Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. Read More »
Tag Archives: Portugal
Tabu (2012) Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Hortêncílio Aquina
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor’s maid to seek out a man Read More »
The Strange Case of Angelica AKA O Estranho Caso de Angélica (2010) Manoel de Oliveira, Pilar López de Ayala, Filipe Vargas, Ricardo Trêpa
A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Read More »
Blind Man’s Bluff AKA A caixa (1994) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glicínia Quartin, Ruy de Carvalho
Stories about neighboring in Lisbon are told by a homeless blind man who’s only means of support is his elm box. Read More »
Word and Utopia AKA Palavra e Utopia (2000) Manoel de Oliveira, Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil Read More »
The House of the Spirits (1993) Bille August, Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Read More »
In the White City AKA Dans la ville blanche (1983) Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Teresa Madruga, Julia Vonderlinn
A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room Read More »
Three Bridges Over the River AKA Trois ponts sur la rivière (1999) Jean-Claude Biette, Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Thomas Badek
The life of Arthur, a professor living in Paris, changes when Frank comes Read More »
The Virgin of Lust AKA La virgen de la lujuria (2002) Arturo Ripstein, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ariadna Gil, Patricia Reyes Spíndola
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro’s café at Hotel Ofélia. Read More »
The Jester AKA O Bobo (1987) José Álvaro Morais, Fernando Heitor, Paula Guedes, Luís Lucas
Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous Read More »
Portuguese Vacation AKA Vacances portugaises (1963) Pierre Kast, Françoise Arnoul, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend Read More »
Water and Salt AKA Água e Sal (2001) Teresa Villaverde, Galatea Ranzi, Joaquim de Almeida, Alexandre Pinto
Ana lives in a little village by the sea, with her husband and her daughter. Read More »
The Glass Cell AKA Die gläserne Zelle (1978) Hans W. Geissendörfer, Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser
The architect Phillip Braun is framed by his former employer Lasky that embezzled the money Read More »
Vanity AKA Vanitas (2004) Paulo Rocha, Isabel Ruth, Joana Bárcia, Filipe Cochofel
Nela Calheiros, a Portuguese designer on the peak of her career Read More »