José Fonseca e Costa
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José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director.[1] He was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo.
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José Fonseca e Costa | |
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Born | (1933-06-27)27 June 1933 |
Died | 1 November 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 82) |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1964–2009 |
Movement | Novo Cinema Português |
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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.[2]