Directing
Zephyrus is a film-voyage, a fresco about Southern Portugal. A movie dealing metaphorically with the South of Portugal, singling it out as a place where various cultures came together and mix, giving birth to a singular identity, as unique as this movie itself, a mixture of fiction and documentary
This documentary, having as its central character the cork tree, aims primarily to stir universal interest in saving and preserving nature, by pointing to the important role that a tree may play on a people’s identity. A wide variety of themes are covered, including the tree’s biology and phylogenesis; the ecosystems, with which it is associated; the animals that support it; its evolution and ecological contribution to its habitat; the symbolism that has inspired astists, poets and writers; the economic and cultural factors that have regulated its expansion, and are currently placing the species in jeopardy... Accompanying the cork tree during the four seasons, this documentary portrays a version of Portugal’s history and the culture of its people.
Every year, especially in August, thousands of emigrants return to their villages from France, Germany and other countries of immigration. In 1975 these migrants are faced with popular festivities that are celebrated but, now, also with the political turmoil of the post 25 April. Before the revolution, coming back was only limited to those who left the country legally ...
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All about the South.
The Revolution also put an end to the colonial wars in Guinea Bissau, Mozambique and Angola. Vasconcelos recounts the absurdity of this bitter conflict. - Cinema du réel
Feature episode of a TV show about Portuguese fascism in the 40s.
Short documentary film by António Pedro-Vasconcelos.
A story about character created by Reinaldo Ferreira (1897-1935), action reporter, mystery novelist and emotion journalist.
David has a wife and young daughter. In a few days he will be moving abroad with his family. The death of his grandfather obliges him to return to the village of his birth and a family he hasn’t seen in years. There he meets his cousin's wife Ana, who intrigues him, and this trip, which should have ended with the funeral, turns into a long stay.
Second short film by José Álvaro Morais.
A summer film. About summers. Two seasons splitting it apart by half a dozen years, the youth years – time it takes its characters to realise they’re getting lonely. Hellish summer ends and we’re on a little fishing village, river-side, in Lisbon’s south bank: people make life-changing decisions.
The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and lived together, painting, and living to each other.
Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells guns to finance his play.
First film directed by José Álvaro Morais.
Medium-length film about the theatre company.
A short film about Bragança and Trás-os-Montes directed by José Álvaro Morais.
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 island of Madeira.
