Helena Laureano

A woman alone with her secret until one day she can not hold it any longer.

João is a freelance television journalist. When he begins a new story about an old pigeon breeder in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Lisbon, João meets Ana, his teenage granddaughter, a mysterious character who is beginning to exercise an irresistible fascination for him. With the time João starts to lose the interest in the pigeon breeder and begins to take an interest in Ana and her world, which she only shares with another abandoned kid, until she realizes that her life is full of dark stories.

The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho's adaptation of Denis Diderot's popular novel Jacques le Fataliste et Son Maître. As Tiago (Rogério Samora) drives his master (André Gomes) through the Portuguese countryside to an unspecified destination, the traveling pair embark on a series of highly philosophical discussions. Flowing with tales of his life in the military and previous sexual escapades, Tiago trades a series of tales with his rapt passenger, including the story of a vengeful spurned lover who plots revenge on the nobleman who rejected her by transforming a prostitute into a society lady and convincing him to marry the tainted bride.

Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.

한 집안의 4대에 걸친 서사극으로 칠레의 정치적 격동기를 배경으로 했다. 쿠테타로 희생된 대통령의 가정, 한 사람의 남편, 가장으로서의 그의 몰락과 붕괴를 보여준다. 정치가의 딸 클라라(메릴 스트립)는 심령의 능력을 타고 났다. 그녀는 언니 로사가 독살당하자 로사의 약혼자였던 에스테반(제레미 아이언스)과 결혼한다. 그러나 에스테반은 결혼 후에도 바람을 피워 가르시아(빈센트 갈로)라는 아들을 낳아오고 성격은 점점 포악해진다. 그는 딸 블랑카(위노나 라이더)가 인디언 혈통의 사회주의자 페드로와 사귄다는 사실을 알고는 딸의 애인을 죽이려고까지 한다. 더 이상 견디지 못한 클라라는 딸 브랑카를 데리고 에스테반 곁을 떠난다. 그 사이 블랑카는 페드로(안토니오 반데라스)와 결혼해 예쁜 딸을 낳고 살지만 사회주의자라는 이유로 군부에 수감되는데...

This Portuguese movie directed by João Botelho, is part of The Four Elements series. This is the second episode, The Air.