João Botelho

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The Fatalist
5.3

The Fatalist

Jun. 26, 2005

The Fatalist

The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho’s adaptation of Denis Diderot’s popular ...
The Conversation Is Over
6.3

The Conversation Is Over

May. 13, 1982

The Conversation Is Over

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters ...
Hard Times
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Hard Times

Aug. 29, 1988

Hard Times

A film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel “Hard Times” set in a Portuguese industrial town of the 1980s.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
6.2

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

Literary adaptation which imagines the last months, in 1936, of Fernando Pessoa using the name Ricardo Reis: Against the European politics of ...
Here on Earth
5.8

Here on Earth

Sep. 09, 1993

Here on Earth

Miguel is a successful economist until his father’s death plunges him into a strange obscure world of fears, strange sounds and ...
Who Are You?
5.2

Who Are You?

Jun. 26, 2001

Who Are You?

A historical classic drama in three acts, retold after an original prologue about dreams and nightmares of the thirteen-year-old noble heroine, ...
Traffic
5.7

Traffic

Dec. 31, 1998

Traffic

Young Jesus is taken on a vacation by his parents (Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz) to a deserted beach resort. They accidentally fall into overnight ...
Um Adeus Português
6.2

Um Adeus Português

Apr. 16, 1986

Um Adeus Português

In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier ...
Disquiet
6.5

Disquiet

Sep. 28, 2010

Disquiet

Lisbon today. In a room of a house at Douradores Street, a man invents dreams and theorizes about them. The essence of the dreams itself becomes ...
True and Tender is the North
6.2

True and Tender is the North

Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the ...