José Fonseca e Costa
José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director. He was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo. José Fonseca e Costa was 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.
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José Fonseca e Costa
- Name
- José Fonseca e Costa
- Born
- 27 June 1933
- Birthplace
- Caála, Portuguese Angola (present-day Angola)
- Died
- 1 November 2015
- Place of death
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Movement
- Novo Cinema Português
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Education
- University of Lisbon
- Honours
- Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
- Languages
- Portuguese
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José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director. He was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo. José Fonseca e Costa was 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.
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• Name — José Fonseca e Costa • Born — 27 June 1933 • Birthplace — Caála, Portuguese Angola (present-day Angola) • Died — 1 November 2015 • Place of death — Lisbon, Portugal • Movement — Novo Cinema Português • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1964–2009
Filmography
Filmography
• Regresso à Terra do Sol - 1967 • A Cidade - 1967 • A Metafísica do Chocolate - 1967 • The Pearl of Atlantic - 1969 • Voar - 1970 • The Message (O Recado) - 1971 • The Guns and the People (As Armas e o Povo) - 1975 • The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir (Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir) - 1977 • Quilas, the Bad of the Picture (Kilas, o Mau da Fita) - 1980 • Música, Moçambique! - 1980 • Kilas, o Mau da Fita - 1981 • No Trace of Sin (Sem Sombra de Pecado) - 1983 • Ballad of Dog Beach (Balada da Praia dos Cães) - 1987 • The Neighbor's Wife (Mulher do Próximo) - 1988 • Os Cornos de Cronos - 1991 • Five Days, Five Nights (Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites) - 1996 • The Fascination (O Fascínio) - 2003 • Widow and Rich and No Longer a Bitch (Viuva Rica Solteira Não Fica) - 2006 • What the Tourist Should See (Os Mistérios de Lisboa) - 2009 • Axilas - 2016
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Bibliographic references
• O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999
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- 4.Conversas à Pala #4: os caminhos de José Fonseca e Costa.
- 5.Morreu o cineasta José Fonseca e Costa.
- 6.Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas.
- 7.CinePT-Cinema Portugues.
- 8.António Carvalheiro da Fonseca e Costa.
- 9.António Carvalheiro da Fonseca e Costa.
- 10.O Marchador. 4 de dezembro de 2010.
- 11.O filme do assalto.
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