Agustina Bessa-Luís

Writing Oct 15, 1922 Jun 3, 2019 (aged 97) 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 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.

5 Acting Credits

12 Crew Credits

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Acting

Porto of My Childhood

Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

No Tempo do Cinema

Conversazione a Porto

Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança

Crew

Abraham's Valley

Francisca

The Convent

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

The Portuguese Woman

Party

Magic Mirror

The Uncertainty Principle

True and Tender is the North

Inquietude

The Sibyl

The Conquest of Faro