Portugal Movies

A perspective and reflection on the work of Gabriel Ferrandini.

Already part of the collective memory of the Portuguese, new or old all have heard of Antonio Manuel Mateus Antunes.

The story of the unusual campaign of a chimpanzee from the Rio zoo for mayor of the city in the first municipal elections after the dictatorship.

“Black Gold” is a visually striking film directed by a Japanese filmmaker, blending a minimalist aesthetic with the natural beauty of...

A tribute to brazilian pornochanchadas.

A young journalist and a convincing cameraman plot to film interviews without their company's permission.

After a lifetime apart, two childhood friends reunite, now widowed and elderly, in the village where they grew up. As they try to resolve past...

A reconstruction of Arquimendes incendiary mirror system, burning the film emulsion by the overexposure of mirror reflections on a screen.

Glaxo Wellcome Anti-Tobacco Commissioned Film. (23 Sec. )

Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his...

A largely plotless, fado-scored journey through the gloomy cobblestone streets, zombie bars, and fetid basements of a sordid harbor town populated by...

The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.

An exhausted militant wants to take a break from the incessant frenzy surrounding him. His country’s dictatorship is on its last legs and chaos...

Chaos consumes a small town when a chemical facility explodes releasing a deadly toxin. Moments after the leak, the town's residents show signs of...

A festive day in the Timorense community stranded in the Jamor Valley. A partisan who came from Timor and his story. A look at an abandoned people.

In 1974, a group of men lost their lives in what is still called today the Bloodless Revolution of Portugal.

Laura works as a newscaster and José Maria as a stockbroker, and while they live in the same housing complex, their lives never cross...