Five women, all near the wrong side of forty, face life’s ups and downs together with laughter, tears, and sometimes irony. Read More »
Tag Archives: Portugal
Dark at Noon / L’oeil qui ment (1992) Raúl Ruiz, John Hurt
After his father’s death, a Parisian medical researcher returns to a region of Portugal to deal with part of the family legacy Read More »
É o Amor / That’s Love (2013) João Canijo, Anabela Moreira
In Caxinas, a fishing neighborhood in Vila do Conde, a city on the north of Portugal Read More »
Forget Everything I’ve Told You (2002) António Ferreira
A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family. The story of six people who love, hate, split up and meet again Read More »
Les démons (1973) Jesús Franco, Anne Libert, Carmen Yazalde
As the scarlet flames lick her pale and desperate face while the feeble body is eager to succumb Read More »
Nazaré (1952) Manuel Guimarães, Virgilio Teixeira
The sea, often treacherous, is the only source of living of the people of Nazaré. Read More »
The Wheat and the Tares (1965) Manuel Guimarães
A sad and strong people living in the huge plains of Alentejo. Their endless struggle for bread, their nostalgic Read More »
Viúva Rica Solteira Não Fica / Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch (2006)
In the late 19th century, the life of an aristocratic Lady, divided between love Read More »
O Rio do Ouro / River of Gold (1998) Paulo Rocha
Carolina (Isabel Ruth), an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river Read More »
Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (1989) Paulo Rocha
In Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss), Paulo Rocha does Read More »