The revolutionary Álvaro Cunhal, symbol of Portuguese communism and political giant of the 20th century. He is nothing less than a larger-than-life figure, now examined by João Botelho’s camera, in a detective-minded film, in which the early years of the life of the historic leader of the Portuguese Communist Party are explored. In between, excerpts from his own books are staged for the spectator.
Organized like a dream, structured like a musical and with texts, both spoken and sung, that lead us to unexpected, chaotic and exciting situations, which try to grasp part of what the unattainable Alexandre O'Neill left us.
Fernando Pessoa
Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Film adaptation of "The letter from the hunchback to the locksmith" by Fernando Pessoa's heteronym Maria José.
Padre Jesuíta
1537년, 27살의 페르낭 멘데스 핀투는 부와 명예를 찾는 새로운 모험을 위해 인도로 항해를 떠난다. 시간이 흐른 뒤 그는 긴 항해 동안 겪은 잊을 수 없는 사건들을 책으로 옮긴다. 주앙 보텔료 감독은 이 책을 바탕으로 페르낭 핀투의 모험을 영상으로 옮기는 한편, 이 책이 쓰여진 당시 상황에 대해 자신만의 상상력을 더한다.
Juiz Auditor
A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.
Zorrilla San Martin
The short life of the Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini is colourfully portrayed, not as a conventional biopic, but as a visual poem which evokes the turbulent life and complex personality of the literary heroine as she develops her genius for writing.
Melo
Manuel bids farewell to his routine and boards a 15th century vessel under pirate law. Treason on board triggers a series of terrible events our protagonist overcomes while keeping his moral principles intact.
Desembargador
100세의 나이가 된 포르투갈의 거장 올리베이라 감독의 작품. 오랜 경험과 그만의 분위기가 담긴 이번 작품 역시 우리의 기대를 저버리지 않는다. 이번 작품에서는 삼촌의 사무실에서 회계 경리로 일하는 한 젊은이의 사랑과 성공에 대한 이야기가 펼쳐진다. 주인공 마카리오는 사무실 유리창을 통해 보이는 한 여인을 사랑하게 된다. 두 사람은 서로 사귀게 되고 결혼하려고 하지만, 매번 다른 장애물이 나타나면서 사랑하는 그녀와 결혼하려는 그의 꿈은 점점 멀어지게 된다.
Conselheiro
Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire.
Father Pacheco
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
2nd Minister
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Pedro Luminares
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, a father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the Valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a lover.
Pharisee
In a mental institution the patients see themselves as people like Jesus, Lázaro, Marta, Maria, Adão, Eve, Sonia, Raskolnikov, Aliosha e Ivan Karamasov, a Philosopher, a Profet, Santa Teresa d'Avila, reciting the Divine Comedy.
