Ricardo Costa (director)
Ricardo Costa | |
|---|---|
 Costa in 2013 | |
| Born | 25 January 1940 |
| Died | 8 July 2021 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Film director |
Ricardo Costa (25 January 1940 – 8 July 2021) was a Portuguese film director.[1] He wrote texts on cinema, vision, and language.[2]
Works
[edit]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, 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, was released in 2016,[5] followed by Cliffs in 2017.[6]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Ricardo Costa died on 8 July 2021 at the age of 81.[11]
Writings
[edit]Articles
[edit]In Portuguese
[edit]- "O olhar antes do cinema" (1982)
- "A outra face do espelho" (2000)
- "Jean Rouch do avesso" (2017)
In English
[edit]- "Having to create" (2019)
- "Having to be" (2019)
- "Having to see" (2019)
- "Having to do" (2020)
- "Lecture"
Essays
[edit]In Portuguese
[edit]- Os olhos e o cinema (1997)
- Olhos no ecrã (2000)
- Os olhos da ideia (2002)
In English
[edit]- Happiness from the past to the future (2020)
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- As Armas e o Povo (1975)
- Avieiros (1975)
- Mau Tempo, Marés e Mudança (1976)
- Abril no Minho (1978)
- Castro Laboreiro (1979)[12]
- Pitões, Aldeia do Barroso (1979)
- Verde por Fora, Vermelho por Dentro (1980)
- Longe É a Cidade (1981)
- Ao Fundo desta Estrada (1981)
- O Pão e o Vinho (1983)
- O Nosso Futebol (1985)
- Paroles (1998)
- Mists (2003)
- Drifts (2016)
- Cliffs (2017)[6]
Short and medium-length films
[edit]- No Fundo de Troia (1974)
- Apanhadores de Algas (1974)
- Agar-Agar (1974)
- Tresmalho (1975)
- O Trol (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 (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 (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]
External sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Morreu o realizador e ensaísta Ricardo Costa, aos 81 anos". Público (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "A Look at Portugal". Cineuropa. 27 September 2002.
- ^ "Une ethnographie de sauvegarde ?". Plozcorpus (in French). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Venise 2003". Cineuropa (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2005.
- ^ "Drifts (Derivas)". wixsite.com.
- ^ a b "Arribas (Cliffs) - a film by Ricardo Costa". cliffs.name.
- ^ "Franz Kafka : uma escrita invertida". comuf.com (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Un cycle tout portugais". Cineuropa (in French). 27 September 2002.
- ^ "Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis et le cinéma du Trás-os-Montes". Seances (in French). Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Cinemateca Francesa homenageia dupla Reis-Cordeiro". Público (in Portuguese). Paris. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Morreu o realizador e ensaísta Ricardo Costa. Tinha 81 anos". Noticias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Castro Laboreiro 1979 (YouTube) (in Portuguese). Valter Alves. 1979. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Às Vezes Custa, Nazaré, 1975 (YouTube) (in Portuguese). Lisbon Souvenir. 1975. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Das Ruínas do Império". RTP Arquivos (in Portuguese). 1 May 1977.
- ^ GIG (YouTube). Ricardo Costa. 2014.
