Fernando Vendrell

Directing

Fernando Vendrell

Born October 28, 1962 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 63)

Director and producer.

Known For

Belle ÉpoqueBelle Époque · 1992
Belle Époque
★ 6.71992
MovieComedyDrama
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
Variações: Guardian AngelVariações: Guardian Angel · 2019
Variações: Guardian Angel
★ 7.02019
MovieMusicHistory
Film biography dwelling on the hectic artistic life of António Variações, a famous Portuguese pop rock singer from the 80s, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1984.
Clubbed to DeathClubbed to Death · 1996
Clubbed to Death
★ 5.91996
MovieDrama
A young woman visiting Paris misses the last bus home and finds herself stranded on the outskirts of Paris. Entering a local club, she meets a troubled drug addict.
Dog DayDog Day · 2026
Dog Day
2026
MovieDrama
Maria Joana navigates the discoveries and transformations of adolescence. She experiences her first night of freedom and independence at the local Saint John's street celebration, testing her limits and confronting her inner fears — but not without consequences.
Sombras BrancasSombras Brancas · 2023
Sombras Brancas
★ 8.02023
MovieFantasyDrama
At the age of 71, a highly regarded writer, José Cardoso Pires, suffers a major stroke and loses his memory and the ability to relate to the rest of the world. Everybody seems to defy the famous author to write another novel that recounts this adventure telling his "last story", the most conclusive of his career, the one of his accidental journey to the clear shadows territory.
Impunidades CriminosasImpunidades Criminosas · 2012
Impunidades Criminosas
2012
MovieDrama
Hovering Over the WaterHovering Over the Water · 1986
Hovering Over the Water
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaRomance
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. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.
According to LoveAccording to Love · 2026
According to Love
2026
MovieDrama
Saura, Filipe, João, Beatriz, Rita, and Marchana have a language of their own, shaped by the growing pains of childhood and the uncertainties of adult life. During the summer, Saura and Filipe, once deeply connected, begin to drift apart. As they try to understand what still remains between them, their language also begins to change, and with it the group of friends they share.

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AmokAmok · 1993
Amok
★ 6.71993
MovieDramaComedy
Whenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according to the rules of the society they have left behind. This seems to have been particularly the case for Europeans living in colonial establishments in Africa and Asia. In this drama, based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Dr. Steiner (Andrzej Seweryn) was caught with his fingers in the till at a German hospital. Rather than prosecute him, they gave him the option of emigrating elsewhere. He chose to serve at a clinic in a remote part of Portuguese Goa. He has been on his best behavior for years, but when the beautiful wife (Fanny Ardant) of a diplomat comes to him asking for an abortion, he is tempted to ask for sexual favors in return, and his life swiftly goes out of control.

Assistant Director