1962 in Tras-os-Montes, a miners’ strike begins to be repressed by the National Guard. Read More »
Tag Archives: Portugal
André Valente (2004) Catarina Ruivo, Leonardo Viveiros, Rita Durão, Dmitry Bogomolov
It’s almost Christmas! I’d really love it if he arrives in time for Christmas Read More »
How to Draw a Perfect Circle / Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito (2009) Marco Martins, Rafael Morais, Daniel Duval, Joana de Verona
In a house, the last trace of a Lisbon that has long disappeared, Guilherme and Sofia Read More »
Alex / A Idade Maior (1991) Teresa Villaverde, Ricardo Colares, Teresa Roby, Joaquim de Almeida
The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa. Read More »
Dribbling Fate / Fintar o Destino (1998) Fernando Vendrell, Carlos Germano, Betina Lopes, Paulo Miranda
Life has moved too fast for Mane. at the age of 50 he watches the slow sacrifice of his ideals. Read More »
Light Drops / O Gotejar da Luz (2002) Fernando Vendrell, Filipe Carvalho, Alexandra Antunes, Amaral Matos, Luís Sarmento
Rui was raised in Mozambique in a small village at the frontier of a mysterious river. Read More »
A Song of Lisbon / A Canção de Lisboa (1933) José Cottinelli Telmo, Vasco Santana, Beatriz Costa, António Silva
Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. Read More »
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »