Tag Archives: France

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. Read More »

Sandro is a Roman adrift in Venice during Carnival. As he enters midlife, he argues with his wife of sixteen years more often than they laugh or make love. Read More »

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) on a TV variety show. Read More »

On a train to the Algarve, Macário tells his story to a sympathetic woman he’s just met. Read More »

Story of a group of radio-men, on the isle of Noronha, off the coast of Brazil, whose post was attacked by escaped convicts Read More »

Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage. Read More »

Georges Villard is a modest bank employee who dreams of earning more money so that he can live more comfortably. Read More »

Sophie, a young photographer, exchanges her apartment with a student from Marseille. Read More »

Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to war with the Muslims. Read More »

Manoel de Oliveira’s autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown. Read More »