Person
José Fonseca e Costa
Directing · 1933–2015 · 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
Napoleon
Director
História do Cinema Português
2001
Your Neighbour's Wife
Director
The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir
Director
The Jew
Surgeon
Ballad of Dog Beach
Writer
The Fascination
Director
The Killers
Director
Armpits
Writer
Five Days, Five Nights
Director
Filmography
- 2016In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de MacedoSelf
- 2016ArmpitsWriter
- 2014Alto Bairro
- 2009What The Tourist Should SeeDirector
- 2006Widow and Rich No Longer a BitchWriter
- 2003The FascinationDirector
- 2001Duplo ExilioBernardo
- 2001História do Cinema Português
- 1996Five Days, Five NightsDirector
- 1996The JewSurgeon
- 1994Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
- 1991Os Cornos de CronosParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1991NapoleonDirector
- 1990Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi
- 1988Your Neighbour's WifeDirector
- 1987Ballad of Dog BeachWriter
- 1983Um S MarginalExecutive Producer
- 1983No Trace of SinWriter
- 1983Jogo de MãoJudge
- 1981Velhos são os Trapos
- 1980The KillersDirector
- 1977The Guns and the PeopleDirector
- 1976The Ghosts of Alcacer-KibirDirector
- 1972O RecadoDirector
- 1970Las piernas de la serpienteWriter
- 1967A metafísica dos chocolatesDirector
- 1966...e Era o MarDirector
- 1964The Circular Triangle
- —O Desassossego de Pessoa
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