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Tag Archives: Portugal
Magic Mirror AKA Espelho Mágico (2005) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra
Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. Read More »
Alice (2005) Marco Martins, Nuno Lopes, Beatriz Batarda, Miguel Guilherme, Drama
193 days have passed since Alice was seen for the last time. Every day Mário, her father, leaves home to repeat exactly Read More »
Manô (2005) George Felner, Diogo Infante, Adelaide de Sousa
A crew of construction workers starts destroying a distant ancient film production factory, regarded as an eye sore. Read More »
The Circle AKA O Cerco (1970) António da Cunha Telles, Maria Cabral, Miguel Franco, Ruy de Carvalho, Mário Jacques
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl Read More »
Fifteen Stitches for the Soul AKA Quinze Pontos na Alma (2011) Vicente Alves do Ó, Rita Loureiro, João Reis, Marcello Urgeghe
On a day like many others, a woman leaves work. She’s late for a party, in the outskirts of Lisbon. Read More »
The Lighthouse Keepers AKA Os Faroleiros (1922) Maurice Mariaud, A. Castro Neves, Castro Neves
In a community of fishermen, a love triangle stands out, whose conflict culminates in a lighthouse isolated from the coast. Read More »
Trails AKA Veredas (1978) João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Luís de Sousa Costa, Francisco Domingues, Carmen Duarte
A poetic journey in the heart of Portugal. They were two. A man and a woman that met and traveled down from the Tras-os-Montes to the sea. Read More »
What’s New About Love? AKA O que Há de Novo no Amor? (2011) Hugo Alves, Mónica Santana Baptista, Joana Santos, João Cajuda, Nuno Casanovas
Six friends meet every evening in a basement to make music. Read More »
Twist of Fate AKA Os Sorrisos do Destino (2009) Fernando Lopes, Ana Padrão, Rui Morrison, Milton Lopes, Teresa Tavares
Carlos is a famous journalist at the age of 55. His wife, Ada, is the opposite of her husband Read More »
Fragile as the World AKA Frágil Como o Mundo (2002) Rita Azevedo Gomes, Maria Gonçalves, Bruno Terra, Sophie Balabanian
An impossible love. Two young people in love. Vera and John can’t find a space nor time, nor identity in this life that can solve this love. Read More »
Where I Grow Old AKA A Cidade onde Envelheço (2016) Marília Rocha, Elizabete Francisca, Francisca Manuel, Paulo Nazareth
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Read More »
Disquiet (2010) João Botelho, Cláudio da Silva, Pedro Lamares, Ricardo Aibéo
A room in Lisbon. A man dreams and establishes a theory to make it come true. Read More »
Outside (2004) Fernando Lopes, Alexandra Lencastre, Rogério Samora, Maria João Abreu
Laura works as a newscaster and José Maria as a stockbroker, and while they live in the same housing complex, their lives never cross directly. Read More »
Our Beloved Month of August (2008) Miguel Gomes, Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Joaquim Carvalho, Emmanuelle Fèvre
In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity… Read More »