João Lagarto

Most Popular João Lagarto Trailers

Total trailers found: 84

A Estranha Morte do Professor Antena Trailer (1983)

27 July 1983

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Professor Antena's assistant who walks by his side when he is run over in a perhaps enigmatic way.

My Name Is Bernadette Trailer (2011)

30 November 2011

Between February and July 1858, in the Massabielle cave, the Virgin appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirous, a miserable little girl from Lourdes.

Portugal Não Está à Venda Trailer (2019)

21 February 2019

The hypochondriac Sebastião and his not so normal family must save the country from the prime minister's plan of selling the country to China, Germany, France and Angola, and show that Portugal is not for sale.

Two Dragons Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanatti) goes to have dinner with her daughter (Beatriz Batarda).

The Murmuring Coast Trailer (2004)

10 September 2004

During the war of in-dependency Evita moves from Lisbon to Mozambique to marry Luís. She slowly discovers how different and disturbing life is in a country of war and when her husband is send on a military mission she starts to fight loneliness.

Kiss and Cry Trailer (1995)

10 November 1995

Neglected by his parents, a portly teenager finds refuge with a gang of young thugs in Lisbon.

The Jester Trailer (1987)

31 October 1987

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.

Encontradouro Trailer (2014)

13 December 2014

Four people meet during a train trip up the Douro Valley.

Corruption Trailer (2007)

01 November 2007

A crime drama based on the life of a woman who lived for years with a man that was the head of a corruption network in the Portuguese football world.

A Falha Trailer (2002)

24 October 2002

Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences.

Ordo Trailer (2004)

15 September 2004

Ordo Tupikos, a french sailor with greek origins, discover that his first wife, Estelle, with whom he had remained married a few months only 16 years earlier, is now a famous movie star called Louise Sandoli.

Teorema de Pitágoras Trailer (2001)

27 May 2001

João, a young man which uses to have much success with women but doesn't treat them as he should. They are like a toy to him, till the day he meets Ana.

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis Trailer (2014)

17 December 2014

At first sight, 10-year-old Benoît Brisefer, seems like any other little boy his age. However, Benoît is endowed with amazing force.

The Great Kilapy Trailer (2012)

07 September 2012

Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration — and soon after finds himself hailed as a hero of the national liberation struggle.

O Segredo das Pedras Vivas Trailer (2016)

10 September 2016

In an isolated village of the Alentejo region, a conflict arises. José Vitorino, one of the landowners of the region, rich in prehistoric monuments, wants to build a luxurious solarium in lands filled with ancient rocks, places of devotion and sacred rituals.

Sinais de Fogo Trailer (1995)

03 November 1995

The film presents us with a reflection on the Spanish Civil War in the Portuguese society, At a time when Salazar ruled.

Cavaleiros De Água Doce Trailer (2001)

28 January 2001

After the passing of one of his friends, João remember's the summer he had with his friends when he was 12 years old.

Tudo Isto é Fado Trailer (2004)

01 April 2004

Shup up in dead-end lives with dreams larger than life, two inseparable friends in their thirties decide to take their fates in hand.

Tentação Trailer (1997)

26 December 1997

Father António is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the north.

Mosquito Trailer (2020)

05 March 2020

Dreaming of great adventures and of standing up for his homeland, a young Portuguese man enlists in the army during World War I and is sent to the front line in Mozambique, Africa.

La rage au cœur Trailer (1995)

05 June 1995

Jeanne, her second husband, Michel, and her teen daughter Marie live quietly in the South of France. However, Jeanne's secret past comes back to haunt her.

The Art of Dying Far Away Trailer (2020)

31 August 2020

Can a turtle, the most pacific animal on earth, start a range of significant events that are going to forever change a couple's life? After dividing all their assets, Arnaldo e Barbara still have one decision to make before they formalize their separation: what to do with the turtle? Amongst hesitation and failed solutions, unintended burglaries, police stations, plastic natures and misunderstandings, a single turtle fate is postponing this couple's separation.

Kiss Me Trailer (2004)

04 November 2004

This movie bring us a story about a woman named Laura (Marisa Cruz) that lives in a small portuguese town during the 50's.

Night Train to Lisbon Trailer (2013)

07 March 2013

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure.

A Borboleta na Gaiola Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follows the daily lives of several people connected to newspapers, television, film and theater in Lisbon, in the days leading up to the revolution of 25 April 1974.

April Captains Trailer (2000)

21 April 2000

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Lourdes Trailer (2000)

29 May 2000

The young, sickly girl Bernadette comes from a poverty-stricken family. When the Virgin Mary appears to her in a cavern near Lourdes, no one takes the girl seriously, even when she digs up a wellspring at the Virgin's instructions The local authorities even try to hush up the entire incident.

The Crime of Father Amaro Trailer (2005)

27 October 2005

A young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman. Based on O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro"), a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé Trailer (1993)

15 January 1993

Macau 1897. Life is easy for Portuguese settlers. Young reveler Francisco Frontaria is deemed as irresponsible for all his partying and boozing.

Fuga Trailer (1999)

25 April 1999

Set during the Estado Novo dictatorship, in the night of April 24, Pedro hears that the political police, PIDE, assaulted his house.

Before the Mountains Trailer (2020)

05 September 2020

A theft of water, a homicide, a question of honour, a tragedy in the village of Gralhas, Montalegre.

Our Consul in Havana Trailer (2019)

17 July 2019

The film is liberally inspired by the period when Eça de Queiroz was Portuguese Consul in Cuba, when still a Spanish colony.

D'Artagnan's Daughter Trailer (1994)

24 August 1994

It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's taken sanctuary and kill both the fugitive and the Mother Superior, they little realise that one of the novices is the spirited daughter of retired musketeer D'Artagnan.

Bairro Trailer (2013)

26 June 2013

Diana was born and raised in the neighborhood of Estrela Polar, lost hers parents when she was a child and leads a band of criminals who negotiates for drugs, money laundering, weapons, paintings, jewellery and tobacco.

Foreign Land Trailer (1996)

04 September 1996

During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.

The Garden of Redemption Trailer (1997)

25 May 1997

A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.

Daisy and Mona Trailer (1994)

12 November 1994

The difficult reunion between a tough young mother and her neglected daughter provide impetus this gritty, but upbeat French drama.

Era Uma Vez Um Alferes Trailer (1987)

25 April 1987

Colonial war in Africa. During a patrol, in the woods, a Portuguese soldier steps on a mine, that will explode when he raises his foot.

A Shot in the Dark Trailer (2005)

17 March 2005

A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease bar so she can survive.

Maria Trailer (2014)

01 July 2014

Maria a young girl living in Portugal in the late 60's, is left alone by her husband who is taken to the colonial war in Africa on their wedding day.

L'homme au double visage Trailer (1993)

08 August 1993

At gunpoint, a plastic surgeon must operate on a criminal to escape the police. But when the criminal returns for treatment, the doctor plans to take revenge on his unfaithful wife.

Imagine Trailer (2012)

12 April 2012

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.

Querida Mãe Trailer (2001)

29 March 2001

The elder matriarch of a dysfunctional family is mistankenly declared dead.

Um S Marginal Trailer (1983)

04 August 1983

In the near future, along the Portuguese coast, a network of ocean and solar power transformers will be installed.

The Home Fairy Trailer (2022)

05 October 2022

Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared.

The Fortunate Ones Trailer (2024)

14 February 2024

Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and a Cape Verdean family that keeps her going, whom she met when her grandmother died.

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve Trailer (1993)

26 December 1993

The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal Alfonso.

Último Acto Trailer (2019)

26 November 2019

Jaz Morto e Arrefece Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Are the Portuguese afraid of the changes after the Estado Novo dictatorship?

Três Crimes, Três Curtas Trailer (2023)

31 August 2023

S.Ó.S.”, by Bruno Soares, “Céu Aberto ou Espaço Limitado”, by José António Loureiro, and “Para Cá do Marão”, by José Mazeda, are three short films, all first works by their directors , shown as if they were a single film.

Histórias Selvagens Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

An adaptation of two short stories by Passos Coelho, essentially shot in a valley that is a territory threatened by floods, the film is a cinematographic chronicle of the rural worker in the area of Montemor-o-Velho.

Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Trailer (2022)

01 September 2022

The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view.

Nuno Álvares Pereira: O Condestável Trailer (2025)

24 June 2025

Jogo de Mão Trailer (1983)

02 February 1983

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story.

Apparition Trailer (2018)

22 March 2018

A writer becomes the main character in the story he intended to write

The Dead Queen Trailer (2018)

25 August 2018

Inspired on the true events of the Portuguese king Don Pedro (14th Century) which unburied his mistress to make her queen after dead.

Havanera 1820 Trailer (1993)

21 May 1993

The year is 1820, and trade between Cuba and Catalonia is a booming business, although the goods that arrive to Cuba are not always the products that were shipped, in some cases, they simply arrive "lumps" or "coal".

The Mystery of Sintra Trailer (2007)

03 May 2007

Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias".

Até que a vida nos separe Trailer (2012)

03 March 2012

"Until life separates us" tells the story of Raquel, a 42-year-old woman who engages Henry, an 18-year-old boy who is the son of her husband's boss.

A Ilha dos Escravos Trailer (2008)

08 May 2008

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D.