Writing

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Born 1922-10-15

Amarante, Portugal

Department: 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.

2023

TMDB2.9

Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (17 titles)

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