A surreal short film in which a young man embarks Read More »
Tag Archives: portuguese
Just a Normal Life AKA Uma Vida Normal (1994) Joaquim Leitão, Joaquim de Almeida, María Barranco, Anamar
Miguel is 40 years old and has his great share of the usual problems. Read More »
Girls from ABC AKA Garotas do ABC (2003) Carlos Reichenbach, Michelle Valle, Vanessa Alves, Natália Lorda
Aurélia, a young black woman who works at a factory and lives in a working-class Read More »
Carnaval Atlântida (1952) José Carlos Burle, Carlos Manga, Oscarito, Grande Otelo, Cyl Farney
The famous Brazilian producer Cecílio B. De Milho wants to produce an epic about Helen of Troy. Read More »
20.13: Purgatory AKA 20,13 (2006) Joaquim Leitão, Marco D’Almeida, Adriano Carvalho, Carla Chambel
Mozambique, 24th of December 1969, a Portuguese army patrol return Read More »
Kiss Me (2004) António da Cunha Telles, Marisa Cruz, Manuel Wiborg, Nicolau Breyner, Clara Pinto Correia
This movie bring us a story about a woman named Laura (Marisa Cruz) that lives Read More »
The Hills of Disorder AKA Serras da desordem (2006) Andrea Tonacci
The documentary, using re-enactments, traces the steps of an indigenous Read More »
48 (2010) Susana de Sousa Dias, Georgette Ferreira, Dias Lourenço, Sofia Ferreira
Filmmaker Susana Sousa Dias traces Portugal’s period of fascism from 1926 until 1974. Read More »
Jardim (2008) João Vladimiro
4 hectares of ground are the gardens that surround the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. Read More »
Um Caso de Polícia (1959) Carla Civelli, Renato Consorte, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Mara di Carlo
Belinha is worried about violence. When she hears a conversation about the murder Read More »
Orgia ou O Homem Que Deu Cria (1970) João Silvério Trevisan, Fernando Benini, Jean-Claude Bernardet, Marcelino Buru
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. Read More »
Por que Você não Chora? (2020) Cibele Amaral, Bárbara Paz, Carolina Monte Rosa, Elisa Lucinda
“Why don’t you cry?” addresses the delicate topic of suicide. Read More »
The Satin Slipper AKA Le soulier de satin (1985) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Patricia Barzyk, Anne Consigny
During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman Read More »
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma AKA Cristóvão Colombo – O Enigma (2007) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque
From the 1940’s to today, Manuel Luciano has tried to discover the true identity of Christopher Columbus. Read More »
Just Peter AKA Pedro Só (1972) Alfredo Tropa, António Montez, Ermelinda Duarte, Jorge Ramalho
Pedro is a young agricultural worker who gets caught in the middle of a fight between Read More »