António Ferreira Gonçalves dos Reis, known as António Reis (27 August 1927 – 10 September 1991), was a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer, poet, sculptor and ethnographer. He occupies an original place in the history of Portuguese film.[1]
António Reis | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1927 Valadares, Portugal |
| Died | September 10, 1991 (aged 64) Portugal |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film writer, film producer, film professor |
| Children | Ana Reis [1] |
Life
editReis was born in 1927 in Vila Nova de Gaia.[2]
He was also teacher at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School for several years.[3] His work and films influenced subsequent directors. This influence originated a cinematographic family referred to by the historian Haden Guest as "The School of Reis".[1] Reis died in Lisbon in September 10, 1991, of undetermined causes.
Margarida Cordeiro, psychiatrist, was assistant director to Jaime (1974) and co-director of Trás-os-Montes (1976), Ana (1985) and Rosa de Areia (1989).[4]
Family
editHis last remaining daughter, Ana Reis is a writer and composer.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit- 1959: Auto de Floripes (co-director)
- 1963: Painéis do Porto
- 1964: Do Céu ao Rio (co-director with César Guerra Leal)
- 1966: Alto do Rabagão (co-director with César Guerra Leal)
- 1966: Mudar de Vida (directed by Paulo Rocha, script by António Reis)
- 1974: Jaime
- 1976: Trás-os-Montes (co-director with Margarida Cordeiro)
- 1985: Ana (co-director with Margarida Cordeiro)
- 1989: Rosa de Areia (co-director with Margarida Cordeiro)
Bibliography
editWorks by António Reis
edit- Chamas. Porto: Portugália, 1947.
- Luz. Porto: Portugália, 1948.
- Roda de fogo. Porto: Portugália, 1949.
- Ronda do Suão. Porto: Portugália, 1949.
- Poemas do Cais. Porto: Portugália, 1949.
- Poemas do escritório. Porto: Portugália, 1951.
- Ode à amizade. Porto: Portugália, 1952.
- Poemas Quotidianos (1957)
- Novos Poemas Quotidianos (1959)
- Poemas Quotidianos - Col. Poetas de Hoje (1967; re-published in 2017, Tinta-da-China)
References
edit- ^ a b "The School of Reis official page at the Harvard Film Archive website". ves.fas.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ "António Reis - Temas e Debates".
- ^ Jorge, Barradas Jorge Nuno Barradas (2019-11-27). ReFocus: The Films of Pedro Costa: Producing and Consuming Contemporary Art Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-4456-9.
- ^ "Cinemateca - Retrospetiva de António Reis e Margarida Cordeiro, durante o mês de agosto em Braga".
Further reading
edit- (in Portuguese) O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999
See also
edit- The School of Reis
- O Acto da Primavera (1962), directed by Manoel de Oliveira, assisted by António Reis
External links
edit- António Reis at the Harvard Film Archive
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