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Tag Archives: portuguese
Glória (1999) Manuela Viegas, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Raquel Marques, Francisco Relvas
Ivan goes to live with his father, Vicente, the stationmaster, in a small remote village inland Portugal. Read More »
The Xango from Baker Street / O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) Miguel Faria Jr., Joaquim de Almeida, Anthony O’Donnell, Maria de Medeiros
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city’s Municipal Theater Read More »
Those Whom Death Refused (1988) Flora Gomes, Bia Gomes, Tunu Eugenio Almada, Mamadu Uri Balde
The story of a woman who searches through the country for her husband, a resistant, while the war for independence is raging. Read More »
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga / A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga (1965) Roberto Santos, Leonardo Villar, Joffre Soares, Maria Ribeiro
Augusto Matraga is a violent aggressive farmer who after being betrayed Read More »
The Second Mother / Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015) Anna Muylaert, Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears Read More »
To the Left of the Father / Lavoura Arcaica (2001) Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Selton Mello, Simone Spoladore, Raul Cortez
The story concerns a young man living at home, André (Selton Mello) Read More »
Hands in the Fire / Mãos no fogo (2024) Margarida Gil, Carolina Campanela, Francisco Vistas, Rita Durão
Maria do Mar travels the Douro River region to document old manor houses for her thesis project. Read More »
O Castelo das Taras (1982) Julius Belvedere
Three female undergraduates and their parapsychology teacher Read More »
É o Amor / That’s Love (2013) João Canijo, Anabela Moreira
In Caxinas, a fishing neighborhood in Vila do Conde, a city on the north of Portugal Read More »