António Reis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

António Reis

Portuguese film director

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Valadares, Porto District, Portugal

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1991

Profession: screenwriter, poet, film director

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

António Ferreira Gonçalves dos Reis, known as António Reis (1927–1991), was a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer, poet, sculptor and ethnographer.
He was married to Margarida Cordeiro, co-director of most of his films.
He is considered as one of the most important directors of his country, due to the originality of his style.He was a teacher at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School for several years.
His work and films influenced subsequent directors.
This influence originated a cinematographic family commonly referred to as The School of Reis.