God's Comedy

God's Comedy 1996

6.91

An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.

1996

Oxalá

Oxalá 1981

2.00

A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.

1981

Alex

Alex 1991

6.00

The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa.

1991

Tall Stories

Tall Stories 1988

5.70

12-year-old Miguel is punished because he has not done his homework properly: he must stay at his aunt's inn for holidays. First bored, then a friendship begins between him and other inn's regular holiday-makers, like maid Luisa or fisherman João. But doctor Fernando's arrival is going to overwhelm the place's peaceful life and to change Miguel's mind.

1988

A Tremonha de Cristal

A Tremonha de Cristal 1993

5.00

Armando, the only grandson of an old worker of Salinas de Aveiro, studies music in France and any news from him is scarce. The grandfather Abilio then decides to send him a letter announcing his death and Armando rushes to return.

1993

A Walk with Johnny Guitar

A Walk with Johnny Guitar 1996

6.30

Lord knows where João de Deus has been. He's come home wounded in the head. He's got a bit of the soundtrack to Johnny Guitar in his head. Strangely enough, there is no sign of the hole in his head. Day breaks over the city. Further strolls are in sight. It is said that Mr. Monteiro, the alter ego of João de Deus, occasionally goes out with Nicholas Ray. At least, they've been seen together.

1996

A. Palolo: Ver o Pensamento a Correr

A. Palolo: Ver o Pensamento a Correr 1995

1

The film's starting point was an exhibit at the Centre of Modern Art (Gulbenkian) in Lisbon. By evoking a time in the past and the adventures of the artist's generation, Silva Melo is able to depict the oeuvre and the artistic persona of António Palolo.

1995

Where the Sun Beats

Where the Sun Beats 1989

5.30

Laura lives in the country with her considerably older husband. When Nuno, her brother who study in Lisbon, pays a visit, he realizes that his sister does not have a happy life. He initiates a friendship with a worker on the farm. The circumstances turn Laura and Nuno against each other... Portrays the repressed sexuality and homosexual desire in a rural setting and elliptically and delicately the small farming community that serves as the backdrop for the impossible relationships pursued by Laura and her brother.

1989

Zéfiro

Zéfiro 1993

1

Zephyrus is a film-voyage, a fresco about Southern Portugal. A movie dealing metaphorically with the South of Portugal, singling it out as a place where various cultures came together and mix, giving birth to a singular identity, as unique as this movie itself, a mixture of fiction and documentary

1993

Malvadez

Malvadez 1990

6.30

Coming from Fundão to Lisboa where he did conscription service, Matias found that the reality of the big city is not exactly how he remembers

1990

Lettera Amorosa

Lettera Amorosa 1995

5.30

João de Deus receives a treat from a friend, unclogs his bathtub, and contemplates Lisbon from his window.

1995