This movie is the sequel to “God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun” (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the “Blond Devil”), last of the Cangaceiros. Read More »
Tag Archives: portuguese
Historic Centre (2012) Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Judite Araujo, Maria Fatima Braga Lima, Marco Carreira, Drama
A feature film with four stories celebrating the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal. Read More »
Black God White Devil (1964) Glauber Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. Read More »
Anxiety (1998) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Drama
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. Read More »
Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Drama, Romance
On a train to the Algarve, Macário tells his story to a sympathetic woman he’s just met. Read More »
Doomed Love (1979) Manoel de Oliveira, António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp, Drama, Romance
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives. Read More »
The Fifth Empire (2004) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos, Drama, History
Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to war with the Muslims. Read More »
Porto of My Childhood (2001) Manoel de Oliveira, Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Drama, Documentary
Manoel de Oliveira’s autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown. Read More »
The Convent (1995) Manoel de Oliveira, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Drama, Mystery
The story centers on the unconventional American professor, Michael Padovic, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Helene Read More »
Limite (1931) Mario Peixoto, Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Drama, Romance
In a drifting small boat, two women and a man recalls their recent past. Read More »