Ana Padrão

Ana Paula Padrão is a Portugese stage and screen actress.

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Five Days, Five Nights (1996)

Portugal, late 1940's. André must leave the country after running away from prison. In Oporto some friends get him a guide, Lambaça, a smuggler who knows very well the Trás-os-Montes border from Portugal to Spain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Fonseca e Costa
CAST:  Paulo Pires  •  Vítor Norte  •  Ana Padrão  •  Canto e Castro

Portugal, late 1940's. André must leave the country after running away from prison. In Oporto some friends get him a guide, Lambaça, a smuggler who knows very well the Trás-os-Montes border from Portugal to Spain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Fonseca e Costa
CAST:  Paulo Pires  •  Vítor Norte  •  Ana Padrão  •  Canto e Castro

On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)

Spino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Lopes
CAST:  Claude Brasseur  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Ana Padrão  •  Antonio Valero

Spino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Lopes
CAST:  Claude Brasseur  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Ana Padrão  •  Antonio Valero

Gigola (2010)

George, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, falls in love, in her teens, with a female teacher named Sybil. Devastated by her lover's eventual suicide, some years later, George embarks on an exciting and reckless journey to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laure Charpentier
CAST:  Lou Doillon  •  Marie Kremer  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Thierry Lhermitte

George, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, falls in love, in her teens, with a female teacher named Sybil. Devastated by her lover's eventual suicide, some years later, George embarks on an exciting and reckless journey to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laure Charpentier
CAST:  Lou Doillon  •  Marie Kremer  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Thierry Lhermitte

Fado, Major and Minor (1995)

Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anything about him any longer. He goes back home and in his apartment he finds a mysterious young man who tells him he is here to avenge a young woman who has taken her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raúl Ruiz
CAST:  Jean-Luc Bideau  •  Melvil Poupaud  •  Ana Padrão  •  Jean-Yves Gautier

Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anything about him any longer. He goes back home and in his apartment he finds a mysterious young man who tells him he is here to avenge a young woman who has taken her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raúl Ruiz
CAST:  Jean-Luc Bideau  •  Melvil Poupaud  •  Ana Padrão  •  Jean-Yves Gautier

Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada (2009)

The "Spirit World", a red diamond with supernatural powers, stolen five centuries before, of the hands of the last Aztec emperor, is the center of this adventure in a cursed house in the wilds of the Sintra hills. The heiress of the house, Filipa, enlists the help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Coelho da Silva
CAST:  Sara Salgado  •  Francisco Areosa  •  Margarida Martinho  •  Mariana Martinho

The "Spirit World", a red diamond with supernatural powers, stolen five centuries before, of the hands of the last Aztec emperor, is the center of this adventure in a cursed house in the wilds of the Sintra hills. The heiress of the house, Filipa, enlists the help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Coelho da Silva
CAST:  Sara Salgado  •  Francisco Areosa  •  Margarida Martinho  •  Mariana Martinho

A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera (2009)

Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço is going to be class valedictorian in a very prestigious private high school. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Leitão
CAST:  Alcides  •  Alex  •  Angi Almeida  •  Vanessa Almeida

Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço is going to be class valedictorian in a very prestigious private high school. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Leitão
CAST:  Alcides  •  Alex  •  Angi Almeida  •  Vanessa Almeida

Family Matters (1993)

Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanne Bier
CAST:  Ghita Nørby  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Philip Zandén  •  Ana Padrão

Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanne Bier
CAST:  Ghita Nørby  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Philip Zandén  •  Ana Padrão

Top Managers (1987)

While his three former college friends - Thierry, Gérard and Francis have made successful careers for themselves in business, Daniel has yet to make the grade. Tired of Daniel's frequent attempts to drag them into ill-considered ventures, Thierry and Gérard decide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Zidi
CAST:  François Cluzet  •  Christophe Malavoy  •  Claire Nebout  •  Jean-Claude Leguay

While his three former college friends - Thierry, Gérard and Francis have made successful careers for themselves in business, Daniel has yet to make the grade. Tired of Daniel's frequent attempts to drag them into ill-considered ventures, Thierry and Gérard decide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Zidi
CAST:  François Cluzet  •  Christophe Malavoy  •  Claire Nebout  •  Jean-Claude Leguay

Amália (2008)

You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Coelho da Silva
CAST:  Sandra Barata Belo  •  Ricardo Carriço  •  José Fidalgo  •  António Pedro Cerdeira

You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Coelho da Silva
CAST:  Sandra Barata Belo  •  Ricardo Carriço  •  José Fidalgo  •  António Pedro Cerdeira

Doomed Love (2008)

A loner, narcissistic and suicidal teenager attracts most of the people he meets like a fatal aura, a black light. He falls deeply in love with Teresa but does she exist or is she a mere figment, an image, a reflection? Teresa is an apparition. A pretext for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mário Barroso
CAST:  Tomás Alves  •  Patrícia Franco  •  Catarina Wallenstein  •  Willion Brandão

A loner, narcissistic and suicidal teenager attracts most of the people he meets like a fatal aura, a black light. He falls deeply in love with Teresa but does she exist or is she a mere figment, an image, a reflection? Teresa is an apparition. A pretext for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mário Barroso
CAST:  Tomás Alves  •  Patrícia Franco  •  Catarina Wallenstein  •  Willion Brandão

The Stone Raft (2002)

An inexplicable crack in the Pyrenees Mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity. As the geological fracture deepens and widens, the European community begins to disassociate itself from the calamity, and panic ensues among tourists and residents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sluizer
CAST:  Federico Luppi  •  Icíar Bollaín  •  Gabino Diego  •  Ana Padrão

An inexplicable crack in the Pyrenees Mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity. As the geological fracture deepens and widens, the European community begins to disassociate itself from the calamity, and panic ensues among tourists and residents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sluizer
CAST:  Federico Luppi  •  Icíar Bollaín  •  Gabino Diego  •  Ana Padrão

God's Comedy (1996)

An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  João César Monteiro
CAST:  Claudia Teixeira  •  João César Monteiro  •  Raquel Ascensão  •  Manuela de Freitas

An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  João César Monteiro
CAST:  Claudia Teixeira  •  João César Monteiro  •  Raquel Ascensão  •  Manuela de Freitas

The Miracle According to Salomé (2004)

Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds. Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon brothels, but she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mário Barroso
CAST:  Nicolau Breyner  •  Ana Bandeira  •  Ricardo Pereira  •  Paulo Pires

Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds. Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon brothels, but she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mário Barroso
CAST:  Nicolau Breyner  •  Ana Bandeira  •  Ricardo Pereira  •  Paulo Pires

1871 (1990)

A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken McMullen
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Roshan Seth  •  John Lynch  •  Timothy Spall

A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken McMullen
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Roshan Seth  •  John Lynch  •  Timothy Spall

Campo de Víboras (2016)

In a small Portuguese village, a tragedy occurred. An old lady is found dead in her garden, surrounded by snakes, while her 40 year-old daughter, Lurdes, fled without telling anyone. The gossips in town about the mysterious destiny of this house are spreading fast...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristèle Alves Meira
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Sónia Martins  •  Simão Cayatte  •  Ludovic Berthillot

In a small Portuguese village, a tragedy occurred. An old lady is found dead in her garden, surrounded by snakes, while her 40 year-old daughter, Lurdes, fled without telling anyone. The gossips in town about the mysterious destiny of this house are spreading fast...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristèle Alves Meira
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Sónia Martins  •  Simão Cayatte  •  Ludovic Berthillot

At an Uncertain Time (2015)

It’s 1942, and Portugal languishes under dictatorship and WWII rages just beyond its borders. Secrets, half-truths, and mistrust prevail in the state security office of chief inspector Varga, who makes professional privilege a cover for his unprofessional interest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Joana Ribeiro  •  Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet  •  Ana Padrão  •  Paulo Pires

It’s 1942, and Portugal languishes under dictatorship and WWII rages just beyond its borders. Secrets, half-truths, and mistrust prevail in the state security office of chief inspector Varga, who makes professional privilege a cover for his unprofessional interest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Joana Ribeiro  •  Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet  •  Ana Padrão  •  Paulo Pires

Game of Checkers (2016)

Following Marta's wake, her five best friends decide to spend the night at a rural tourist getaway that Marta never got around to opening. The night becomes a long, mazelike journey through their interconnecting friendships, ultimately leading to deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrícia Sequeira
CAST:  Fátima Belo  •  Rita Blanco  •  Maria João Luís  •  Ana Nave

Following Marta's wake, her five best friends decide to spend the night at a rural tourist getaway that Marta never got around to opening. The night becomes a long, mazelike journey through their interconnecting friendships, ultimately leading to deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrícia Sequeira
CAST:  Fátima Belo  •  Rita Blanco  •  Maria João Luís  •  Ana Nave

Operation Autumn (2012)

A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno de Almeida
CAST:  John Ventimiglia  •  Diogo Dória  •  Nuno Lopes  •  Carlos Santos

A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno de Almeida
CAST:  John Ventimiglia  •  Diogo Dória  •  Nuno Lopes  •  Carlos Santos

Photo (2012)

Her mother has just died. Her father is not what she had thought. Caught between an uncertain past, which she knows only through the photographs her mother has left behind, and the prospect of a marriage that she does not really want, Elisa sets out to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Simão Cayatte  •  Johan Leysen  •  Didier Sandre  •  Anabela Brígida

Her mother has just died. Her father is not what she had thought. Caught between an uncertain past, which she knows only through the photographs her mother has left behind, and the prospect of a marriage that she does not really want, Elisa sets out to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Simão Cayatte  •  Johan Leysen  •  Didier Sandre  •  Anabela Brígida

Twist of Fate (2009)

Carlos is a famous journalist at the age of 55. His wife, Ada, is the opposite of her husband, a woman with a very active social life, and she is happy and seductive. One day, Carlos accidentally opens a text message on Ada’s cellular telephone. A new world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Lopes
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Rui Morisson  •  Milton Lopes  •  Rogério Samora

Carlos is a famous journalist at the age of 55. His wife, Ada, is the opposite of her husband, a woman with a very active social life, and she is happy and seductive. One day, Carlos accidentally opens a text message on Ada’s cellular telephone. A new world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Lopes
CAST:  Ana Padrão  •  Rui Morisson  •  Milton Lopes  •  Rogério Samora
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