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António Reis
Born August 27, 1927 · Valadares, Portugal
Died September 10, 1991 · aged 64
António Ferreira Gonçalves dos Reis, known as António Reis (1927–1991), was a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer, poet, sculptor and ethnographer. He was married to Margarida Cordeiro, co-director of most of his films. He is considered as one of the most important directors of his country, due to the originality of his style. Description above from the Wikipedia article António R…
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Ana · 1982Ana
★ 7.21982
MovieDrama
Centered on an elderly matriarch and her family in the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal. An exploration of the cycle of life and death, using the main character, Ana, as an emblem of a life lived in harmony with nature and tradition.
Tras-os-Montes · 1976Tras-os-Montes
★ 7.11976
MovieDrama
The first feature in António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro’s trilogy is a journey through this almost mythical region of north-east Portugal, a tapestry of micronarratives where past, present and future become intertwined.
Acto da Primavera · 1963Acto da Primavera
★ 6.01963
MovieDrama
Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, according to a 16th century text.
From Heaven to the River · 1964From Heaven to the River
★ 5.51964
MovieDocumentary
This short film, probably commissioned by the Hidro-Eléctrica do Cávado, shows several aspects of the dams’ network construction in that hydrographic basin, with a commentary read by Fernando Pessa. “Do céu ao rio” was premiered at the Odéon cinema in Lisbon, on January 29, in 1964, but it is in a more fragile heritage situation since its original image negative is not located.
Change of Life · 1967Change of Life
★ 7.21967
MovieDrama
After completing his military service in the Angolan War of Independence, Adelino goes back to the Portuguese fishing village he calls home, only to find that the woman he loves has married his brother. Overcome by bitterness, he sets off to find work in the countryside where he meets Albertina, a free-spirited young woman who challenges him to change his life.
Cold Land · 1992Cold Land
★ 4.01992
MovieDrama
In the forties, in a little settlement lost amidst the mountains of Trás-os-Montes, Leonardo tries to survive by buying and selling marten and fox furs, dreaming of the day he’ll close a big deal.
Panels of Porto · 1963Panels of Porto
★ 6.31963
MovieDocumentary
Made by commission of the Porto City Council, 'Painéis do Porto' is a visual essay on the city, gathering sequences filmed between the river and downtown, commented with the reading of poems by authors like Vasco de Lima Couto, Egito Gonçalves, Rosália de Castro, Pedro Homem de Mello, Fernando Pessoa, and António Reis himself, with music by Francisco Rebelo.
O Auto da Floripes · 1963O Auto da Floripes
1963
Movie
Popular theatre re-enactment that goes back to the XVII-XVI centuries, integrating in the pilgrimage of Senhora das Neves, held every year, in the first days of August. The performers are local people, and the show takes place outdoors, in the church square, involving Christians and Moors.
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