Antonio de Macedo
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Antonio de Macedo was first a filmmaker and later a writer, university professor and lecturer.
He gave up from filmmaking in the nineties as he felt systematically excluded from the state support programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the only financial source for film production in Portugal in that time. As a consequence, he dedicated himself entirely to writing, investigation and teaching. He published several books, essay
s, philosophy
and fiction
.
at the ESBAL (Escola Superior de Belas-Artes), the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, in 1958. Since then and until 1964, he worked as an architect in the Town Hall of Lisbon.
He abandoned his architect career in 1964 to devote himself to filmmaking as director and scriptwriter. He also dedicated to literature and research in the fields of religion
and spirituality
. He specialized in the history and Sociology
of Esoteric Christianity
. In 2010 he earned a doctor's degree summa cum laude in Sociology of Culture
(in the field of Sociology of Religion
), at the Nova University of Lisbon.
As a filmmaker, he was one of the pioneers of the Portuguese Cinema Novo
and one of the founder members of the first film cooperative
societies in Portugal, the “Centro Português de Cinema” (1970).
He started his career as a film director with his avant-garde
short film Verão Coincidente [Coincident Summer] and Nicotiana (1963). These films were noticed by the producers Francisco de Castro and António da Cunha Telles
, who invited Macedo to direct his first feature film
, Domingo à Tarde [Sunday Afternoon], 1965, which was selected for the Venice Film Festival
of that year. During the prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar
and later of Marcello Caetano dictatorship
, Macedo’s movies were almost always at odds with the Portuguese censorship
, specially Domingo à Tarde [Sunday Afternoon] and A Promessa [The Vow], which were seriously affected by censors. Nojo aos Cães [Even Curs Feel Disgust] was totally forbidden. Nevertheless, A Promessa had a good reception at the Cannes Film Festival
and it won the first prize at the Cartagena Film Festival
. Nojo aos Cães was selected for the Bergamo
Film Festival, had good reviews and a final nomination for the first prize as well. At the Benalmadena Film Festival it won the prestigious “FICC Award” (annual film prize of the “Fédération Internationale des Ciné-Clubs”).
Just before the Carnation Revolution
in 1974, Macedo founded in that same year, together with other filmmakers, a new cooperative
film production company, Cinequanon. There he worked as a director until 1996. His latest film made with this new film company was Santo António de Todo o Mundo [Saint Anthony of the Whole World], shot in 1996.
After the fall of the dictatorial regime of Salazar / Caetano in 1974, Macedo worked intensively in many television films and TV series: films “engagés”, political cinema
denouncing the crimes committed by the former dictatorship. Meanwhile, he kept on making full-length pictures, such as O Princípio da Sabedoria [The Principle of Wisdom] or As Horas de Maria [Twelve Hours with Maria]. This last one, when released in 1979 was hardly attacked by the Portuguese Catholic Church under the charge of «blasphemy» and «moral and religious outrage». His next feature, Os Abismos da Meia-Noite [The Magic Springs of Gerenia], was a box office hit in Portugal, and won three national film awards: “Best Portuguese Film”, “Best Script” and “Best Sound Design,” and also “Best Actor” at the Rimini
Film Festival.
Chá Forte com Limão [Black Tea With Lemon] was his latest feature. Notwithstanding his extensive and original filmography, and in spite of the cultural trend of his cinema, Macedo’s applications to get support from the film financing programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture were systematically rejected. When asked about the reasons why his film projects were so ill-regarded by the juries, some jurors would state that the negative verdicts were consequence of a «uninteresting cinema», «detached from reality», «fanciful and too much whimsical» (See as reference the interview published at the magazine of the Portuguese Authors Society). They alluded to the genre of most of Macedo’s movies, which include weird elements, magic fantasy, dark fantasy, science-fiction and so on.
Without being able to go on filming, Macedo went on along with his other specializations, namely investigating and teaching film theory
, film aesthetics, speculative fiction
as well as comparative religion
, spirituality
, history of religion, sociology of religion
, esoterology.
and to university teaching .
Alongside his career of motion-picture director, Macedo has also applied himself to teaching: since 1970 until 1974 he was a teacher in “Theory and Workshops of Film Direction” at the INP Institute (Lisbon), and until 1990 he taught “Cinema Aesthetics” and “Visual Semiotics
” at the IADE Institute (“College of Fine Arts and Design,” in Lisbon). After 1994 he was a professor of “Visual Semiotics” at the Lusófona University (Lisbon), and of “Filmic Language” and “Scriptwriting” at the Moderna University of Lisbon. From 2002 on, and at present, he is a professor of “Biblical Studies” and “Esoterology” at the Nova University of Lisbon.
s, all of them of science-fiction and fantasy, pervaded by a Gothic
and often magic atmosphere. Referring to Macedo’s novels A Sonata de Cristal [The Crystal Sonata], Contos do Androthelys [Tales of the Androthelys], and others, the Portuguese scholar Teresa Sousa de Almeida, a Professor of Literature at Nova University of Lisbon, states:
He also wrote essay
s on religion
and christian
esotericism
. One of them, Esoterismo da Bíblia [Esotericism of the Bible], is a treatise on Biblical esotericism
which includes the lessons (from 2002 through 2006) of the course on “Biblical Esoterology” which Macedo taught at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (Nova University of Lisbon). This book deals with the conditions surrounding the birth, rise and fast expansion of Christianity
in its early manifold currents, esoteric and exoteric, and its numberless manifestations, either official or marginal, in present times:
Macedo's doctorate dissertation is a comprehensive research on sociology of culture
, sociology of religion
and on esoterology of the New Testament
texts, and was published in 2011 with the title Cristianismo Iniciático [Christianity and Initiation]. In a dense volume of 663 pages Macedo makes a deep study of the History and Sociology of the biblical texts, discussing especially the highest importance of the esoteric and heterodox interpretations of the Bible, and respective authors and currents since the production of the ancient biblical texts until today, and the profound significance of those interpretations to the development of mentality, culture, and science of the western civilisation.
He gave up from filmmaking in the nineties as he felt systematically excluded from the state support programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the only financial source for film production in Portugal in that time. As a consequence, he dedicated himself entirely to writing, investigation and teaching. He published several books, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
.
Filmmaker
Macedo graduated in architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the ESBAL (Escola Superior de Belas-Artes), the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, in 1958. Since then and until 1964, he worked as an architect in the Town Hall of Lisbon.
He abandoned his architect career in 1964 to devote himself to filmmaking as director and scriptwriter. He also dedicated to literature and research in the fields of religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
. He specialized in the history and Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
of Esoteric Christianity
Esoteric Christianity
Esoteric Christianity is a term which refers to an ensemble of spiritual currents which regard Christianity as a mystery religion, and profess the existence and possession of certain esoteric doctrines or practices, hidden from the public but accessible only to a narrow circle of "enlightened",...
. In 2010 he earned a doctor's degree summa cum laude in Sociology of Culture
Sociology of culture
The sociology of culture concerns culture—usually understood as sets of cognitive meanings—as it is manifested in society. For Georg Simmel, culture referred to "the cultivation of individuals through the agency of external forms which have been objectified in the course of history".Cultural...
(in the field of Sociology of Religion
Sociology of religion
The sociology of religion concerns the role of religion in society: practices, historical backgrounds, developments and universal themes. There is particular emphasis on the recurring role of religion in all societies and throughout recorded history...
), at the Nova University of Lisbon.
As a filmmaker, he was one of the pioneers of the Portuguese Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo was practised by Brazilian filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. In Portugal, Novo Cinema flourished after the 1960s, where it lasted, inspired by Italian Neo-Realism and the French movement of the New wave, the direct cinema techniques, and by the ideals the Carnation Revolution up to...
and one of the founder members of the first film cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
societies in Portugal, the “Centro Português de Cinema” (1970).
He started his career as a film director with his avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
short film Verão Coincidente [Coincident Summer] and Nicotiana (1963). These films were noticed by the producers Francisco de Castro and António da Cunha Telles
António da Cunha Telles
António da Cunha Telles is a Portuguese film director and producer. He was born in Funchal.-Biography:António Cohen da Cunha Telles was born on February 26, 1935 in Funchal, Madeira. He studies Medicine in the University of Lisbon...
, who invited Macedo to direct his first feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, Domingo à Tarde [Sunday Afternoon], 1965, which was selected for the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
of that year. During the prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
and later of Marcello Caetano dictatorship
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings:...
, Macedo’s movies were almost always at odds with the Portuguese censorship
Censorship
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, specially Domingo à Tarde [Sunday Afternoon] and A Promessa [The Vow], which were seriously affected by censors. Nojo aos Cães [Even Curs Feel Disgust] was totally forbidden. Nevertheless, A Promessa had a good reception at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
and it won the first prize at the Cartagena Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
The Cartagena Film Festival, or Festival Internacional de Cine y T.V. de Cartagena de Indias. is a Colombian film festival which focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs, Latin American films, and videos...
. Nojo aos Cães was selected for the Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
Film Festival, had good reviews and a final nomination for the first prize as well. At the Benalmadena Film Festival it won the prestigious “FICC Award” (annual film prize of the “Fédération Internationale des Ciné-Clubs”).
Just before the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
in 1974, Macedo founded in that same year, together with other filmmakers, a new cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
film production company, Cinequanon. There he worked as a director until 1996. His latest film made with this new film company was Santo António de Todo o Mundo [Saint Anthony of the Whole World], shot in 1996.
After the fall of the dictatorial regime of Salazar / Caetano in 1974, Macedo worked intensively in many television films and TV series: films “engagés”, political cinema
Political cinema
Political cinema in the narrow sense of the term is a cinema which portrays current or historical events or social conditions in a partisan way in order to inform or to agitate the spectator...
denouncing the crimes committed by the former dictatorship. Meanwhile, he kept on making full-length pictures, such as O Princípio da Sabedoria [The Principle of Wisdom] or As Horas de Maria [Twelve Hours with Maria]. This last one, when released in 1979 was hardly attacked by the Portuguese Catholic Church under the charge of «blasphemy» and «moral and religious outrage». His next feature, Os Abismos da Meia-Noite [The Magic Springs of Gerenia], was a box office hit in Portugal, and won three national film awards: “Best Portuguese Film”, “Best Script” and “Best Sound Design,” and also “Best Actor” at the Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
Film Festival.
Chá Forte com Limão [Black Tea With Lemon] was his latest feature. Notwithstanding his extensive and original filmography, and in spite of the cultural trend of his cinema, Macedo’s applications to get support from the film financing programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture were systematically rejected. When asked about the reasons why his film projects were so ill-regarded by the juries, some jurors would state that the negative verdicts were consequence of a «uninteresting cinema», «detached from reality», «fanciful and too much whimsical» (See as reference the interview published at the magazine of the Portuguese Authors Society). They alluded to the genre of most of Macedo’s movies, which include weird elements, magic fantasy, dark fantasy, science-fiction and so on.
Without being able to go on filming, Macedo went on along with his other specializations, namely investigating and teaching film theory
Film theory
Film theory is an academic discipline that aims to explore the essence of the cinema and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding film's relationship to reality, the other arts, individual viewers, and society at large...
, film aesthetics, speculative fiction
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
as well as comparative religion
Comparative religion
Comparative religion is a field of religious studies that analyzes the similarities and differences of themes, myths, rituals and concepts among the world's religions...
, spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
, history of religion, sociology of religion
Sociology of religion
The sociology of religion concerns the role of religion in society: practices, historical backgrounds, developments and universal themes. There is particular emphasis on the recurring role of religion in all societies and throughout recorded history...
, esoterology.
Teacher and writer
After 1996, Macedo devoted himself exclusively to literatureLiterature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and to university teaching .
Alongside his career of motion-picture director, Macedo has also applied himself to teaching: since 1970 until 1974 he was a teacher in “Theory and Workshops of Film Direction” at the INP Institute (Lisbon), and until 1990 he taught “Cinema Aesthetics” and “Visual Semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
” at the IADE Institute (“College of Fine Arts and Design,” in Lisbon). After 1994 he was a professor of “Visual Semiotics” at the Lusófona University (Lisbon), and of “Filmic Language” and “Scriptwriting” at the Moderna University of Lisbon. From 2002 on, and at present, he is a professor of “Biblical Studies” and “Esoterology” at the Nova University of Lisbon.
literature and essays
Macedo implied himself in writing and publishing novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, all of them of science-fiction and fantasy, pervaded by a Gothic
Gothic fiction
Gothic fiction, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Gothicism's origin is attributed to English author Horace Walpole, with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, subtitled "A Gothic Story"...
and often magic atmosphere. Referring to Macedo’s novels A Sonata de Cristal [The Crystal Sonata], Contos do Androthelys [Tales of the Androthelys], and others, the Portuguese scholar Teresa Sousa de Almeida, a Professor of Literature at Nova University of Lisbon, states:
Mixing SF with fantastic literature, Antonio de Macedo presents us with a strange and disturbing world, in which irony is always present. [. . .] Also surprising is the transfiguration that the real world sees itself going through when it is affected by the strangeness of a different reality. In the fantastic universe of Antonio de Macedo, the real world merely provides a set of signs which can only be deciphered with a key coming from another universe, to which only a few people have access. Thus, the reading of his works becomes an initiatory process in which the reader seeks out the occult truth hidden behind the story.
He also wrote essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s on religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
esotericism
Esotericism
Esotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group or those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest. The term derives from the Greek , a compound of : "within", thus "pertaining to the more inward",...
. One of them, Esoterismo da Bíblia [Esotericism of the Bible], is a treatise on Biblical esotericism
Esotericism
Esotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group or those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest. The term derives from the Greek , a compound of : "within", thus "pertaining to the more inward",...
which includes the lessons (from 2002 through 2006) of the course on “Biblical Esoterology” which Macedo taught at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (Nova University of Lisbon). This book deals with the conditions surrounding the birth, rise and fast expansion of Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
in its early manifold currents, esoteric and exoteric, and its numberless manifestations, either official or marginal, in present times:
Its author, with his discreet and accessible erudition, explains the connections between the ancient texts and their historical, philosophical and religious antecedents, as well as their connection with the Mysteries, ancient and modern.
Macedo's doctorate dissertation is a comprehensive research on sociology of culture
Sociology of culture
The sociology of culture concerns culture—usually understood as sets of cognitive meanings—as it is manifested in society. For Georg Simmel, culture referred to "the cultivation of individuals through the agency of external forms which have been objectified in the course of history".Cultural...
, sociology of religion
Sociology of religion
The sociology of religion concerns the role of religion in society: practices, historical backgrounds, developments and universal themes. There is particular emphasis on the recurring role of religion in all societies and throughout recorded history...
and on esoterology of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
texts, and was published in 2011 with the title Cristianismo Iniciático [Christianity and Initiation]. In a dense volume of 663 pages Macedo makes a deep study of the History and Sociology of the biblical texts, discussing especially the highest importance of the esoteric and heterodox interpretations of the Bible, and respective authors and currents since the production of the ancient biblical texts until today, and the profound significance of those interpretations to the development of mentality, culture, and science of the western civilisation.
full-length features
- 1965 — Domingo à Tarde (Sunday afternoon)
- 1967 — Sete Balas para Selma (Seven bullets for Selma)
- 1970 — Nojo aos Cães (Even curs feel disgust)
- 1972 — A PromessaThe VowsThe Vows is a 1973 Portuguese drama film directed by António de Macedo. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Guida Maria - Maria do Mar* Sinde Filipe - Labareda* João Mota - José* Luís Santos - Salvador* J...
(The vow) - 1975 — O Rico, o Camelo e o Reino ou o Princípio da Sabedoria (The principle of wisdom)
- 1976 — As Horas de Maria (Twelve hours with Maria)
- 1979 — O Príncipe com Orelhas de Burro (The donkey-eared prince)
- 1983 — Os Abismos da Meia-Noite (The magic springs of Gerenia)
- 1987 — Os Emissários de Khalôm (The emissaries from Khalom)
- 1989 — A Maldição de Marialva (The curse of Marialva)
- 1993 — Chá Forte com Limão (Black tea with lemon)
middle-length and short films
- 1962 — Verão Coincidente (Coincident summer)
- 1963 — Nicotiana (Nicotiana)
- 1966 — Crónica do Esforço Perdido (Chronicle of the lost struggle)
- 1967 — Alta Velocidade ([High speed)
- 1968 — Albufeira
- 1968 — Fado: Lisboa 68
- 1968 — A Ginástica na Prevenção dos Acidentes (Exercises to prevent accidents)
- 1968 — A Revelação (The revelation)
- 1969 — Almada-Negreiros Vivo Hoje (Almada NegreirosAlmada NegreirosJosé Sobral de Almada Negreiros was a Portuguese artist. He was born in the then colony of São Tomé e Príncipe, the son of a Portuguese father, António Lobo de Almada Negreiros, and a Santomean mother, Elvira Freire Sobral...
alive today) - 1970 — História Breve da Madeira Aglomerada (Brief history of aglomerate wood)
- 1971 — Cinco Temas para Refinaria & Quarteto (Five themes for refinery and quartet)
- 1971 — Do Outro Lado do Rio: Almada (On the other side of the river: AlmadaAlmadaAlmada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
) - 1973 — Cenas de Caça no Baixo Alentejo (Hunting scenes in Alentejo)
- 1973 — A Criança e a Justiça (Children and Justice)
- 1973 — Um Milhão de Vóltios (A million watts)
- 1982 — O Futuro do Mondego (The future of Mondego)
television films and programs
- (selection)
- 1975 — Fatima Story
- 1976 — O Outro Teatro (The other theater)
- 1981 — A Magia das Bonecas (Magic of dolls) - 3 x 50’
- 1988 — Fernando Lanhas: Os Sete Rostos (Fernando Lanhas: the seven faces)
- 1992 — O Altar dos Holocaustos (The altar of the holocausts) - 3 x 50’
- 1996 — Santo António de Todo o Mundo (Saint AnthonyAnthony of PaduaAnthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is where he was raised...
of the whole world)
film theory
- 1959 / 60 - A Evolução Estética do Cinema (The evolution of film aesthetics), two volumes
essays on philosophy and esotericism
- 1961 — Da Essência da Libertação (On the Essence of Freedom)
- 1999 — Instruções Iniciáticas (Initiatory Teachings)
- 2002 — Laboratório Mágico (Magic Laboratory)
- 2003 — O Neoprofetismo e a Nova Gnose (New Prophetism and New GnosisGnosisGnosis is the common Greek noun for knowledge . In the context of the English language gnosis generally refers to the word's meaning within the spheres of Christian mysticism, Mystery religions and Gnosticism where it signifies 'spiritual knowledge' in the sense of mystical enlightenment.-Related...
) - 2006 — Esoterismo da Bíblia (Esotericism of the Bible)
- 2006 — Textos Neo-Gnósticos (Texts on New GnosticismGnosticismGnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
) - 2011 — Cristianismo Iniciático (Christianity and Initiation)
science fiction & fantasy
- 1992 — O Limite de Rudzky (Rudzky’s Limit) - short stories collection
- 1993 — Contos do Androthelys (Tales of the Androthelys] - novel
- 1995 — Sulphira & Lucyphur (Sulphira & Lucyphur) - novel
- 1996 — A Sonata de Cristal (The Crystal Sonata) - novel
- 1998 — Erotosofia (Erotosophy) - novel
- 2000 — O Cipreste Apaixonado (The Impassioned Cypress) - novel
- 2004 — As Furtivas Pegadas da Serpente (The Stealthy Footprints of the Snake) - novel
- 2007 — A Conspiração dos Abandonados (The Conspiracy of the Abandoned) - short stories collection
stage plays
- 1983 — A Pomba (The Dove)
- 1984 — A Nova Ilusão (The New Illusion)
- 1989 — O Osso de Mafoma (Mahomet’s Bone)
- 2011 — O Sangue e o Fogo, trilogy (The Blood and the Fire, trilogy)
See also
- Cinema of PortugalCinema of PortugalPortuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
- Novo Cinema
- Documentary filmDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
- Science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
- Speculative fictionSpeculative fictionSpeculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...