José Fonseca e Costa

Biography

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

The Jew

as Surgeon

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

Jogo de Mão

as Judge

Os Cornos de Cronos

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Circular Triangle

O Desassossego de Pessoa

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

as Self

Alto Bairro

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