José Leitão de Barros
A Severa (1931)
Based on the novel of the same name, by Júlio Dantas, this is the first Portuguese all-talking sound film, dramatization of the story of the Fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa. (more)
Based on the novel of the same name, by Júlio Dantas, this is the first Portuguese all-talking sound film, dramatization of the story of the Fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa. (more)
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935)
Adaptation of the homonymous novel by Júlio Dantas. Trying to highlight the romantic tone, the ruralism of the picturesque situations and environments, the spirit and characters of 1863 are revived: the characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinguished ... (more)
Adaptation of the homonymous novel by Júlio Dantas. Trying to highlight the romantic tone, the ruralism of the picturesque situations and environments, the spirit and characters of 1863 are revived: the characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinguished ... (more)
Maria of the Sea (1930)
Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria, Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel, ... (more)
Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria, Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel, ... (more)
Camões (1946)
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões. (more)
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões. (more)
Ala-Arriba! (1942)
It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only ... (more)
It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only ... (more)
The Man with the Crooked Eyes (1918)
The Man with the Crooked Eyes is a unfinished 1918 Portuguese silent film made for Lusitânia Film and directed by José Leitão de Barros, starring Filipe Melo. This was restored and edited together in 2007 using all existing raw footage. (more)
The Man with the Crooked Eyes is a unfinished 1918 Portuguese silent film made for Lusitânia Film and directed by José Leitão de Barros, starring Filipe Melo. This was restored and edited together in 2007 using all existing raw footage. (more)
The Village of Varzim (1942)
Documentary on the Portuguese coastal town of Póvoa de Varzim, where the director had filmed Ala-Arriba! in 1942. (more)
Documentary on the Portuguese coastal town of Póvoa de Varzim, where the director had filmed Ala-Arriba! in 1942. (more)
Inés de Castro (1944)
In 1336, Pedro, heir to the Portuguese crown, marries Constanza Manuel de Villena, a Castilian noblewoman, for political reasons; but the impulsive prince ends up giving in to his love for Inés de Castro, his wife's lady-in-waiting. (more)
In 1336, Pedro, heir to the Portuguese crown, marries Constanza Manuel de Villena, a Castilian noblewoman, for political reasons; but the impulsive prince ends up giving in to his love for Inés de Castro, his wife's lady-in-waiting. (more)
Vendaval Maravilhoso (1949)
The agitated and tragic life of poet Castro Alves, and his romance with actress Eugênia Câmara. (more)
The agitated and tragic life of poet Castro Alves, and his romance with actress Eugênia Câmara. (more)
Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores (1929)
The first Portuguese documentary. A remarkable look at the lives of the working people of Nazaré, a fishing town in Western Portugal. (more)
The first Portuguese documentary. A remarkable look at the lives of the working people of Nazaré, a fishing town in Western Portugal. (more)
Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle (1930)
Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town - Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and the 'Sagres' on the Tagus river, to the new commercial districts. (more)
Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town - Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and the 'Sagres' on the Tagus river, to the new commercial districts. (more)
Tin Sardines (1935)
“Produced by the Portuguese Consortium of Tin Fish to advertise Portuguese canned food products in foreign markets, and possibly directed by Leitão de Barros, Tin Sardines is a curious account of its manufacturing process”. (more)
“Produced by the Portuguese Consortium of Tin Fish to advertise Portuguese canned food products in foreign markets, and possibly directed by Leitão de Barros, Tin Sardines is a curious account of its manufacturing process”. (more)
The Illness from Spain (1918)
A Portuguese bourgeois dares to look at a Spanish lady's delicate ankles at the beach, but his wife will have nothing of it. Later, it's him that forbids his daughter from seeing a young man she had met at the same beach. (more)
A Portuguese bourgeois dares to look at a Spanish lady's delicate ankles at the beach, but his wife will have nothing of it. Later, it's him that forbids his daughter from seeing a young man she had met at the same beach. (more)
Marigold (1918)
During a reception at a noble house, during the XVIII century, an ancient courtesan takes the petals of a marigold off, one-by-one, and remembers his encounter - and separation - of the woman he loved. (more)
During a reception at a noble house, during the XVIII century, an ancient courtesan takes the petals of a marigold off, one-by-one, and remembers his encounter - and separation - of the woman he loved. (more)