João Bénard da Costa Trailers
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Total trailers found: 36
The Territory Trailer (1981)
01 September 1981
A small group of well-to-do vacationers go on a hiking trip into the woods just to find themselves mysteriously lost.
Cinemaamor Trailer (2000)
18 January 2000
Joaquim is a romantic supermarket employee. He has only one friend Gaspar, who speaks almost only for cinematic quotes.
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista Trailer (1994)
31 December 1994
The city during the beginning of cinema. The typical city at the time of the dictatorship. The New Lisbon of the New Cinema.
To Each His Own Cinema Trailer (2007)
31 October 2007
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss Trailer (1988)
06 June 1988
A world of strong colours between documentary and fiction, centered on the life and work of modernist painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.
The Life of Mirrors Trailer (2025)
13 July 2025
The Life of Mirrors is one of the sections of the exhibition Luis Miguel Cintra - Small Theatre of the World.
City of Pirates Trailer (1984)
22 February 1984
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
Tall Stories Trailer (1988)
11 March 1988
12-year-old Miguel is punished because he has not done his homework properly: he must stay at his aunt's inn for holidays.
Oxalá Trailer (1981)
08 May 1981
A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português Trailer (1998)
27 January 1998
A look at the life and career of Vasco Santana, one of the most beloved actors of the Portuguese cinema.
Aqui D'El Rei! Trailer (1992)
24 April 1992
At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned in Mozambique the tribal chief Gungunhana, who had rebelled against Portuguese government and sovereignty.
Francisca Trailer (1981)
03 December 1981
The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.
No Tempo do Cinema Trailer (2006)
21 May 2006
A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.
João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved Trailer (2015)
08 October 2015
Director Manuel Mozos draws an intimate portrait of João Bénard da Costa, programmer, critic, actor and, for 18 years, director of the Portuguese Film Museum, who passed away in 2009.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command Trailer (1990)
12 October 1990
Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.
Hovering Over the Water Trailer (2013)
24 July 2013
Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft.
Fragile as the World Trailer (2001)
20 July 2001
An impossible love. Two young people who love each other. Vera and João can’t find in this life the space, time, or identity to resolve their love story.
The Convent Trailer (1995)
06 September 1995
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
The 15th Stone Trailer (2007)
26 October 2007
Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film directors [96-years-old then].
The Satin Slipper Trailer (1986)
08 January 1986
During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and go to America.
Word and Utopia Trailer (2000)
17 November 2000
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
The Sound of the Shaking Earth Trailer (1990)
22 October 1990
Freely based on Gide ('Paludes') and Hawthorne ('Wakefield'), this is a film about a writer who never wrote anything and who blows at nightfall the breath of frost.
Magic Mirror Trailer (2006)
09 March 2006
Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda.
Blind Man's Bluff Trailer (1994)
18 November 1994
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.
The Invisible Collection Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
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 life.
Cinema Português? - Diálogos com João Bénard da Costa Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Through a conversation with João Bénard da Costa and his ideas about the Portuguese cinema, an interaction between the construction of the documentary and the sights and sounds clips from some movies is established.
Past and Present Trailer (1972)
27 February 1972
This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira.
The Uncertainty Principle Trailer (2002)
17 May 2002
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.
The Mountains of the Moon Trailer (1987)
01 September 1987
This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu.
Love Torn in a Dream Trailer (2000)
22 November 2000
A serious young man of free spirit is forced by his surroundings to become rich at all costs. A group of blind children tries to open the eyes of the unbelievers to the Christian faith.
Island of Loves Trailer (1982)
08 June 1982
This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China.
Porto of My Childhood Trailer (2001)
19 September 2001
Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.
Oliveira, l'architecte Trailer (1993)
06 October 1993
Paulo Rocha catches up with his “beloved subject” in Porto, where he made Douro, Faina Fluvial i�
Doomed Love Trailer (1979)
25 November 1979
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.
The Swimming Pool Trailer (2004)
01 September 2004
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.
