Personal Info
Birth date
1952-11-08 (72 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Place of birth
Lisboa, Portugal
Also known as
Maria Isabel Rodrigues Branco
Isabel Branco
Biography
We dont have a biography for Isabel Branco
Filmography
Os Boys
7
Overview:
Political comedy series about the political advisers of the ministerial cabinets and the opposition and their connivance with economic and political interests that determine how decisions are made.Odisseia
8.9
Overview:
A story developed in two different narratives which are interlinked. On the first one, the two friends Bruno Nogueira and Gonçalo Waddington (playing themselves) set out on a caravan trip through Portugal with the desire to escape from their daily lives and find a solution for their personal struggles. On the second one, there's the fictionalized making-off of the miniseries itself.Mysteries of Lisbon
6.909
Overview:
The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (A longer television version of the film of the same name, released in 2010.)Lines of Wellington
5.802
Overview:
Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal.Abraham's Valley
7.5
Overview:
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. As time goes by she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a new lover.Word and Utopia
5.5
Overview:
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.This Night
6.2
Overview:
Werner Schroeter directed this dark and surreal tale of a man determined to save a lost lover from a grim fate at the hands of a violent mob. The city of Santa Maria is falling into chaos as an armed military faction is poised to take power in a coup d'etat. Ossorio used to call Santa Maria home, and he has returned in its darkest hour to find the woman he loves, hoping to rescue her from the violence that is lurks around the corner. As Ossorio searches for his love, he meets Victoria in a shabby hotel, who in turn introduces him to her father Barcala, who for the right price is willing to take Ossorio and another passenger away on his boat. While Ossorio is willing to pay Barcala what he wants, can he find the mysterious woman before the ship sets sail?I’m Going Home
6.688
Overview:
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.Ashes and Blood
6.7
Overview:
Exiled from her country since her husband's murder ten years earlier, Judith lives in Marseille with her three children. After having refused to see her family for years, Judith, in spite of her fears and secrets, allows herself to be influenced by her children's wishes and accepts an invitation to their cousin's wedding. They set off to spend a summer in the old country, discovering their roots and their past. But Judith's return revives old hatreds between rival clans. The spiral of violence is inexorably set in motion, blood will tell...Obsessive Rythms
5.3
Overview:
On the night of New Year's Eve, a small group penetrates into the room of an old hotel in ruins. Carmine, the oldest of the group, poses a challenge to one of the men, Furio: he has 4 months to restore the hotel and inaugurate it with great pomp. Aware of the difficulties but anxious to prove the point, Furio accepts encouraged by his wife Margo who believes that this assignment will allow the couple to rediscover the lost momentum.The Englishman's Papers
6.286
Overview:
Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, poet and novelist, finds out that his father left papers in the Namib desert that would help him shed light on a mystery that occurred in 1923. Through his search, he embarks on an epic tale that goes from the turn of the 19th century to the end of the 20th, in the magnificent Angolan south.Mysteries of Lisbon
7
Overview:
The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure.The Black Book
5.6
Overview:
The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed by a little orphan with mysterious origins and his young Italian nurse of a similarly uncertain birth. They lead us in their wake, from Rome to Paris, from Lisbon to London, from Parma to Venice. Always followed in the shadows, for obscure reasons, by a suspicious-looking Calabrian and a troubling cardinal, they make us explore the dark intrigues of the Vatican, the pangs of a fatal passion, a gruesome duel, banter at the court of Versailles and the convulsions of the French Revolution.Fados
7
Overview:
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.Ordo
4.7
Overview:
Ordo Tupikos, a french sailor with greek origins, discover that his first wife, Estelle, with whom he had remained married a few months only 16 years earlier, is now a famous movie star called Louise Sandoli. But, more than her name, everything about Louise seems to have changed. Ordo decides to meet Estelle again, after all these years, to know what it's all about...Party
6.333
Overview:
The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party at their villa. The intriguing guests are an older unmarried couple, the philosophical and observant Irene, and Michel, a roué. While Rogério and Irene talk, Michel and Leonor go down to the sea. The conversations upset Rogério and capture Leonor's imagination. Five years later, the four dine at the villa. Michel and Leonor again leave the other two. Intentions and undercurrents are subtle. One of the four proves strong, one weak, and two must choose. Wind and rain bring down the curtain on both acts.The Last Dive
7
Overview:
Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said to be the most beautiful sex worker in Lisbon—and is also Eloi’s daughter.Treasure Island
6.2
Overview:
Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the Island they live will trouble his existence and tip him into an universe of adventures.Love Torn in a Dream
7.5
Overview:
A serious young man of free spirit is forced by his surroundings to become rich at all costs. A group of blind children tries to open the eyes of the unbelievers to the Christian faith. Retired nuns who open a brothel, to pay the running costs of the convent. These rather ironic paradoxes turn this fairytale into a philosophical fable.The Domain
7
Overview:
The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. The Domain delves deeply into the secrets of their homestead, portraying the historical, political, economic and social life of Portugal, since the 1940's to these days.Blood Curse
5.9
Overview:
An urban family inherits an old country house located in a small village. Upon their arrival they try to adapt to the new lifestyle, but they soon learn that the village is overshadowed by superstition and mysterious folklore. As they are plagued by strange events, they learn more about the history of their family, and slowly begin to believe by inheriting the house, they also inherited a curse.Your Face Will be the Last
6.8
Overview:
Adaptation of the novel of the same name, by João Ricardo Pedro.Transatlantique
2
Overview:
In this French-Portuguese film -- directed by Jacques Rivette's screenplay collaborator Christine Laurent -- French vocalist Laure Constant (Laurence Cote) goes to Montevideo, Uruguay, to see her old lover Colossus (Jose Olivera), but when he's a no-show, she becomes involved with several other men, while listening to advice from some older French women who are costume designers. Shown at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival.Manoel’s Destinies
6.9
Overview:
When the child Manuel wanders into a garden that is off-limits to him, he meets an unidentified fisherman, and another boy -- the boy is actually himself several years down the road. Manuel experiences three different versions of his encounters in the garden, revealing that fate can have several twists and turns in one's life, depending on decisions that are made early on.Remains of the Wind
7.5
Overview:
A pagan tradition in a village in the countryside of Portugal leaves painful traces in a group of young teenagers. 25 years later, when they meet again, the past resurfaces and tragedy sets in.A Talking Picture
6.667
Overview:
A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter about myth, history, religion, and wars. Men approach her; she's cool, on her way to her husband in Bombay. After Cairo, for two evenings divided by a stop in Aden, the captain charms three successful, famous (and childless) women, who talk with wit and intellect, each understanding the others' native tongue, a European union. The captain asks mother and child to join them. He gives the girl a gift. Helena sings. Life can be sweet.Armpits
5
Overview:
Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.City of Pirates
7.2
Overview:
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.Inquietude
6.4
Overview:
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. "Suzy," from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the '30s when a young courtesan dies on the operating table. "Mother of the River" is from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life.Acting
2000Love Torn in a Dream as La mère supérieure
1987Repórter X as Wanda Ratschgiff
1984Manoel’s Destinies as Unknown
Art
TBAMemórias do Cárcere ... Production Design, Art Direction
2024Your Face Will be the Last ... Art Direction
2022Remains of the Wind ... Art Direction
2019The Domain ... Art Direction
2018The Black Book ... Art Direction
2017Sunbeat ... Art Direction
2016Os Boys (13 Episodes) ... Art Direction
2016Armpits ... Art Direction
2016An Outpost of Progress ... Art Direction
2015Grey and Black ... Art Direction
2014Obsessive Rythms ... Art Direction
2013Second Hand ... Production Design
2013Odisseia (8 Episodes) ... Art Direction
2012Lines of Wellington ... Art Direction
2011Mysteries of Lisbon (6 Episodes) ... Art Direction
2010Bloody Night ... Art Direction
2010Mysteries of Lisbon ... Art Direction
2009Ashes and Blood ... Art Direction
2009This Night ... Production Design
2008Entre os Dedos ... Art Direction
2007The Other Side ... Production Design
2006Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch ... Production Design
2004Ordo ... Production Design
2004The Miracle According to Salomé ... Art Direction
2003Lent ... Art Direction, Production Design
2000Love Torn in a Dream ... Production Design
2000Tarde Demais ... Production Design
1998Inquietude ... Production Design
1994Blind Man's Bluff ... Production Design
1986The Rose King ... Set Decoration
1985Notre mariage ... Production Design
1984Manoel’s Destinies ... Production Design
1984Vanishing Point ... Production Design
1984City of Pirates ... Production Design
Costume & Make-Up
TBAMemórias do Cárcere ... Costume Design
2024The Englishman's Papers ... Costume Designer
2019The Domain ... Costume Designer
2012Photo ... Costume Design
2009This Night ... Costume Design
2007Fados ... Costume Design
2007The Other Side ... Costume Designer
2006Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch ... Costume Design
2006Blood Curse ... Costume Design
2005The Fatalist ... Costume Design
2004The Fifth Empire ... Costume Design
2003A Talking Picture ... Costume Design
2003Come and Go ... Costume Design
2002The Uncertainty Principle ... Costume Design
2001I’m Going Home ... Costume Designer
2000Love Torn in a Dream ... Costume Design
2000Word and Utopia ... Costume Design
2000Tarde Demais ... Costume Design
1998Inquietude ... Costume Design
1997Transatlantique ... Costume Design
1996Party ... Costume Design
1995The Convent ... Costume Design
1994Blind Man's Bluff ... Costume Design
1994Far Away from Here ... Costume Design
1993Abraham's Valley ... Costume Design
1992The Last Dive ... Costume Design
1990No, or the Vain Glory of Command ... Costume Design
1990The King's Trial ... Costume Design
1986Treasure Island ... Costume Designer
1984Manoel’s Destinies ... Costume Design
1984Vanishing Point ... Costume Design
1984City of Pirates ... Costume Design
1984Cheaters ... Costume Design
1982A Estrangeira ... Costume Design
Directing
1987Roman Holiday ... Assistant Director