Nicolau Breyner

Acting

Nicolau Breyner

Born July 30, 1940 · Serpa, Portugal

Died March 14, 2016 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

País do DesejoPaís do Desejo · 2012
País do Desejo
2012
MovieDrama
Roberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.
Night Train to LisbonNight Train to Lisbon · 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
6.52013
MovieMysteryRomance
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. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Before TomorrowBefore Tomorrow · 2007
Before Tomorrow
2007
MovieDrama
Goodbye PrincessGoodbye Princess · 1992
Goodbye Princess
8.01992
MovieDramaMystery
Mitó lives in a small village and is the son of the local Comunist Party leader, she is 18 years-old and is about to graduate from the high-school she must attend at Beja - the nearest town. News that she killed her German boyfriend, at 4 a.m. on a desert road, do not excite much the editor of a Lisbon newspaper. He sends in a tyro reporter, Joaquim Peixoto, just in case. The young man, already considered hopless in his profession, will uncover more than a sex scandal to be used for political purposes. Written by Artemis-9
Behind the CloudsBehind the Clouds · 2007
Behind the Clouds
5.82007
MovieDramaFamily
Nine-year-old Paulo stumbles upon a photograph of Miguel, the grandfather he never met, sets out to track him down and eventually meets him, at which point the magic begins.
Show Me LisbonShow Me Lisbon · 2015
Show Me Lisbon
2015
MovieDocumentary
The best way to discover a city is through its people. 'Show Me Lisbon' reveals the city as seen by thirteen locals, or lisboetas - who were either born there or moved there by choice and who are of different generations, areas and backgrounds. The result is a dynamic, relaxed and realistic portrait of Lisbon that looks at themes such as what it means "to be a lisboeta", the light, the river, the food, the sounds, the history, the ethnic mixes, fado and the city's facades. The artist Joana Vasconcelos, the musician Rodrigo Leao, the writer Richard Zenith, the fado singer Carminho, the street artist Vhils and the historian Jose Sarmento Matos, alongside the knife sharpeners, fishwives, old ladies of Alfama and the festival singers who show the city as it is lived in its traditional quarters. Show me Lisbon is the follow-up to Show me Rio and the second film in the Show me Cities series.
Love Letters of a Portuguese NunLove Letters of a Portuguese Nun · 1977
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
5.81977
MovieHorror
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.
ContratoContrato · 2009
Contrato
4.22009
MovieActionCrime
Peter McShade is a hitman. A job goes wrong when he kills the nephew of a Mafia Boss in Morocco.

Movies

País do DesejoPaís do Desejo · 2012
País do Desejo
2012
MovieDrama
Roberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.
Night Train to LisbonNight Train to Lisbon · 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
6.52013
MovieMysteryRomance
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. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Before TomorrowBefore Tomorrow · 2007
Before Tomorrow
2007
MovieDrama
Goodbye PrincessGoodbye Princess · 1992
Goodbye Princess
8.01992
MovieDramaMystery
Mitó lives in a small village and is the son of the local Comunist Party leader, she is 18 years-old and is about to graduate from the high-school she must attend at Beja - the nearest town. News that she killed her German boyfriend, at 4 a.m. on a desert road, do not excite much the editor of a Lisbon newspaper. He sends in a tyro reporter, Joaquim Peixoto, just in case. The young man, already considered hopless in his profession, will uncover more than a sex scandal to be used for political purposes. Written by Artemis-9
Behind the CloudsBehind the Clouds · 2007
Behind the Clouds
5.82007
MovieDramaFamily
Nine-year-old Paulo stumbles upon a photograph of Miguel, the grandfather he never met, sets out to track him down and eventually meets him, at which point the magic begins.
Show Me LisbonShow Me Lisbon · 2015
Show Me Lisbon
2015
MovieDocumentary
The best way to discover a city is through its people. 'Show Me Lisbon' reveals the city as seen by thirteen locals, or lisboetas - who were either born there or moved there by choice and who are of different generations, areas and backgrounds. The result is a dynamic, relaxed and realistic portrait of Lisbon that looks at themes such as what it means "to be a lisboeta", the light, the river, the food, the sounds, the history, the ethnic mixes, fado and the city's facades. The artist Joana Vasconcelos, the musician Rodrigo Leao, the writer Richard Zenith, the fado singer Carminho, the street artist Vhils and the historian Jose Sarmento Matos, alongside the knife sharpeners, fishwives, old ladies of Alfama and the festival singers who show the city as it is lived in its traditional quarters. Show me Lisbon is the follow-up to Show me Rio and the second film in the Show me Cities series.
Love Letters of a Portuguese NunLove Letters of a Portuguese Nun · 1977
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
5.81977
MovieHorror
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.
ContratoContrato · 2009
Contrato
4.22009
MovieActionCrime
Peter McShade is a hitman. A job goes wrong when he kills the nephew of a Mafia Boss in Morocco.
Operação DinamiteOperação Dinamite · 1967
Operação Dinamite
9.01967
MovieComedy
7 Pecados Rurais7 Pecados Rurais · 2013
7 Pecados Rurais
5.82013
MovieComedy
In "7 Pecados Rurais", Quim and Zé go to Lisbon to collect two distant cousins ​​who want to revive a crazy last summer in Curral de Moinas. Along the way they bump into a flock of sheep and die.
Pereira DeclaresPereira Declares · 1995
Pereira Declares
6.71995
MovieDrama
Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
The Italian WriterThe Italian Writer · 2007
The Italian Writer
2007
MovieDramaRomance
In the future, Joseph enters a bookshop searching for an Italian writer. While he searches for the name "Firenze" in the database, he recounts the story of a woman he had met 30 years ago. Lisbon, 2007: Joseph is a tormented American seminarian, a member of Opus Dei, who has come to Lisbon to help organize an exhibition of the Franciscan Order in Lisbon's Cathedral. The exhibition brings to Portugal a legendary mirror, "The Mirror of St. Francis of Assisi", that was said to have allowed St Francis to see the next morning. On the day of his departure, Joseph, at the train station, literally bumps into Giulia, a beautiful and irreverent Italian writer with whom he establishes an immediate chemistry. Giulia tells Joseph she came to Lisbon to try to find a mysterious Portuguese singer who her father had a relationship with in Lisbon before he left to fight for the Portuguese in their colonial war.
O Outro Lado do Arco-írisO Outro Lado do Arco-íris · 2004
O Outro Lado do Arco-íris
6.52004
MovieAdventureAction
Carica is only seven years old and wants a bicycle for Christmas. But his family has no money and offers him a book. The grandfather tells him the story of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. On the first day of rain and sun, Carica embarks on adventure.
Bonança & CªBonança & Cª
Bonança & Cª
Movie
Canção da SaudadeCanção da Saudade · 1964
Canção da Saudade
7.01964
MovieMusic
Leonel is a pianist, nostalgic of sweet melodies, while his son is the (real-life) leader of Os Gatos Pretos (black cats), a twist musical group. The conflict is eventu ally solved when Leonel's daughter, Cilinha, starts dating Raúl, a well-off young man, who promote a new dancing club, the Lisboa Antiga e Moderna, where old new music get even shares.
Call GirlCall Girl · 2007
Call Girl
5.72007
MovieCrimeDrama
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeStefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe · 2016
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
6.62016
MovieDramaHistory
Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.
On the Edge of the HorizonOn the Edge of the Horizon · 1993
On the Edge of the Horizon
5.61993
MovieMysteryDrama
Spino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger.
The Crime of Father AmaroThe Crime of Father Amaro · 2005
The Crime of Father Amaro
5.32005
MovieDrama
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. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.
JaimeJaime · 1999
Jaime
7.11999
MovieDrama
A woman takes her young son, leaves her husband and moves in with her lover. The boy, desperate to get his parents back together, becomes convinced that if only he can get his father's stolen motorcycle back everything will be fine again, so he sets out to get enough money to buy his father a new one.
The BotanistThe Botanist · 2006
The Botanist
2006
MovieDramaHistory
Two musicians who play for tips at a Portuguese train station find a magical book left by a passenger in a rush to board a train. The musicians walk across the Alentejo region of Portugal in search of the passenger. This leads to a walking journey of beautiful fields, local towns, and the Alentejo countryside. The is a wonderful film of two friends who explore a magical country. It is charming and has elements of a dreamlike fantasy.
O Princípio da SabedoriaO Princípio da Sabedoria · 1976
O Princípio da Sabedoria
7.01976
MovieDrama
In the gardens of a large village house belonging to a reclusive architect, a hand is found. In a sign placed at the gates of the property, the architect annouces he will return it to whoever proves to be the owner.
Ladrão que Rouba a Anão Tem Cem Anos de PrisãoLadrão que Rouba a Anão Tem Cem Anos de Prisão · 1991
Ladrão que Rouba a Anão Tem Cem Anos de Prisão
10.01991
MovieComedy
TV movie from the series "A la Minuta," an action comedy with a very special "gang."
Two WomenTwo Women · 2009
Two Women
3.42009
MovieDrama
Joana, 40 years old medical phychiatric, is married to Paul, an executive of a large financial company. Paul hopes that Joana fulfils her role and follows his constant social influences demonstrations. But the marriage is profoundly altered when Mónica, a young model, enters Joana´s life. Irresistibly attracted, they involved romantically, in a world of liberating experiences and feelings. But this will be a short trip, since the revelation of this affair forces Paulo to take drastic measures... ~ FICA

TV Shows

Alta DefiniçãoAlta Definição · 2009
Alta Definição
7.22009
Series
In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.
Louco AmorLouco Amor · 2012
Louco Amor
2012
SeriesDrama
Verão QuenteVerão Quente · 1993
Verão Quente
8.01993
SeriesDrama
Na Paz dos AnjosNa Paz dos Anjos · 1994
Na Paz dos Anjos
7.01994
SeriesComedy
ResistireiResistirei · 2007
Resistirei
2007
SeriesDrama
PasserellePasserelle · 1988
Passerelle
8.01988
SeriesDrama
The soap opera tells the story of two families: Cardoso and Guimarães whose bosses are, one of them, bank manager and the other owner of a textile factory, linked to the world of fashion.
Filhos do VentoFilhos do Vento · 1997
Filhos do Vento
9.01997
SeriesDrama
CinzasCinzas · 1992
Cinzas
10.01992
SeriesDrama
Vidas de SalVidas de Sal · 1996
Vidas de Sal
9.01996
SeriesDrama
VingançaVingança · 2007
Vingança
5.02007
SeriesDrama
Terra MãeTerra Mãe · 1998
Terra Mãe
9.01998
SeriesComedy
Vila FaiaVila Faia · 1982
Vila Faia
7.01982
SeriesDrama
Primeiro AmorPrimeiro Amor · 1996
Primeiro Amor
8.01996
SeriesDrama
OrigensOrigens · 1983
Origens
10.01983
Series
Aqui Não Há Quem VivaAqui Não Há Quem Viva · 2006
Aqui Não Há Quem Viva
4.82006
SeriesComedy
This Portuguese comedy show is about the daily lifes of neighbours living at Campo de Ourique, with really confusing life stories.
Nico d'ObraNico d'Obra · 1993
Nico d'Obra
9.01993
SeriesComedyFamily
João SemanaJoão Semana · 2005
João Semana
5.52005
SeriesComedyFamily
Festival da CançãoFestival da Canção · 1964
Festival da Canção
1964
Series
Festival da Canção or Festival RTP da Canção is the name given to the national festival, produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
A Lenda da GarçaA Lenda da Garça · 1999
A Lenda da Garça
8.01999
SeriesDrama
EquadorEquador · 2008
Equador
6.72008
SeriesDrama
It is 1905 and Luis Bernardo Valença, a thirty-seven-year-old bachelor and owner of a small shipping company, is revelling in Lisbon's luxurious high society. But his life is turned upside down when King Dom Carlos invites him to become governor of Portugal's smallest colony, the island of São Tomé e Principe.
A Mulher do Sr. MinistroA Mulher do Sr. Ministro · 1994
A Mulher do Sr. Ministro
9.01994
SeriesComedy
Uma Casa em FanicosUma Casa em Fanicos · 1998
Uma Casa em Fanicos
9.01998
SeriesComedy
O JogoO Jogo · 2004
O Jogo
7.02004
SeriesDrama
Palavras CruzadasPalavras Cruzadas · 1987
Palavras Cruzadas
10.01987
SeriesDrama