Manuel Graça Dias
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Biography
Manuel Graça Dias was a prominent Portuguese architect, professor, and writer, recognized for his influential contributions to contemporary Portuguese architecture. Born in Lisbon, Graça Dias studied architecture at the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa and later became a respected educator at various institutions, including the University of Porto and the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. In partnership with Egas José Vieira, he co-founded the architecture firm Contemporânea, where they designed many notable projects characterized by a bold, modern style that merged functionality with creative expression. Some of their iconic works include the Teatro Municipal de Almada and the Pavilion of Knowledge (Pavilhão do Conhecimento) in Lisbon, both of which reflect his innovative approach to public spaces. Graça Dias was also a prolific writer and commentator on architecture, contributing columns, articles, and television programs that made architectural ideas accessible to the public. His work earned him awards and recognition as a leading voice in Portuguese architecture, and he is remembered for his impact on the architectural landscape and education in Portugal.
Known For
Maria Gouveia is a character with a secret past, which she intends to hide at all costs. In her eagerness to hide that past, she commits a homicide, witnessed by a man whose existence she is unaware of. That man is the lawyer Óscar Summavielle, who manages to become her defense lawyer and, constructing an alibi for her, proves in court that she is innocent, although he knows she is guilty. Marta and Óscar are led into a game of passion that will take them beyond all conventions...
Vertigem
A newspaper reporter comes across a man and woman arguing on the beach, and after obligingly driving the woman around when she seeks him out, he takes her back to discover that the man has been murdered. The woman takes off, but the reporter, after many twists and turns, runs into her on a train. They start a relationship, but he had better pay closer attention to how he got to know her in the first place.
Dead Man's Seat
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Arriverdeci Macau
A story about character created by Reinaldo Ferreira (1897-1935), action reporter, mystery novelist and emotion journalist.
Repórter X
The film showcases the small weekend house designed and built by Raúl Hestnes Ferreira in Albarraque between 1959 and 1961 for his father, the poet José Gomes Ferreira. An early work, it was created after a two-year stay in Finland and reflects a desire to create a new style of architecture, in which the influence of Alvar Aalto can be felt.
A Encomenda
Between 1969 and 1974, Manuel Vicente designed and built a house in Cascais, for the Weinstein family. From the street, The Weinstein House is an almost blind façade, covered in stone, from which an abstract bow window protrudes. This window, along with the house’s deep-set entrance, adds a central touch of colour and mystery to the composition. Shaped as an “L”, the house opens to a small backyard, thus creating a more private dialogue with the garden. The formal, yet paradoxically unconventional, plan of the house keeps us almost exclusively in the upper level, an exquisitely lit mazelike space.