João César Monteiro

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Hovering Over the Water
7.3

Hovering Over the Water

Oct. 02, 1986

Hovering Over the Water

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named ...
Recollections of the Yellow House
7.5

Recollections of the Yellow House

Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor man, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the ...
The Last Dive
6.8

The Last Dive

Sep. 18, 1992

The Last Dive

Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his ...
The Mother
6.7

The Mother

Mar. 24, 1979

The Mother

The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot ...
The Two Soldiers
6

The Two Soldiers

Dec. 16, 1978

The Two Soldiers

Two former peasants, currently soldiers, traverse the region of Trás-os-Montes. Release: The Two Soldiers 1979 tt0077448 General: mkv | 272 MB | ...
The Love of the Three Pomegranates
6.2

The Love of the Three Pomegranates

A story of love and spells. Release: The Love of the Three Pomegranates 1979 tt0896955 General: mkv | 580 MB | 00:25:03 Video: 3098 Kbps | ...
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
6.7

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

“I think my film represents above all the proof to those who want to understand and accept it, that poetry can’t be filmed, that it ...
He Who Waits for Dead Man Shoes Dies Barefoot
6.7

He Who Waits for Dead Man Shoes Dies Barefoot

The tribulations of two friends who, in despair, start begging from door-to-door, and are given a bundle including, literally, a pair of ...
A Walk with Johnny Guitar
6.8

A Walk with Johnny Guitar

When I belatedly joined the Facebook generation only last month – after some persistent goading on the part of my female best friend at ...
End of Conservation
5.3

End of Conservation

Sep. 27, 1990

End of Conservation

Short where João César Monteiro depicts his favorite things: movie making and women. Release: Conserva Acabada 1990 tt0778652 General: mkv | 87 ...
Snow White
5

Snow White

Oct. 11, 2000

Snow White

Based on Robert Walser’s play, Branca de Neve is a recital of Snow White over a black screen with spontaneous flashing images of clouds and ...
Lettera Amorosa
6.2

Lettera Amorosa

Jan. 01, 1995

Lettera Amorosa

Small film integrated in a series of 3 shortfilms about the adventures of the good old João de Deus. Release: Lettera Amorosa 1995 DVDRip x264 ...
God’s Comedy
7.5

God’s Comedy

Jan. 01, 1995

God’s Comedy

An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop. Release: A Comedia De Deus AKA Gods Comedy 1995 DVDRip x264-HANDJOB General: ...
The Pelvis of J.W.
5.9

The Pelvis of J.W.

Oct. 29, 1997

The Pelvis of J.W.

Actors in August Strindberg’s “Inferno” have a philosophical discussion Release: Le Bassin de JW AKA The Hips of JW 1997 DVDRip ...
Trails
7.2

Trails

May. 19, 1978

Trails

Parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers, each couple on the run across different regions of the country and ...
Come and Go
7.0

Come and Go

Jun. 03, 2003

Come and Go

João Vuvu, lives alone in a house that requires regeneration but due to being alone he is unable to do the work. On his son’s release from ...
Silvestre
7.5

Silvestre

May. 06, 1982

Silvestre

A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight ...
What Shall I Do with This Sword?
7.3

What Shall I Do with This Sword?

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one ‘sword’ can ...
Fragments of an Alms-Film
6.8

Fragments of an Alms-Film

Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola: A Sagrada Família (original title) Maria works in a German umbrella factory as the foreman of the production ...
As Bodas de Deus
7.2

As Bodas de Deus

Oct. 15, 1999

As Bodas de Deus

After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy’s girlfriend through a roll of the dice. Release: As Bodas De ...