Agustina Bessa-Luís

Его дом - война. Ее дом - Португалия. И все же молодая жена лорда фон Кеттена намерена сделать жилище своего мужа, негостеприимный замок на скале в северной Италии, своим домом. В течение одиннадцати долгих лет, пока он отсутствует, она строит здесь свою жизнь.

A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.

Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.

A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.

Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Isn't it enough for her to have an Aston Martin and a Jaguar in the garage and ten different dresses per season? It was all professor Heschel's fault. Or someone else's. Anyway, to go beyond the promise is heresy. Alfreda said that she wouldn't rest until she saw the Virgin and made her some questions. Filipe Quinta, the Forger, says he has a solution. Meanwhile, Bahia, her husband, listens do music.

A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.

Arriving in a hotel in the city of Faro, a couple learns there are no available tables left. When another couple agrees to share a table, they spark a conversation on the city’s history, unfolding the tales of King Afonso III, who betrays his wife, and of a Moorish woman, who betrays her father.

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.

An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. "Suzy," from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the '30s when a young courtesan dies on the operating table. "Mother of the River" is from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life.

Рохерио, богатый молодой человек, и его загадочная жена Леонор устраивают вечеринку в саду свой роскошной виллы на острове Сан-Мигел. Среди приглашенных есть одна весьма занятная пара постарше: философски настроенная и наблюдательная Ирен и престарелый распутник Мишель. Пары «меняются партнерами», словно в танце: Рохерио беседует с Ирен, в то время, как Леонор идет к морю с Мишелем. Если разговор с Ирен расстраивает Рохерио, то беседа с Мишелем всецело захватывает воображение Леонор. Проходит пять лет. На той же вилле накрыт стол на четырех. Мишель и Леонор снова покидают своих спутников. Куда приведут их трудно различимые «подводные течения»?

Майкл, американский профессор, приезжает со своей прекрасной женой-француженкой Элен в португальский монастырь в поисках доказательств того, что Шекспир был на самом деле испанским евреем. Глава монастыря, мрачный Балтар, одержимо влюбляется в Элен.

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.

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.