip out into an isolated part of Brazil with little human contact. There she finds a black stallion roaming the fields.

The Burning Body

1966