Agustina Bessa-Luís
Born: 1922-10-15 in Amarante, Portugal
Died: 2019-06-03
Known For: Writing
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 novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.
Filmography
2023
- The Sibyl ... (Novel)
2019
- The Portuguese Woman ... (Writer)
2015
- Visit, or Memories and Confessions ... (Writer)
2008
- True and Tender is the North ... (Novel)
2006
- Magic Mirror ... (Novel)
- Conversazione a Porto
- No Tempo do Cinema as Herself
2005
- The Conquest of Faro ... (Writer)
2002
- The Uncertainty Principle ... (Novel)
2001
- Porto of My Childhood as Dama Texto
1998
- Inquietude ... (Writer)
1996
- Party ... (Writer)
1995
- The Convent ... (Writer)
1993
- Abraham's Valley ... (Novel)
1981
- Francisca ... (Novel)
1978
- Ma Femme Chamada Bicho as Self