Francisco Manso

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francisco Manso
Born
Francisco Manso

(1949-11-28) November 28, 1949 (age 71)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationDirector, writer, producer
Years active1976–present

Francisco Manso (born 28 November 1949), is a Portuguese filmmaker and producer.[1] He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed films, Napomuceno's Will, The Consul of Bordeaux and O Nosso Cônsul em Havana.

Career[]

He graduated in law at the University of Lisbon. In 1976, he graduated in film at Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual (Ar.Co) and, in 1979 to 1980, completed courses in sound engineering and became the assistant director at the public television service Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP).[2]

In 1978, he moved to cinema as the first assistant director for the film O Meu Nome É, directed by Fernando Matos Silva. This was followed by O Príncipe com Orelhas de Burro, directed by António de Macedo, in 1979. In 1980, he moved to Guinea Bissau and worked on the film Acto dos Feitos da Guiné which was directed by Matos Silva. In the following year, he returned to Portugal and worked on Matos Silva's 1981 film Guerra no Mirandum.

The film director, Francisco Manso (second from left) with the actor Vitor Norte, the producer, Jose Mazeda, and the composer Henri Seroka addressing a press conference during the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2011)

After working as an assistant for many years, Manso's first directing work was in 1983 with the television documentary A Epopeia dos Bacalhaus. He also edited his first television feature film, Terra Nova, Mar Velho, in the same year. With the success of that film, he continued to direct films and documentaries such as, A Aposta (1987), Na Mão de Deus(1989), Nostalgia (1994) and O Espírito da Cor (1994).[3]

In 1997, Manso produced his first cinema feature film, O Testamento do Senhor Napomuceno, based on the novel The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida about the Cape Verde Islands. The film was distributed internationally and was screened at film festivals, receiving several awards including three at the Gramado Film Festival. In 2000, he made the TV mini-series Almeida Garrett. His documentary, Memórias de um rio - Avieiros, os nómadas do Tejo in 2004, was awarded the special prize for Lusophony at the 10th Environmental Film Festival - Cine Eco 2004.[3]

In his following films he mostly used historical events, such as the 2008 film O Último Condenado à Morte, which took place at the time of the Liberal Revolution in Portugal in 1821/22. In 2011, he made the film O Cônsul de Bordéus which was based on the life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and his services to humanity during the persecution of the Jews.[4]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1976 O Caldo de Pedra Production manager Short film
1978 O Meu Nome É... Actor Film
1979 Os Filhos da Noite Actor Film
1979 O Convidado Debaixo da Mesa Production assistant TV movie
1980 The Donkey-Eared Prince Assistant director Film
1980 Acto dos Feitos da Guiné Assistant director Film
1983 A Epopeia dos Bacalhaus Director, writer TV movie
1983 Terra Nova, Mar Velho Director, producer, writer Documentary
1987 A Aposta Director, producer Film
1989 O Espírito da Cor Director TV Series documentary
1994 Na Mão de Deus (Antero de Quental) Director, producer TV movie
1994 Nostalgia Director Film
1994 Quase (Mário de Sá Carneiro) Director, producer TV movie
1995 Saudade (Soares dos Reis) Director, producer TV movie
1997 O Testamento do Senhor Napomuceno Director, producer Film
2000 Almeida Garrett Director, producer TV mini-series
2000 Dez Grãozinhos de Terra Director, producer Documentary
2000 Clandestinos Director Documentary
2003 O Cinema Português Director, producer, writer TV movie documentary)
2009 A Ilha dos Escravos Director Film
2009 O Último Condenado à Morte Director Film
2010 Assalto ao Santa Maria Director Film
2010 Portugal e o Japão - Uma Longa História Director TV movie documentary)
2010 Entre o Norte e o Sul Director Documentary
2011 O Cônsul de Bordéus Director Film
2012 Até Chá virar Café: Until Tea Becomes Coffee Producer TV movie documentary
2016 Regresso Ao Mar Director, producer TV series documentary
2018 Os Dois Irmãos Director Film
2019 O Nosso Cônsul em Havana Director, producer TV series
2019 Salgueiro Maia - Rumo à Eternidade Director, writer Documentary short

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Francisco Manso". Letterboxd. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
    - "Francisco Manso". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Festival Archives Francisco Manso". European Film Festival. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Francisco Manso". Cabo verde. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ ""The Consul of Bordeaux" sold out Cinematheque de Televive". Publico. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""