José Fonseca e Costa
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José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (born 1933) is a Portuguese
film director
. He is one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo.
Born in Angola
, Costa worked as an assistant to Michelangelo Antonioni
before becoming one of the leaders of Portugal's 'Young Cinema' in the 1960s.
, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He is one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo.
Born in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, Costa worked as an assistant to Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
before becoming one of the leaders of Portugal's 'Young Cinema' in the 1960s.
Filmography
- Os Mistérios de Lisboa (2009)
- Viuva Rica Solteira Não Fica (2006)
- O Fascínio (2003)
- Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites (1996)
- Os Cornos de Cronos (1991)
- A Mulher do Próximo (1988)
- Balada da Praia dos Cães (1987)
- Sem Sombra de Pecado (1983)
- Kilas, o Mau da Fita (1981)
- Música, Moçambique! (1980)
- Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir (1977)
- O Recado (1971)
- Voar (1970)
- The Pearl of Atlantic (1969)
- Regresso à Terra do Sol(1967)
- A Cidade (1967)
- A Metafísica do Chocolate (1967)
Bibliographic references
O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-CruzJosé de Matos-Cruz
José de Matos-Cruz is a Portuguese writer, journalist, editor, high-school teacher, investigator, encyclopedist. From 1980 to 2010, he works at the Cinemateca Portuguesa , in Lisbon...
, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999