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'Francisco Manso' (born 28 November 1949), is a Portuguese filmmaker and producer.
- He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed films, 'Napomuceno's Will', 'The Consul of Bordeaux' and 'O Nosso Cnsul em Havana'.
Career
He graduated in law at the University of Lisbon. In 1976, he graduated in film at Centro de Arte e Comunicao Visual (Ar.Co) and, in 1979 to 1980, completed courses in sound engineering and became the assistant director at the public television service Rdio e Televiso de Portugal (RTP).
In 1978, he moved to cinema as the first assistant director for the film 'O Meu Nome ', directed by Fernando Matos Silva. This was followed by 'O Prncipe com Orelhas de Burro', directed by Antnio de Macedo, in 1979. In 1980, he moved to Guinea Bissau and worked on the film 'Acto dos Feitos da Guin' 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'.
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 Mo de Deus'(1989), 'Nostalgia' (1994) and 'O Esprito da Cor' (1994).
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 Arajo' 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, 'Memrias de um rio - Avieiros, os nmadas do Tejo' in 2004, was awarded the special prize for Lusophony at the 10th Environmental Film Festival - Cine Eco 2004.
In his following films he mostly used historical events, such as the 2008 film 'O ltimo Condenado Morte', which took place at the time of the Liberal Revolution in Portugal in 1821/22. In 2011, he made the film 'O Cnsul de Bordus' which was based on the life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and his services to humanity during the persecution of the Jews.
Filmography
See also
* Portuguese Colonial War
* List of Portuguese films of 2008
* List of Portuguese films of 2010
References
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