(Born 1949)
When my second film Um Adeus Português – A Portuguese Farewell, 1985, was shown at the MOMA, New Films, New Directors, I was surprised. When my third film Tempos Difíceis – Hard Times, 1987, was chosen for the NYFF at the Lincoln Center, I was pleased. Now, twenty years later, I am thrilled to be able to present the world premiere at the NYFF of my latest film A Corte do Norte – The Northern Land. In the meantime I have had some films at Cannes during the Directors’ Fortnight – Conversa Acabada, 1981; Três Palmeiras, 1994; A Mulher que Acreditava ser Presidente dos EUA, 1999, and particularly in competition in Venice – Tempos Difíceis – Hard Times, after Dickens, 1987; Aqui na Terra – Here on Earth, 1991; Tráfico - Traffic, 1997; Quem és tu? – Who Are You?, 2001; O Fatalista – The Fatalist, after Diderot, 2005. These are my main films. At the moment I am preparing O Filme do Desassossego -- The Film of Disquiet after The Book of Disquiet, by Bernardo Soares, an alter ego of the poet Fernando Pessoa, which I expect to direct in 2009.
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