Agustina Bessa-LuĂs, 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.
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The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portug...
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An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The I...
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Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy famil...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True and Tender is the North (2008) | Director / Writer | 4 | |
| 2 | The Uncertainty Principle (2002) | Director / Writer | 2 | |
| 3 | Porto of My Childhood (2001) | Dama Texto | 4 | |
| 4 | Inquietude (1998) | Director / Writer | 3 | |
| 5 | The Convent (1995) | Director / Writer | 2 | |
| 6 | Francisca (1981) | Director / Writer | 3 |
