Agustina Bessa-Luís
WritingBorn: October 15, 1922 in Amarante, Portugal
Biography
Agustina Bessa-Luís, 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 nov...
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Film
17 Titles
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Abraham's Valley1993
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Francisca1981
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Magic Mirror2006
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The Convent1995
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Inquietude1998
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Party1996
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The Portuguese Woman2019
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The Uncertainty Principle2002
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Visit, or Memories and Confessions2015
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The Conquest of Faro2005
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The Sibyl2023
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True and Tender is the North2008
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Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança
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No Tempo do Cinema2006
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Conversazione a Porto2006
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Porto of My Childhood2001