João Bénard da Costa Movies

A blind beggar is robbed of his chest of money. The theft leads to a dramatic situation in the street where he begs every day.

Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.

A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.

A story about art and educated men, and how their art and culture reveal themselves useless in the face of the harsh realities of the 20th century...

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set...

Paulo Rocha catches up with his “beloved subject” in Porto, where he made Douro, Faina Fluvial in 1929, and where today Oliveira...

Joaquim is a romantic supermarket employee. He has only one friend Gaspar, who speaks almost only for cinematic quotes. At leisure, go around town...

A world of strong colours between documentary and fiction, centered on the life and work of modernist painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.

12-year-old Miguel is punished because he has not done his homework properly: he must stay at his aunt's inn for holidays. First bored, then a...

This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel...

Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film...

Director Manuel Mozos draws an intimate portrait of João Bénard da Costa, programmer, critic, actor and, for 18 years, director of the...

Through a conversation with João Bénard da Costa and his ideas about the Portuguese cinema, an interaction between the construction of...

The way in which we cross, one time only, the space of a public swimming pool reminds us of life, from birth until the end.