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He was born in Figueira da Foz, in 1939, to an anti-clerical, anti-Salazarist family. He worked as assistant director to Perdigao Queiroga, and then, in 1963, went on to attend the London School of Film Technique. At once filmmaker, notable film critic and poet, he began his career as a director of short and feature films both for TV and for cinema. He died in February 2003.


FILMOGRAPHY
1968 Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (short film)
1970 Quem Espera por Sapatoa de Defunto Morre Descalco
        (short film)
1972 Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola
1975 Que Farei Eu com esta Espada?
1977 Veredas
1978 Contos Tradicionais Portugueses
        1. Os Dois Soldados (short film)
        2. O Amor das Tres Romas (short film)
        3. O Rico e O Pobre (short film)
1981 Silvestre
1986 A Flor do Mar
1989 Recordacoes da casa Amarela
1992 O Ultimo Mergulho
1995 A Comedia de Deus
        Bestiario ou o Cortejo de Orfeu (short film)
        Lettera Amorosa (short film)
        Passeio com Johnny Guitar (short film)
1977 Le Bassin de J.W.
1998 As Bodas de Deus
2000 Branca de Neve
2003 Vai e Vem