Barroso Lopes

O Comissário de Polícia

Madragoa

In Madragoa, Zé Luís, a man of the people devoted to his work, is in love with Clara, the daughter o…

O Grande Elias

When Mr. Elias discovers that his aunt, who lives in Brazil, comes to visit him, he decides to tempo…

Black Cloaks

The great fadista, Amelia Rodrigues, made her screen debut in Capas Negras, which took its name from…

La mantilla de Beatriz

In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriag…

Um Homem às Direitas

The confrontation of two different temperaments: Figueiredo, a hard-working shopkeeper; his brother-…

The Courtyard of the Ballads

A portrait of the relations between neighbours in a Lisbon courtyard. A story made of small episodes…

The Tyrannical Father

While rehearsing the annual play, a clerk tries to regain the attention of his beloved, in a comedy …