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José Fonseca e Costa

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 27, 1933 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthCaála, Angola
Career Span1964 – 2015
Known Credits26 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

José Fonseca e Costa

Total Works

26

24 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

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across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 26 titles featuring José Fonseca e Costa

Ballad of Dog Beach
6.4

Role: Writer

Five Days, Five Nights
5.9

Role: Director

The Killers
5.7
The Killers
1980•movie

Role: Director

Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch
6.8

Role: Director

The Guns and the People
7.4

Role: Director

Your Neighbour's Wife
5.2

Role: Director

The Jew
5.7
The Jew
1996•movie

as Surgeon

No Trace of Sin
6.8
No Trace of Sin
1983•movie

Role: Writer

The Fascination
5.2
The Fascination
2003•movie

Role: Director

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir
6.2

Role: Director

Jogo de Mão
7.3
Jogo de Mão
1983•movie

as Judge

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
6.5
The Circular Triangle
8.0
O Desassossego de Pessoa
9.0
Velhos são os Trapos
8.0
Duplo Exilio
9.0
Duplo Exilio
2001•movie

as Bernardo

O Recado
9.0
O Recado
1972•movie

Role: Director

Armpits
5.0
Armpits
2016•movie

Role: Director

Las piernas de la serpiente
10.0

Role: Writer

Um S Marginal
7.0
Um S Marginal
1983•movie

Role: Executive Producer

What The Tourist Should See
8.0

Role: Director

Napoleon
9.0
Napoleon
1991•series

Role: Director

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

as Self

Alto Bairro
Alto Bairro
2014•movie
História do Cinema Português
1 eps
A metafísica dos chocolates

Role: Screenplay