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Agustina Bessa-Luís
Amarante, Portugal
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 Na…
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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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2023
The Sibyl
Movie Novel
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2019
The Portuguese Woman
Movie Writer
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2015
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Movie Writer
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2008
True and Tender is the North
Movie Novel
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2006
No Tempo do Cinema
Movie Herself
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2006
Magic Mirror
Movie Novel
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2006
Conversazione a Porto
Movie
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2005
The Conquest of Faro
Movie Writer
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2002
The Uncertainty Principle
Movie Novel
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2001
Porto of My Childhood
Movie Dama Texto
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1998
Inquietude
Movie Writer
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1996
Party
Movie Writer
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1995
The Convent
Movie Writer
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1993
Abraham's Valley
Movie Novel
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1981
Francisca
Movie Novel
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1978
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
Movie Self
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Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança
Movie Herself
