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José Fonseca e Costa

José Fonseca e Costa

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

27/06/1933

Day of Death

01/11/2015
(82) years old

Place of Birth

Caála, Angola

Biography

José Fonseca e Costa was a Portuguese film director. He was 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.

Known For

The Circular Triangle

The Circular Triangle

O Desassossego de Pessoa

O Desassossego de Pessoa

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

Alto Bairro

Alto Bairro

The Jew

The Jew

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

Jogo de Mão

Jogo de Mão

Velhos são os Trapos

Velhos são os Trapos

Filmography

Crew

2016

Armpits

as Director

2016

Armpits

as Writer

2009

What The Tourist Should See

as Director

2006

Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch

as Director

2006

Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch

as Writer

2003

The Fascination

as Director

2003

The Fascination

as Screenplay

1996

Five Days, Five Nights

as Director

1996

Five Days, Five Nights

as Writer

1991

Os Cornos de Cronos

as Director

1991

Napoleon

as Director

1988

Your Neighbour's Wife

as Director

1988

Your Neighbour's Wife

as Writer

1988

Your Neighbour's Wife

as Editor

1987

Ballad of Dog Beach

as Director

1987

Ballad of Dog Beach

as Writer

1983

Um S Marginal

as Executive Producer

1983

No Trace of Sin

as Director

1983

No Trace of Sin

as Writer

1980

The Killers

as Director

1980

The Killers

as Writer

1976

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

as Director

1976

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

as Writer

1976

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

as Editor

1975

The Guns and the People

as Director

1972

O Recado

as Director

1972

O Recado

as Writer

1972

O Recado

as Editor

1970

Las piernas de la serpiente

as Writer

1967

A metafísica dos chocolates

as Director

1967

A metafísica dos chocolates

as Screenplay

1967

A metafísica dos chocolates

as Editor

1966

...e Era o Mar

as Director