The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. Read More »
Tag Archives: portuguese
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 »
Mueda, Memory and Massacre (1981) Ruy Guerra, Romao Canapoquele, Filipe Gunoguacala, Mauricio Machimbuco
Mueda was a massacre. The name is that of the village in Northern Mozambique where in 1960 it took place. Read More »
Everybody Wins (1990) Karel Reisz, Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton
A seeming good Samaritan (Debra Winger) hires a private detective (Nolte) Read More »
Razor in the Flesh / A Navalha na Carne (1969) Braz Chediak, Jece Valadão, Glauce Rocha, Emiliano Queiroz
A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello’s gay cleaner fight Read More »
He, the Dolphin / Ele, o Boto (1987) Walter Lima Jr., Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kis Magro, Ney Latorraca
“Ele, o Boto” is based on an old legend of a water spirit who takes on form of Amazon river dolphin. Read More »
Rat Fever / A Febre do Rato (2011) Cláudio Assis, Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele
Rat Fever is the alcohol-drenched story of an unrequited love. 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 »