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Films from the country "portugal", sorted by name
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This Side of Resurrection (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Joaquim Sapinho
Origin Portugal
Themes Films about religion
The film tells the story of a sister and a brother, Inês and Rafael. Since the divorce of their parents, their family never saw Rafael again. Inês runs away from home looking for him when she is told he is back at the Guincho Beach and surfing again. Rafael is an ex-surf champion who everyday gets himself inside the most dangerous waves to test the limits of his life. When the two siblings meet, Guincho makes them come together in a promise of paradise on earth, as it was the last place where their family lived together and in happiness. But Inês is surprised one day when she finds her brother looking fixedly to the Serra de Sintra mountain range, where the Convent of the Capuchos was once his refuge. She fears having brought back to him the memories of the separation of their parents. Rafael is in a crisis of faith. When one day he disappears, Inês knows he went back to the convent, and she starts doing what she can to bring him back to her.
Diamantino (2018)
, 1h32Directed by Gabriel Abrantes
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Actors Carloto Cotta
Diamantino, star du football portugais, est la superficialité incarnée. Un jour, alors qu'il se pavane sur son yacht, il découvre une embarcation de migrants en péril. Il prend soudain conscience que le monde n'est pas si rose, ce qui le bouleverse au plus haut point. Après avoir été ridiculisé en finale de Coupe du monde, il décide d'adopter un jeune migrant pour lui venir en aide. Il ne se doute toutefois pas que ses deux sœurs diaboliques ont d'autres plans pour lui, et que le jeune migrants en question est en fait une agent infiltrée de la police en pleine enquête sur une affaire d'évasion fiscale...
Bosnia Diaries (2006)
, 1h17Directed by Joaquim Sapinho
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about immigration, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films
Sunday Afternoon (1966)
, 1h30Directed by António de Macedo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Isabel de Castro, Isabel Ruth
Histoire d'amour à l'hôpital entre un médecin et sa patiente leucémique.
Working on the Douro River (1931)
, 18minutesDirected by Manoel de Oliveira
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about cities
Les pénibles activités quotidiennes sur les quais du fleuve Douro, lors de son passage à travers la ville de Porto : chargements, déchargements, circulation, vente de poissons...
Two Women (2010)
Directed by João Mário Grilo
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Beatriz Batarda, Nicolau Breyner
Embargo (2010)
, 1h23Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors José Raposo
Nuno is a man working at a hot dog stand, who also invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry- a foot scanner. In the middle of a gasoline embargo and finding himself in a strange predicament, Nuno becomes mysteriously confined to his car, finding his life suddenly embargoed
Colossal Youth (2006)
, 2h35Directed by Pedro Costa
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, Political films
After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.
What Now? Remind Me (2014)
, 2h44Directed by Joaquim Pinto
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentary films about health care, LGBT-related films, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film
Actors Joaquim Pinto, Serge Daney, Raoul Ruiz
Joaquim, atteint du VIH et de l'hépatite C, participe à des essais cliniques.
Florbela (2012)
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Dalila Carmo, Ivo Canelas, Soraia Chaves
Francisca (1981)
, 2h46Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Romance
Actors Diogo Dória, Diogo Dória, Mário Barroso, Paulo Rocha, Isabel de Castro, Teresa Madruga
L'amour tragique de deux hommes pour une femme dans le Portugal aristocratique du milieu du siecle dernier. Troisieme d'une tetralogie de l'amour frustre comprenant "le Passe et le Present" (1972), "Benilde ou la Vierge mere" (1975) et "Amour de perdition" (1978), drame qui revela le cineaste portugais au public francais.