Filmes Portugueses a ver
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1. Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família (1978)
262 min | Drama, Romance
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.
Stars: António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp, António Costa
Votes: 317
2. Ana (1982)
115 min | Drama
It is a sincere and naive film that combines the themes of nature-man, modernism-man in Rilke's poets with a local narrative.
Directors: Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis | Stars: Ana Maria Martins Guerra, Manuel Ramalho Eanes, Octávio Lixa Filgueiras, Aurora Alfonso
Votes: 146
3. O Crime de Aldeia Velha (1964)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Set in a little remote village, where everyone is very religious and primitive, "O Crime de Aldeia Velha" (The crime of Aldeia Velha) tells the story of Joana, the most beautiful girl in ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Guimarães | Stars: Barbara Laage, Rogério Paulo, Mário Pereira, Rui Gomes
Votes: 99
4. Trás-os-Montes (1976)
108 min | Drama
It's a docudrama with a poetic writing and non-linear narrative. Specifically, it's an "etnofiction": portraits the typical characters of Terra Fria, the North-east of Portugal, showing ... See full summary »
Directors: Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis | Stars: Albino S. Pedro, Carlos Margarido, Mariana Margarido, Luis Ferreira
Votes: 264
5. Guerra Civil (2010)
93 min | Drama
Director: Pedro Caldas | Stars: Francisco Belard, Maria Leite, Catarina Wall, Pedro M. Ruivo
Votes: 78
6. Pedro Só (1972)
77 min | Drama
Pedro is a young agricultural worker who gets caught in the middle of a fight between two families, kills a man and escapes to the capital. He can't find work,resorts to begging, but keeps ... See full summary »
Director: Alfredo Tropa | Stars: António Montez, Ermelinda Duarte, Jorge Ramalho, José Gomes
Votes: 16
7. Trails (1978)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy
For his feature debut Monteiro creatively borrowed from traditional Portuguese legends to craft a series of echoing, parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers... See full summary »
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Manuela de Freitas, Luís de Sousa Costa, Francisco Domingues, Carmen Duarte Ferreira
Votes: 237
8. Torre Bela (1975)
105 min | Documentary
The rise and fall of a revolutionary cooperative movement established in a large private farm in Ribatejo, Portugal, from March to December 1975 (most part of the land occupations occurred ... See full summary »
Directors: Thomas Harlan, Jacques d'Arthuys, Anna Devoto, Luc Mohler, Luisa Orioli | Stars: Thomas Harlan, Maria Vitória, José Neves Paiva, Herculano Valada Martins
Votes: 125
9. The Invisible Life (2013)
103 min | Drama
Night falls over Lisbon. But Hugo can't go home. Antonio has died, and for some reason, he can't stop thinking about his old love, Adriana.
Director: Vítor Gonçalves | Stars: Filipe Duarte, João Perry, Maria João Pinho, Pedro Lamares
Votes: 153
10. A Corte do Norte (2008)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Emília de Sousa, the great 19th-century Portuguese actress, abandoned her career to marry a rich aristocrat and became the Baroness Magdalene of the Sea. As beautiful as Empress Sissi, she built a mystery that lasted four generations.
Director: João Botelho | Stars: Ana Moreira, Ricardo Aibéo, Rogério Samora, Custódia Gallego
Votes: 118
11. Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica (2014)
139 min | Drama, History, Romance
The tragedy and comedy in Carlo's life begins, grows and ends like the tragedy and comedy of Portugal. In the company of his close friend, João da Ega, allegedly a brilliant writer, Carlos,... See full summary »
Director: João Botelho | Stars: Graciano Dias, Maria Flor, João Perry, Pedro Inês
Votes: 896
12. Acto da Primavera (1963)
94 min | Drama
Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, since and according to a 16th text.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Nicolau Nunes Da Silva, Ermelinda Pires, Maria Madalena, Amélia Chaves
Votes: 290
13. Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
112 min | Drama
Raised in seclusion, a young woman claims her unborn child was conceived through an angel.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos
Votes: 336
14. 'Non', ou A Vã Glória de Mandar (1990)
110 min | Drama, History, War
Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Lucas
Votes: 983
15. A Divina Comédia (1991)
140 min | Drama
Patients in a mental institution see themselves as Adam and Eve, Sonia and Raskolnikov, a Philosopher and a Prophet, Alyosha and Ivan Karamazov, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and St Teresa of Avila.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra, Mário Viegas
Votes: 504
16. Abraham's Valley (1993)
187 min | Drama
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho
Votes: 1,538
17. The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy
A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Afonso Bonito, Carmen Santos, Paulo Matos, Ricardo Trêpa
Votes: 2,136 | Gross: $0.05M
18. Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
95 min | Drama
Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 698
19. Transe (2006)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama
Sonia, a girl from St Petersburg, decides to seek a better life in western Europe. She first gets a job at a car dealer in Germany. But she is suddenly kidnapped and sold into sexual ... See full summary »
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Ana Moreira, Viktor Rakov, Robinson Stévenin, Iaia Forte
Votes: 578
20. April Captains (2000)
123 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Director: Maria de Medeiros | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Frédéric Pierrot
Votes: 3,373
21. Água e Sal (2001)
117 min | Drama
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Galatea Ranzi, Joaquim de Almeida, Alexandre Pinto, Miguel Borges
Votes: 131
22. Sapatos Pretos (1998)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case.
Director: João Canijo | Stars: Ana Bustorff, Vítor Norte, João Reis, Teresa Madruga
Votes: 252
23. The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
Unrated | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two filmmakers leave to Macao in an adventure of discovery of a city-labyrinth, multicultural and mysterious, where the memories of the childhood - featured memories by the lived reality in... See full summary »
Directors: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata | Stars: Cindy Scrash, João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues, Maria João Guerra da Mata
Votes: 566
24. Morrer Como Um Homem (2009)
Unrated | 134 min | Drama, Music
A transgender woman tries to erase any past history of herself as a male. Struggling with a young male lover and a problematic son.
Director: João Pedro Rodrigues | Stars: Chandra Malatitch, John Jesus Romão, Ivo Barroso, Gonçalo Ferreira De Almeida
Votes: 1,263 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Haircut (1995)
91 min | Drama
The film is set in Lisbon, and tells the story of a day in the life of Rita and Paulo, a Portuguese young couple of the '90s. The fast changing city around them makes them wish to break ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Sapinho | Stars: Carla Bolito, Marco Delgado, Francisco Nascimento, Orlando Sérgio
Votes: 256
26. How to Draw a Perfect Circle (2009)
122 min | Drama
Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
Director: Marco Martins | Stars: Rafael Morais, Joana de Verona, Beatriz Batarda, Daniel Duval
Votes: 899
27. Red Dawn (2011)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Red Market, Macao s famous food market.
Directors: João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues
Votes: 100
28. O Lugar do Morto (1984)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alvaro, a divorced journalist with a complicated love life, watches someone he doesn't know killing himself after a fight with a woman who he gave a lift. Intrigued by that mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Ana Zanatti, Pedro Oliveira, Teresa Madruga, Luís Lima Barreto
Votes: 226
29. Perdido por Cem (1973)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Artur, in Lisbon for his holidays, wanders aimlessly, and is picked-up by Rui, a young man who is into marketing and advertising. Joana is in Lisbon for holidays, but also trying to escape ... See full summary »
Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: José Cunha, Marta Leitão, José Nuno Martins, Ana Maria Lucas
Votes: 24
30. Ainda Há Pastores? (2006)
72 min | Documentary
Director: Jorge Pelicano | Stars: Hermínio Carvalhinho, Fernando Alves, Quim Barreiros, João Grazina
Votes: 238
31. Forget Everything I've Told You (2002)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family. The story of six people who love, hate, split up and meet again - Messias, the husband, a dentist, almost magician; Felizbela, the ... See full summary »
Director: António Ferreira | Stars: Custódia Gallego, António Capelo, Amélia Corôa, Fernando Taborda
Votes: 257
32. Florbela (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama
Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
Director: Vicente Alves do Ó | Stars: Dalila Carmo, Ivo Canelas, Albano Jerónimo, José Neves
Votes: 522
33. Floripes (2005)
120 min | History
Director: Miguel Gonçalves Mendes | Stars: Catarina Barros, João Salero, João Sancho, Selma Cifka
Votes: 72
34. Inês de Portugal (1997)
90 min | Drama, History, Romance
The consuming passion between Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro is brutally interrupted when Ines is executed, as a consequence of political intrigue and in the name of the kingdom's ... See full summary »
Director: José Carlos de Oliveira | Stars: Cristina Homem de Mello, Heitor Lourenço, Carlos Cabral, Afonso Melo
Votes: 84
35. Mysteries of Lisbon (2011–2020)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.
Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, João Arrais
Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.11M
36. Viagem a Portugal (2011)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year in with her husband, also a doctor. She is approached by agents of the Immigration Services that take her to an interrogation ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Tréfaut | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Isabel Ruth, Makena Diop, Rebeca Close
Votes: 174
37. The City of the Dead (2009)
62 min | Documentary
The City of the Dead, in Cairo, is the biggest necropolis in the world. One million inhabitants live there: in the tomb houses or in the buildings that have grown up around the tombs. We ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Tréfaut
Votes: 90
38. A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
20 min | Short
Director: Paulo Rocha | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Clara Joana
Votes: 11
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