A Noite de Walpurgis is a fantastic tale by Hugo Rocha, admittedly inspired by Goethe's Faust. The narrator-protagonist reveals a story told to him by a third person. Here the third person is an old peasant woman that the protagonist finds in a walk through the mountains, and that tells a story that in turn would have been told to her by the grandmother.
The gritty lives of Portuguese villagers are shown in this action drama which shows the interaction between a married couple who have taken an unusual vow of celibacy and a gang of gypsies who are terrorizing their village. The film highlights many ancient religious traditions still current in these regions, as the villagers, devout Catholics, support the gypsy con-men by buying religious relics from them.
Pedro, camponês de uma aldeia montanhosa do interior, em Trás-os-Montes, envolve-se numa luta de famílias e mata outro companheiro, no momento em que este atacava o seu pai. Desesperado, foge de si mesmo e dos outros, tornando-se num vagabundo. Apesar de tudo, mantém uma dignidade que o distingue dos outros, vulgares pedintes. Depois de passar várias dificuldades, Pedro tenta abandonar aquela vida de solidão através do amor por Clara, uma prostituta. Mas é demasiado tarde. O vagabundo regressa então à sua terra natal. Ao constatar que nada mudou ao longo dos anos, a sua vida pouco tempo mais irá durar.
A famous singer conducts two relationships at once, with a businesswoman and her secretary. He marries the woman, has children from both, and all goes well for him until one fateful day, when his two sons come to know that he is parent of both, at school.
