Manuel Costa e Silva Movies

José Pereira, a young medical graduate, meets a young and ardent Maria Eugénia. The time is the eve of the Portuguese Revolution, on...

With a strong documentary element, "Nós Por Cá Todos Bem" mixes professional actors with the inhabitants of a small village, telling...

In 1974, not long after the death of Portuguese dictator Salazar, who had ruled Portugal from the early '30s to the late '60s, a group of disgruntled...

Dona Elvira promises to get a job from José through the typical Portuguese wedge. In parallel, they are bizarre aspects and eccentric figures...

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot...

In this highly theatrical TV production, Monteiro again draws on the world of folklore – and, more precisely, on the widespread sexual...

In the summer of 1870, Raquel, who owns a farm, and lives secluded in her mansion with an old butler and a handful of servants, feels proud when an...

Ofelia is the daughter of photographer Miguel and of deceased circus artist Lea. When her father is hospitalised with a nervous breakdown, she...

A 1985 Portuguese language drama film directed by Manuel Costa e Silva, starring Luis Varela, Teresa Goucho and Vitorino Salomé. The film...

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

One of the first films that looks at the Portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes. From the mask called “careto” and the popular...

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

This documentary shows a typical Sunday in Mozambique's capital, tourist main attractions, an inquest in Lisbon about the perception of the people in...