Movies Similar to Três Realizadoras Portuguesas

10 de julho(2017)

Retirement Home(2017)

A group of elders spends their weekdays in a retirement home in Sandim, in the north of Portugal, where they talk, do arts and crafts, practice yoga and pray. We follow them between October 2012 and March 2013, when an economic crisis overshadowed Portuguese society and unemployment rates reached record levels. Meanwhile, arrangements are made for the Carnival ball. Will they bring the first place home this time?

As Pedras e o Tempo(1961)

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

Heavy Architecture(2007)

Documentary about 4 large architectural landmarks that projected Portugal abroad.

Tongóbriga (El espíritu de un lugar)

Alma Anciana(2024)

Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.

Patriarcado, Uma História Por Acabar(2022)

A documentary that brings together interviews with 20 activists who address the issue of intersectional feminism and patriarchy in Portugal.

A Paisagem de Artur Pastor(2014)

Body-Buildings(2021)

A Terra Faz o Homem(2022)

Horikita Maki: Castella(2006)

Documentary about the photo session for the photobook "Castella", filmed in Portugal.

Fatima: Miracle of the Sun or Harbinger of Deception?(2017)

100 years ago an event happened that changed the world. Upwards of 70,000 were gathered in the little village of Fatima, Portugal. They were told, by an apparition that had appeared to three children—what many believed to be Mary of the Bible—that a miracle would occur. Something happened on October 13, 1917 and thousands of people witnessed it… It was called, The Miracle of the Sun.

Saramago: Documentos(1996)

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he analyzes his work and shares his reflection on some aspects of his personal life.

Retratação(2019)

Fernando Lemos, a Portuguese surrealist artist, fled from dictatorship to Brazil in 1952 searching for something better. The movie follows the last moments of his journey and the struggle for the preservation of his legacy, trying to fulfill his last great desire: to be a good dead man.

The Lurking Fear(2015)

"The Lurking Fear" interviews Portuguese citizens whose lives where hit by the torture of its fascist political police.

Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter(1998)

Documentary about the life and work of Mário Eloy, one of the greatest painters of the second generation of modernism in Portugal.

BULIR(2024)

All the stories told, all the memories, dreams and lost moments were left in a tank from other generations.

As Armas e o Povo(1975)

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnations Revolution", as that period would be later known.

The Beach of Nazaré(1957)

This Screenliner short looks at the dress and customs of Nazaré, a fishing village on Portugal's Atlantic coast.

The Last Marranos(1990)

Despite being forcibly converted to Christianity in 1497 many of the Jews of Portugal continued to practice Judaism in secret. Today, residents of the village of Belmonte practice an amalgam of Christian and Jewish rituals.