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Máscaras

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Alexandre O'Neill

The film sought to portray a relatively unknown and isolated rural world and, through a highly politicized discourse, affirmed the genuineness of “folk culture.” Representative of the new documentary film movement that developed in Portugal after the revolution, the movie encouraged the local retrieval of the Caretos tradition. A ritual that seemed to be doomed by the conjoined impact of emigration, the colonial war and the crisis of agriculture was thus brought back to life. - Paulo Raposo

A Princesinha das Rosas

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Rui Baptista, António Barahona

“A Princesinha das Rosas” is about Naíde, a girl born from the union between a fisherman and a mermaid, adopted by monarchs of a country with no heirs, but to whom the call of the waters will inevitably attract.

O Defunto

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João Guedes, Adelaide João

Based on an Eça de Queiroz incursion into fantastic literature.

O Visconde

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Maria Albergaria, João Bom

O Visconde is based on the same Álvaro do Carvalhal short story as Manoel de Oliveira's The Cannibals.

Tiaga

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Isabel de Castro, Jacinto Ramos

Tiaga tells the story of a poor old woman, played by Isabel de Castro, to whom a good wizard offers the gift of youth to reward the help she provided him. A version of “Faust” seen through the female eye and featuring some unusual moments, such as a shot of a black goat while José Afonso sings, as well as nightmare sequences in which Tiaga is chased by the devil.

O Canto da Sereia

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João Guedes, Dino Luz

Siren's Song is inspired on a story by Júlio Dinis, in an place populated by characters taken from Greek mythology.

A Noite de Walpurgis

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Fernanda Coimbra, Adelaide João

A Noite de Walpurgis is a fantastic tale by Hugo Rocha, admittedly inspired by Goethe's Faust. The narrator-protagonist reveals a story told to him by a third person. Here the third person is an old peasant woman that the protagonist finds in a walk through the mountains, and that tells a story that in turn would have been told to her by the grandmother.

A Estranha Morte do Professor Antena

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João Lagarto, João Guedes

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Professor Antena's assistant who walks by his side when he is run over in a perhaps enigmatic way.

Quem Foste, Alvarez?

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Documentary about the life and work of the painter Dominguez Alvarez, interspersed with fictionalized staging of some moments of the life of the artist.

Eça de Queiroz: Notas Breves Sobre

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Program of biographical character on Eça de Queiroz, writer, with emphasis on his literary work and respective themes, illustrated with interpretations of actors.

Camilo Pessanha: Entre os Dois Abismos

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Biographical program on Camilo Pessanha, a poet associated with the movement of symbolism in the Portuguese language, led by Danilo Barreiros, writer and researcher, highlighting his stay in Macao and the influence that Chinese culture and art had on his work.

Almeida Garrett 1799-1854: Escrever é Lutar

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A biographical program about Almeida Garrett, poet and playwright, from a historical perspective, highlighting his involvement with liberalism, political career and his role as the driving force of the theater in Portugal.

Camilo Castelo Branco

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Program of biographical character, about Camilo Castelo Branco. Poetically, it recreates the passage of the melancholy presence of the writer, lonely by the land, while an old storyteller shares the biography of the renowned author for simple people of a humble settlement.

O Ladrão do Pão

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A fiction from the series "Contos Tradições Portugueses", based on a poem by Alexandre O'Neil, telling the story of a fisherman tired of the sea, who departs to conquer a new life on land.