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My Take
Miguel Gomes is one of those directors I find easy to admire and hard to summarize. From The Face You Deserve through Our Beloved Month of August and the much-loved Tabu, he keeps blurring fiction and documentary in ways that reward patience. Arabian Nights felt almost absurdly ambitious, and the 2024 Best Director prize at Cannes for Grand Tour confirmed what cinephiles had already sensed for years. What strikes me is that he trained in Lisbon and built a body of work that travels far beyond Portugal without ever shedding its specific, melancholic Portuguese texture. I'd call him a filmmaker's filmmaker.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel Gomes
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・ゴメス
- Reading
- みげる・ごめす
- Born
- January 1, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Occupation
- film director / film editor / screenwriter / actor / director
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2024 Cannes Best Director Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Miguel Gomes born?
Born January 1, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Miguel Gomes from?
Miguel Gomes is from Lisbon, Portugal.
What does Miguel Gomes do?
Miguel Gomes works as film director, film editor, screenwriter, actor, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.