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Agustina Bessa-Luís

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Agustina Bessa-Luís, was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro (Porto). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("Francisca"), Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk ("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. Her novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

15-10-1922

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Libra

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Amarante, Portugal

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No Tempo do Cinema

No Tempo do Cinema

A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.
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Year:

2006

Conversazione a Porto

Conversazione a Porto

A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.
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Year:

2006

Porto of My Childhood

Porto of My Childhood

Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.
6.6

Year:

2001

Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and lived together, painting, and living to each other.
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1978