Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís, was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was the director of the daily O primeiro de Janeiro (Porto, portugal). From 1990 to 1993, she was the director of the National Theatre D. Maria II (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("She"), Abraham''s Valley, and The Lands of Risk "("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. In Her novel, The Land of the Risk that was the basis for the film The Convent in 1995. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

Movies Made By Agustina Bessa-Luís (12)

The Sibyl (2023)

In the mid-20th century, a troubled relationship between Germana, a young writer, and Quina, her aunt who lives in the northern Portuguese countryside. Feelings of jealousy, admiration and the complex magnetism between these two strong women arise. ...

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The Portuguese Woman (2019)

North of Italy, the von Kettens dispute the forces of the Episcopate of Trent. Herr Ketten seeks marriage in a distant country, Portugal. After their honeymoon journey back home, Ketten leaves again for the war. Eleven years elapsed… Rumours are running ...

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Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)

A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira. ...

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True and Tender is the North (2008)

Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira. ...

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Magic Mirror (2006)

Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Is ...

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The Conquest of Faro (2005)

Arriving in a hotel in the city of Faro, a couple learns there are no available tables left. When another couple agrees to share a table, they spark a conversation on the city's history, unfolding the tales of King Afonso III, who betrays his wife, and of ...

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The Uncertainty Principle (2002)

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family. ...

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Inquietude (1998)

An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. " ...

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Party (1996)

The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party at their villa. The intriguing guests are an older unmarried couple, the philo ...

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The Convent (1995)

The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England. ...

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Abraham's Valley (1993)

Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep ...

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