José de Matos-Cruz
Encyclopedia
José de Matos-Cruz is a Portuguese writer
, journalist
, editor
, high-school teacher, investigator, encyclopedist. From 1980 to 2010, he works at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon
. He is a prominent historian
of the Portuguese cinema (see: Cinema of Portugal
).
by the University of Coimbra, 1973. He writes in newspapers and magazines since the sixties.
He writes fiction
and poetry
books, some worth mentioning: Tempo Possível (Possible Times), in 1967, Cafre (Kaffir), 1970, Alma de Cadáver (Soul of a Corpse), 1985, A Erosão dos Lábios (Lips Erosion), 1992, Hexálogo (Hexalog), 2000, Os EntreTantos (Meantimes), 2003, and O Infante Portugal ( The Prince Heir of Portugal ), 2007. He is the founder of several comics
magazines and the coordinator of a comics section entitled Quadradinhos (Comic Strips) in the evening paper A Capital. In 2004, he starts publishing a periodical webzine, Imaginário (Imagery).
He also writes books on cinema
, such as monographies on Charles Chaplin (1981), Manoel de Oliveira
(1996), António de Macedo
(2000), Artur Ramos (2003), António Lopes Ribeiro
and Francisco Ribeiro
(2008). His masterpieces include O Cais do Olhar (The Quay of Sight), 1980–1999, which brings together all Portuguese long feature films in the 20th century; in 1989 a Prontuário do Cinema Português, hand-book with a detailed description of the Portuguese films produced from 1896 to 1989; O Cinema Português (Portuguese Cinema), a catalog of Portuguese films from 1986 to 1998, printed in 1998; and in 2002, 30 Anos com o Cinema Português (30 Years of Portuguese Cinema).
From 1986 on, he writes film reviews in the newspaper Diário de Notícias. In 1995, he gives counsel on the series (Portuguese Film History), broadcast by the RTP
, the Portuguese national TV station. He also gives counsel on dictionaries, encyclopaedias and several RTP programs (1989–94) and on production (1989–99).
From 2000 to 2010, he is a professor at the Escola Superior de Teatro e de Cinema. He creates a film data base called Cinema Português (2002–09), published by a department of the Portuguese Foreign Office, the Instituto Camões. In 2003, he starts teaching a film course at the Universidade Moderna, Lisbon. From 1980 to 2008, he organises Filmografia Portuguesa (a systematic list of Portuguese films and their features) at the Cinemateca Portuguesa, the Portuguese National Film Archive.
José de Matos-Cruz - Memórias Afectivas e Outras Histórias (José de Matos-Cruz, affective memories and other stories) is a DVD
film by Delfim Ramos, who portrays him as a living and creative testimony.
In 2005, he publishes a monograph
of the actor Joaquim de Almeida
(Joaquim de Almeida - 1838-1921 - Um Actor de Montijo), which would become a digital handbook on Portuguese theatre, the Anuário Teatral - Portugal - Século XIX, work still in progress.
In 2010, he becomes member of the board of the Fundação D. Luís I, in the town of Cascais
.
ARTICLES No exemplo de Ana - article about Ana (film) by António Reis (filmmaker) and Margarida Cordeiro
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
, high-school teacher, investigator, encyclopedist. From 1980 to 2010, he works at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. He is a prominent historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of the Portuguese cinema (see: Cinema of Portugal
Cinema of Portugal
Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
).
Biography
José de Matos-Cruz is a licentiate in LawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
by the University of Coimbra, 1973. He writes in newspapers and magazines since the sixties.
He writes fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
books, some worth mentioning: Tempo Possível (Possible Times), in 1967, Cafre (Kaffir), 1970, Alma de Cadáver (Soul of a Corpse), 1985, A Erosão dos Lábios (Lips Erosion), 1992, Hexálogo (Hexalog), 2000, Os EntreTantos (Meantimes), 2003, and O Infante Portugal ( The Prince Heir of Portugal ), 2007. He is the founder of several comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
magazines and the coordinator of a comics section entitled Quadradinhos (Comic Strips) in the evening paper A Capital. In 2004, he starts publishing a periodical webzine, Imaginário (Imagery).
He also writes books on cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, such as monographies on Charles Chaplin (1981), Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
(1996), António de Macedo
Antonio de Macedo
Antonio de Macedo was first a filmmaker and later a writer, university professor and lecturer.He gave up from filmmaking in the nineties as he felt systematically excluded from the state support programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the only financial source for film production in...
(2000), Artur Ramos (2003), António Lopes Ribeiro
António Lopes Ribeiro
António Filipe Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese film director.Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the older brother of actor Ribeirinho.-Filmography:...
and Francisco Ribeiro
Ribeirinho
Ribeirinho, stage name of Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese actor and director....
(2008). His masterpieces include O Cais do Olhar (The Quay of Sight), 1980–1999, which brings together all Portuguese long feature films in the 20th century; in 1989 a Prontuário do Cinema Português, hand-book with a detailed description of the Portuguese films produced from 1896 to 1989; O Cinema Português (Portuguese Cinema), a catalog of Portuguese films from 1986 to 1998, printed in 1998; and in 2002, 30 Anos com o Cinema Português (30 Years of Portuguese Cinema).
From 1986 on, he writes film reviews in the newspaper Diário de Notícias. In 1995, he gives counsel on the series (Portuguese Film History), broadcast by the RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
, the Portuguese national TV station. He also gives counsel on dictionaries, encyclopaedias and several RTP programs (1989–94) and on production (1989–99).
From 2000 to 2010, he is a professor at the Escola Superior de Teatro e de Cinema. He creates a film data base called Cinema Português (2002–09), published by a department of the Portuguese Foreign Office, the Instituto Camões. In 2003, he starts teaching a film course at the Universidade Moderna, Lisbon. From 1980 to 2008, he organises Filmografia Portuguesa (a systematic list of Portuguese films and their features) at the Cinemateca Portuguesa, the Portuguese National Film Archive.
José de Matos-Cruz - Memórias Afectivas e Outras Histórias (José de Matos-Cruz, affective memories and other stories) is a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
film by Delfim Ramos, who portrays him as a living and creative testimony.
In 2005, he publishes a monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
of the actor Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida is a Portuguese-born American actor. He began his acting doing some theater. During the 1980s, he started his film career appearing on the 1982 action film The Soldier, and later achieved recognition for playing Andrea Bonanno in the 1987 Italian film...
(Joaquim de Almeida - 1838-1921 - Um Actor de Montijo), which would become a digital handbook on Portuguese theatre, the Anuário Teatral - Portugal - Século XIX, work still in progress.
In 2010, he becomes member of the board of the Fundação D. Luís I, in the town of Cascais
Cascais
Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...
.
Bibliographic references
- O Cais do Olhar - reference by Randal Johnson: Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
, Google books. - Against the Grain, article by Randal Johnson (ref. in 6th paragraph)
Books
Generic bibliography for Cinema of PortugalCinema of Portugal
Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
- Books search at DocBweb
Texts online
SEVERAL Download - from Instituto CamõesInstituto Camões
The Instituto Camões is an institution created in 1992 for the world-wide promotion of the Portuguese language and culture...
ARTICLES No exemplo de Ana - article about Ana (film) by António Reis (filmmaker) and Margarida Cordeiro
- Ricardo Costa and the flowing pictures – article about the films by Ricardo Costa (filmmaker)Ricardo Costa (filmmaker)Ricardo Costa is a Portuguese film director and producer.Most of his filmography consists of documentary films, many of them being contaminated by fiction...