Agustina Bessa-Luís
b. 1922 — d. 2019 (aged 97)
Amarante, Portugal
Actress
Writer
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 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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Filmography
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★ 6.2
Life Railways: Restless Wind
2023 Writer
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★ 5.8
The Sibyl
2022 Writer
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★ 6.6
#4 Mangifera
2022 Writer
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★ 6.5
The Portuguese Woman
2019 Writer
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★ 6.1
True and Tender Is the North
2008 Writer
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★ 7.2
Conversazione a Porto
2006 Self
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O Portugal de...
2006 Self
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No Tempo do Cinema
2006 Self
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Ela por Ela
2006 Self
Writer
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★ 6.8
Magic Mirror
2005 Writer
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★ 5.3
A Conquista de Faro
2005 Writer
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Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança
2005 Self
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Diga Lá Excelência
2004 Self
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★ 6.7
The Uncertainty Principle
2002 Writer
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Cara a Cara
2001 Self
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★ 7.0
Anxiety
1998 Writer
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Olhos nos Olhos
1998 Self
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Prémios Bordalo 1996
1997 Self
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★ 6.3
Party
1996 Writer
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★ 5.9
The Convent
1995 Writer
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★ 7.3
Abraham's Valley
1993 Writer
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★ 7.0
Memories and Confessions
1993 Writer
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Interiores
1992 Self
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Eurosul - Especial 5 Anos
1992 Self
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O Escritor e a Sociedade
1983 Self
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★ 6.9
Francisca
1981 Writer
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Xarope de Orgiata
1980 Writer
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★ 7.3
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
1978 Self
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Perfil
1978 Self
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A Ideia e a Imagem
1976 Self
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Biografia
1976 Writer
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Convergência
1969 Self
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Ternos Guerreiros
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