This article is about the film director. For other uses, see
Ricardo Costa.
Ricardo Costa (25 January 1940 – 8 July 2021) was a Portuguese film director.[1] He wrote texts on cinema, vision, and language.[2]
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| Born | 25 January 1940
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| Died | 8 July 2021(2021-07-08) (aged 81) |
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| Nationality | Portuguese |
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| Occupation | Film director |
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Costa's works were primarily composed of documentaries, many of them containing elements of fiction. He used direct cinema as a tool for salvage ethnography.[3] His film, Mists [pt], was displayed at the 60th Venice International Film Festival in 2003.[4] It was released at the Quad Cinema in New York City in April 2011. His film, Drifts [pt], was released in 2016,[5] followed by Cliffs in 2017.[6]
Costa studied at the University of Lisbon, where he obtained a doctorate in literature in 1969 after defending a thesis on the works of Franz Kafka.[7] He worked as a high school teacher and editor of sociological books. Following the Carnation Revolution, he became a professional film director and producer. He was a partner in the GRUPO ZERO alongside João César Monteiro, Jorge Silva Melo, Alberto Seixas Santos, and others.[8][9] The group organized cinematic screenings in Paris at the Cinémathèque Française.[10]
Death
Ricardo Costa died on 8 July 2021 at the age of 81.[11]
Articles
In Portuguese
- "O olhar antes do cinema" (1982)
- "A outra face do espelho" (2000)
- "Jean Rouch do avesso" (2017)
In English
- "Having to create" (2019)
- "Having to be" (2019)
- "Having to see" (2019)
- "Having to do" (2020)
- "Lecture"
Essays
In Portuguese
- Os olhos e o cinema (1997)
- Olhos no ecrã (2000)
- Os olhos da ideia (2002)
In English
- Happiness from the past to the future (2020)
Feature films
- As Armas e o Povo (1975)
- Avieiros [pt] (1975)
- Mau Tempo, Marés e Mudança [pt] (1976)
- Abril no Minho (1978)
- Castro Laboreiro [pt] (1979)[12]
- Pitões, Aldeia do Barroso [pt] (1979)
- Verde por Fora, Vermelho por Dentro [pt] (1980)
- Longe É a Cidade [pt] (1981)
- Ao Fundo desta Estrada [pt] (1981)
- O Pão e o Vinho [pt] (1983)
- O Nosso Futebol [pt] (1985)
- Paroles (1998)
- Mists (2003)
- Drifts (2016)
- Cliffs (2017)[6]
Short and medium-length films
- No Fundo de Troia [pt] (1974)
- Apanhadores de Algas [pt] (1974)
- Agar-Agar [pt] (1974)
- Tresmalho [pt] (1975)
- O Trol [pt] (1975)
- O Arrasto (1975)
- Oceanografia Biológica (1975)
- Ti Zaragata e a Bateira (1975)
- Pesca da Sardinha (1975)
- Conchinha do Mar (1975)
- Às Vezes Custa (1975)[13]
- A Sacada (1975)
- Os Irmãos Severo e os Cem Polvos (1976)
- À Flor do Mar [pt] (1976)
- A Colher (1976)
- O Velho e o Novo (1976)
- A Falta e a Fartura (1976)
- Quem só muda de Camisa (1976)
- A Máquina do Dinheiro (1976)
- Viver do Mar (1976)
- Uma Perdiz na Gaiola (1976)
- Nas Voltas do Rio (1976)
- O Submarino de Vidro (1976)
- Cravos de Abril [pt] (1976)
- Das Ruínas do Império (1977)[14]
- E do Mar Nasceu (1977)
- Música do Quotidiano (1978)
- Abril no Minn (1978)
- A Lampreia (1979)
- A Coca (1979)
- Histórias de Baçal (1979)
- Esta aldeia, Rio de Onor (1979)
- O Pisão (1979)
- A Feira (1979)
- O Outro Jogo (1979)
- Joaquim da Loiça (1980)
- Pastores da Serra da Estrela (1980)
- Barcos de Peniche (1980)
- O Parque Nacional de Montesinho (1980)
- Lisboa e o Mar (1982)
- GIG (2014)[15]
GIG (YouTube). Ricardo Costa. 2014.
