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Rubem Fonseca

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Birth 11 may 1925 (99 years)

José Rubem Fonseca, né le 11 mai 1925 à Juiz de Fora, est un écrivain et scénariste brésilien.

Biography

Il travaille à partir de 1952 dans la police brésilienne, débutant au bas de l'échelon et atteignant les plus hauts rangs.

Il amorce sa carrière en littérature par la publication de nouvelles où il se révèle tout particulièrement doué. Son roman Du grand art (A grande arte, 1983) obtient un succès critique et populaire considérable, mais c'est Agosto (1990) qui est considéré comme sa meilleure œuvre romanesque. À l'instar de son ami, l'écrivain américain Thomas Pynchon, il refuse les interviews et reste discret sur sa vie privée.

Il obtient le prix Camões en 2003.

Usually with

Walter Salles
Walter Salles
(1 films)
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
(1 films)
Giulia Gam
Giulia Gam
(1 films)
Paulo José
Paulo José
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rubem Fonseca (1 films)

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High Art
High Art (1991)
, 1h44
Directed by Walter Salles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Peter Coyote, Tchéky Karyo, Amanda Pays, Raul Cortez, Tonico Pereira, Paulo José
Roles Novel
Rating59% 2.99542.99542.99542.99542.9954
Peter Mandrake (Coyote), an American photographer in Brazil, is preparing an in loco essay for his new book, about the "Train Surfers" (groups of boys who court danger "surfing" on the roof of the trains) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A local call girl he is friends with is murdered, and when the police can make no progress Mandrake decides to investigate himself. Subsequently, two hired thugs break into his apartment demanding a disk, and, when he doesn't produce it because he can't do so, they rape his girlfriend and stab him, leaving him to die. Vowing revenge, Mandrake enlists the help of Hermes (Karyo), a professional knife fighter who owes Mandrake a debt, to teach him the art of knife fighting. The obsession this develops into causes Mandrake's girlfriend to leave him, wanting the whole thing to simply go away, but Mandrake refuses to let go.