José Leitão de Barros Movie Trailers

The Man with the Crooked Eyes Trailer (1918)

03 August 1918

The Man with the Crooked Eyes is a unfinished 1918 Portuguese silent film made for Lusitânia Film and directed by José Leitão de Barros, starring Filipe Melo.

Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle Trailer (1930)

01 April 1930

Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town – Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and the 'Sagres' on the Tagus river, to the new commercial districts.

The Village of Varzim Trailer (1942)

01 January 1942

Documentary on the Portuguese coastal town of Póvoa de Varzim, where the director had filmed Ala-Arriba! in 1942.

Escolas de Portugal Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Tin Sardines Trailer (1935)

23 October 1935

“Produced by the Portuguese Consortium of Tin Fish to advertise Portuguese canned food products in foreign markets, and possibly directed by Leitão de Barros, Tin Sardines is a curious account of its manufacturing process”.

Camões Trailer (1946)

20 September 1946

The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.

Bocage Trailer (1936)

11 July 1936

Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores Trailer (1929)

23 January 1929

The first Portuguese documentary. A remarkable look at the lives of the working people of Nazaré, a fishing town in Western Portugal.

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor Trailer (1935)

01 April 1935

Adaptation of the homonymous novel by Júlio Dantas. Trying to highlight the romantic tone, the ruralism of the picturesque situations and environments, the spirit and characters of 1863 are revived: the characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinguished morals of Pedro and Daniel, the bonhomie of João Semana, finally the disagreements , common sense, tenderness, rituals and landscape involvement of Minho.

Ala-Arriba! Trailer (1942)

15 September 1942

It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.

Inés de Castro Trailer (1944)

28 December 1944

In 1336, Pedro, heir to the Portuguese crown, marries Constanza Manuel de Villena, a Castilian noblewoman, for political reasons; but the impulsive prince ends up giving in to his love for Inés de Castro, his wife's lady-in-waiting.

Maria of the Sea Trailer (1930)

20 May 1930

Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat, who loses his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for the tragedy.

Maria Papoila Trailer (1937)

15 August 1937

Maria Papoila, a shepherdess from Beira working in Lisbon, one day meets a rich young man, Eduardo, whom she assumes to be of her own social standing due to his uniform as a private soldier.

Marigold Trailer (1918)

28 September 1918

During a reception at a noble house, during the XVIII century, an ancient courtesan takes the petals of a marigold off, one-by-one, and remembers his encounter - and separation - of the woman he loved.

A Severa Trailer (1931)

08 June 1931

Based on the novel of the same name, by Júlio Dantas, this is the first Portuguese all-talking sound film, dramatization of the story of the Fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa.

Vendaval Maravilhoso Trailer (1949)

05 December 1949

The agitated and tragic life of poet Castro Alves, and his romance with actress Eugênia Câmara.

As très graças Trailer (1936)

01 December 1936

Bocage was a former naval officer, a cultured gentleman, a passionate man, and a poet. He lived in the second half of the 18th century and had a series of relationships, writing love poems to his Three Graces: his colleague Márcia, a wild girl, and her two sisters.

The Illness from Spain Trailer (1918)