José Fonseca e Costa

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José Fonseca e Costa

Born June 27, 1933 · Caála, Angola

Died November 1, 2015 · aged 82

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

Your Neighbour's WifeYour Neighbour's Wife · 1988
Your Neighbour's Wife
5.21988
MovieComedyRomance
Two lovers meet again in strange circumstances, when she is a recent widow not particularly grieving, and he is a divorcée mourning his daughter. They reunite, only to break again - this time for good.
The Ghosts of Alcacer-KibirThe Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir · 1976
The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir
6.31976
MovieDrama
Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.
What The Tourist Should SeeWhat The Tourist Should See · 2009
What The Tourist Should See
8.02009
MovieDocumentary
Homage to Fernando Pessoa and the city that lies next to the Tagus River.
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de VistaLisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista · 1994
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
6.51994
MovieDocumentary
The city during the beginning of cinema. The typical city at the time of the dictatorship. The New Lisbon of the New Cinema. Lisbon after the Revolution. The white city of foreigners. A geographical and moviegoer screenplay of Lisbon through the images of films and testimonies of several filmmakers who filmed in Lisbon.
O RecadoO Recado · 1972
O Recado
9.01972
MovieDrama
Lúcia is courted by António, from the same social class, although she keeps a loving memory of Francisco, a half-adventurer marginal.
No Trace of SinNo Trace of Sin · 1983
No Trace of Sin
6.81983
MovieDrama
A young man from a high-bourgeois family, Henrique receives mysterious phone calls from a woman at the barracks where he is serving in the military, which attracts him to meetings without consequences.
ArmpitsArmpits · 2016
Armpits
5.02016
MovieComedy
Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.
The Circular TriangleThe Circular Triangle · 1964
The Circular Triangle
8.01964
MovieDramaCrime
Business tycoon dies in plane crash. Suspected, Georg, his main partner, Alain, a young Turkish finance, and Anna Maria, the group's proxy, are all seeking his succession.

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Jogo de MãoJogo de Mão · 1983
Jogo de Mão
7.31983
MovieDrama
In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story. The first sketch is about a young man who shines shoes for a living, and tries to keep up a relationship with two women while convincing each she is his only true love. The next story is about a man who beats up his wife when he is drunk, and sells furs for a living. One day, as she is riding in the back of his truck with the furs, he hits a bad patch and she and some furs fall out. The question is, will the woman be enterprising and leave the jerk - or not? The third tale concerns a woman looking into how much control a prostitute has over her clients, and to really find out, she becomes a prostitute herself for awhile - leading to some quite unexpected situations. The last segment handles the uglier side of the life styles of the rich and famous.

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