Ricardo Trêpa

The story of an aging French actor who - after learning his family has been killed in an accident - still carries on with his career, enjoys his morning espresso and newspaper, appreciates the endless beauty that is Paris, and takes a stand against the philistinism that plagues his professional life. (Film Forum)

The mythical Portuguese king D. Sebastião, missing in the battle of Alcácer-Quibir (1578), is at the center of the story.

Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Isn't it enough for her to have an Aston Martin and a Jaguar in the garage and ten different dresses per season? (imdb)

38 years after the original story, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine one night in a concert. He follows her and makes her face her past and with sadism takes a slow and painful revenge on her. (IMDb)

Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira examines the life of 17th century priest and activist Father Antonio Vieira in this biographical drama based on Vieira's own writings. (answers.com)

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. (imdb)

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family. (imdb)

A young man falls helplessly in love with a mysterious blond woman that turns his life upside down.

On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério and his enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party at their villa.

A journey through the Portugese city of Oporto, as seen through the memories of film director Manoel de Oliveira, who shows us the city that doesn't exist anymore.

Young Jesus is taken on a vacation by his parents to a deserted beach resort. They accidentally fall into overnight wealth after Jesus digs in the sand, uncovering a large drug stash. Others characters intersecting here include an alcoholic actress, a philandering banker, a general trafficking in arms, priests who close their church and head north as hitchhikers, politicians who watch an all-girl production of Julius Caesar, and beggars who recite a children's story in a huge heap of trash.

Set in the 1950s, a photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.

The characters from a historical piece of art come to life to discuss poignant themes such as war and world peace. (imdb)

Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son. (imdb)

Don Quixote, Luís de Camões, Camilo Castelo Branco and Teixeira de Pascoaes meet in an eternal garden in the middle of a modern city and talk about life. (imdb)

An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world. (imdb)