Videoteca

A Walk with Johnny Guitar 1996 star_border 6.3
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.

God's Comedy 1996 star_border 7
An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.

A. Palolo: Ver o Pensamento a Correr 1995
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.

Bestiary, or the Parade of Orpheus 1995 star_border 4.5
One of the adventures of João de Deus.

Lettera Amorosa 1995 star_border 5.3
João de Deus receives a treat from a friend, unclogs his bathtub, and contemplates Lisbon from his window.

Zéfiro 1993 star_border 9
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

A Tremonha de Cristal 1993 star_border 6
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.

Alex 1991 star_border 6.5
The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa.

Malvadez 1990 star_border 7
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

Where the Sun Beats 1989 star_border 5.3
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.

Tall Stories 1988 star_border 6.3
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.

Oxalá 1981 star_border 4.5
A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.