José Fonseca e Costa

Born: 1933-06-27

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.


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The Jew

as Surgeon
Released: 1996-01-16

The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the...

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Alto Bairro

as uncredited
Released: 2014-12-15

In Lisbon 1950, John, 13, decides to invade the neighborhood of prostitutes, nobility and...

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The Circular Triangle

as uncredited
Released: 1964-12-17

Business tycoon dies in plane crash. Suspected, Georg, his main partner, Alain, a young Turkish...

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In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

as Self
Released: 2016-10-29

He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western...

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Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

as uncredited
Released: 1994-12-31

The city during the beginning of cinema. The typical city at the time of the dictatorship. The...

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Jogo de Mão

as Judge
Released: 1983-02-02

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has...

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Velhos são os Trapos

as uncredited
Released: 1981-03-13

Old people tend to be kept apart, even humiliated by the new generations. The stories and...

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