Life has moved too fast for Mane. at the age of 50 he watches the slow sacrifice of his ideals. Read More »
Tag Archives: portuguese
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 »
Rio, 40 Degrees / Rio 40 Graus (1955) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside Read More »