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.
Porto of My Childhood
as Dama TextoManoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.
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No Tempo do Cinema
as HerselfA 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.
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Conversazione a Porto
as uncreditedA conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.
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Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
as SelfThe film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva...
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