José Fonseca e Costa explained

José Fonseca e Costa
Birth Date:27 June 1933
Birth Place:Caála, Portuguese Angola
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality:Portuguese
Movement:Novo Cinema Português
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter
Years Active:1964–2009

José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director.[1] 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morreu este domingo José Fonseca e Costa . November 1, 2015 . Move Noticias . November 1, 2015.
  2. Kuhn, Annette & Radstone, Susannah (1994) The Women's Companion to International Film, University of California Press,, p. 96-7