Pedro Costa (born 1959) is a Portuguese film director. He is acclaimed for using his ascetic style to depict the marginalised people in desperate living situations. Many of his films are set in a district of Lisbon inhabited by the socially disadvantaged and shot in a natural and low-key way that makes them resemble documentaries. While studying history at University of Lisbon, Costa switched to film courses at School of Theatre and Cinema (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). After working as an assistant director to several directors such as Jorge Silva Melo and João Botelho, he made a first feature film O Sangue (The Blood) in 1989. He collected the France Culture Award (Foreign Cineaste of the Year) at 2002 Cannes International Film Festival for directing the film No Quarto da Vanda (In Vanda’s Room). Juventude em Marcha (Youth on the March, known as “Colossal Youth” in Anglophone countries, and “En avant, jeunesse” – “Onward, Youth” – in Francophone countries) was selected for… read more
Expresso - You said that "Ne Change Rien" was built as an LP. Let's stick to pop music: what is your all-time Top 10? Costa - No order: "Innervisions", Stevie Wonder; "Rubber Soul", Beatles; "Voodoo", D'Angelo; "Something Else", The Kinks; "Metal Box", PIL; "Chairs Missing", Wire; "Off the Wall", Michael Jackson; "Small Faces", Small Faces; "What's Going On", Marvin Gaye. The last one I won't say. Expresso, 21st November 2009
I've only seen three of his features, but the shorts are interesting and need to be in the database.