About
Ricardo Costa (born 25 January 1940) is a Portuguese film director and producer. He is the author of essays on cinema, vision, and language. Most of his filmography consists of documentary films, pure cinéma vérité. Many include fiction elements (docufiction and ethnofiction). He uses the techniques of direct cinema not only as a tool for practicing salvage ethnography but also as a means to compose sober, "musical" and poetic narratives, interesting cinephiles and suitable for common audiences.
Filmography
Mau Tempo, Marés e Mudança2010 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Brumas2003 · Director
O Nosso Futebol1985 · Writer, Editor, Director
O Pão e o Vinho1983 · Director, Writer
Longe é a Cidade1982 · Director, Editor
Ao Fundo Desta Estrada1982 · Director, Editor
Castro Laboreiro1980 · Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer
Pitões, Aldeia do Barroso1980 · Director, Editor
Verde por Fora, Vermelho por Dentro1980 · Director
Das Ruínas do Império1977 · Director, Director of Photography
Do Mal o Mar1977 · Director, Director of Photography
Mudança1977 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Marés1977 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Mau Tempo1977 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Born From the Sea1977 · Director
O Submarino de Vidro1976 · Director, Director of Photography
Nas Voltas do Rio1976 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
O Rei dos Peixes1976 · Director, Director of Photography
Uma Perdiz na Gaiola1976 · Director, Director of Photography
Viver do Mar1976 · Director, Director of Photography