Writing
Leonor Pinhão
Born March 27, 1957 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 69)
No biography available.
Known For
A Portuguese Farewell · 1986A Portuguese Farewell
★ 6.21986
MovieDrama
In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier family meets in peace.
As Meninas Exemplares · 2025As Meninas Exemplares
2025
MovieDrama
The misfortunes of Sofia, the exemplary Madalena and Camila, the troubled vacations of girls and boys, a few years later leading to the resolution of some mysteries, form the perfect trilogy by the Countess of Ségur on education, social, religious, and political power. Desire and its oppression, violence and punishment, in short, the terrible loss combined with inevitable growth. Both adults and children will understand that precepts, rules, and prayers can tear nerves and blood apart.
Manoel’s Destinies · 1984Manoel’s Destinies
★ 7.31984
MovieFantasyAdventure
When the child Manuel wanders into a garden that is off-limits to him, he meets an unidentified fisherman, and another boy -- the boy is actually himself several years down the road. Manuel experiences three different versions of his encounters in the garden, revealing that fate can have several twists and turns in one's life, depending on decisions that are made early on.
Ruth · 2018Ruth
★ 6.72018
MovieDrama
This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.
The Conversation Is Over · 1982The Conversation Is Over
★ 6.51982
MovieDrama
The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names of the Modernist Movement, Fernando Pessoa (in Lisbon) and Mário de Sá-Carneiro (in Paris). Their endless conversation was dramatically and suddenly terminated.
Like so.. · 2011Like so..
2011
MovieRomance
Fábio falls in love when Aurora falls in front of him.
Corruption · 2007Corruption
★ 3.72007
MovieCrimeDrama
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 Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA · 2003A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA
★ 5.52003
MovieComedy
Alexandra Lencastre plays a woman who believes she is President of the U.S.A.
