Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís

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.

  • Title: Agustina Bessa-Luís
  • Popularity: 0.676
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1922-10-15
  • Place of Birth: Amarante, Portugal
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Agustina Bessa-Luís Movies

  • 1978
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    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

    1 1978 HD

    The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and...

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  • 2001
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    Porto of My Childhood

    Porto of My Childhood

    6.7 2001 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    No Tempo do Cinema

    No Tempo do Cinema

    1 2006 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    Conversazione a Porto

    Conversazione a Porto

    1 2006 HD

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

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  • 2002
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    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    4.9 2002 HD

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  • 1981
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    Francisca

    Francisca

    7.5 1981 HD

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  • 2023
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    A Sibila

    A Sibila

    7 2023 HD

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  • 2008
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    True and Tender is the North

    True and Tender is the North

    5.1 2008 HD

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  • 1993
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    Abraham's Valley

    Abraham's Valley

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 1998
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    Anxiety

    Anxiety

    6.4 1998 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Portuguese Woman

    The Portuguese Woman

    6.4 2019 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Conquest of Faro

    The Conquest of Faro

    5 2005 HD

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  • 1996
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    Party

    Party

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Convent

    The Convent

    5.4 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 2006
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    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    6.4 2006 HD

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