When he was 15, Vitório was recruited by Angolan army, where he would stay for two decades fighting. Read More »
Tag Archives: portuguese
Finis Hominis / The End of Man (1971) José Mojica Marins, Teresa Sodré, Roque Rodrigues
Stark naked man comes out from the sea and begins to walk the streets, interfering in daily episodes, always in search of justice. Read More »
Past and Present (1972) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria de Saisset, Manuela de Freitas, Bárbara Vieira
This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Read More »
O Fascínio / The Fascination (2003) José Fonseca e Costa, Vítor Norte, Sylvie Rocha, José Fidalgo
A businessman on the verge of bankruptcy receives an unexpected inheritance: a large farm in Portugal’s southern province of Alentejo. Read More »
Limite (1931) Mario Peixoto, Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor
In a drifting small boat, two women and a man recalls their recent past. Read More »
The Devil Queen / A Rainha Diaba (1974) Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Milton Gonçalves, Odete Lara, Stepan Nercessian
In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the homosexual drug dealer lord Rainha Diaba (Milton Gonçalves) Read More »
A Grande Feira (1961) Roberto Pires, Geraldo Del Rey, Helena Ignez, Luiza Maranhão
Made in the famous “Água de Meninos” market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Read More »
O Princípio da Incerteza / The Uncertainty Principle (2002) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family. Read More »
A Girl in Summer (1986) Vítor Gonçalves, Isabel Galhardo, Diogo Dória, José Manuel Mendes
Isabel, a girl in her late teens, is unable to determine herself and understand herself – lost in the memory of her late mother Read More »
Sister Dulce: The Angel from Brazil / Irmã Dulce (2014) Vicente Amorim, Regina Braga, Bianca Comparato, Gracindo Júnior
The life of Dulce, a Bahian nun, who guided by her faith dedicated her life to the needy and was beatified by the Vatican. Read More »