João Pedro Bénard Movies

  • 1990
    End of Conservation

    End of Conservation

    End of Conservation

    5.21990HD

    A satirical and delirious short which sums up the obsessions of João César Monteiro: film-making and… young women.

    End of Conservation
  • 1989
    Where the Sun Beats

    Where the Sun Beats

    Where the Sun Beats

    5.31989HD

    Laura lives in the country with her considerably older husband. When Nuno, her brother who study in Lisbon, pays a visit, he realizes that his sister...

    Where the Sun Beats
  • 1998
    River of Gold

    River of Gold

    River of Gold

    6.71998HD

    Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat...

    River of Gold
  • 1992
    Le voyage étranger

    Le voyage étranger

    Le voyage étranger

    01992HD

    11th century. Descended from the aristocracy, Alexis flees a world dominated by money and strength. The young man, in love with justice and freedom,...

    Le voyage étranger
  • 1990
    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    61990HD

    Nogueira, a man in his fifties, is a relic of times long past. While the youngsters at the school where he works as a caretaker still think the world...

    Step by Step
  • 1990
    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    6.61990HD

    Freely based on Gide ('Paludes') and Hawthorne ('Wakefield'), this is a film about a writer who never wrote anything and who blows at nightfall the...

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth
  • 2004
    Querença

    Querença

    Querença

    02004HD

    In mid-September 1992, journalist Guida Fontes have to go to Luanda to cover the elections in Angola. In the meantime, she had committed herself to...

    Querença
  • 1989
    A True and Faithful Account

    A True and Faithful Account

    A True and Faithful Account

    6.51989HD

    The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure...

    A True and Faithful Account
  • 1999
    Nightfall

    Nightfall

    Nightfall

    6.11999HD

    A largely plotless, fado-scored journey through the gloomy cobblestone streets, zombie bars, and fetid basements of a sordid harbor town populated by...

    Nightfall
  • 2021
    Hotel Royal

    Hotel Royal

    Hotel Royal

    52021HD

    'In the course of my cleaning duties, I examined the belongings of each guest of the hotel and observed through the details, lives that will remain...

    Hotel Royal
  • 1999
    The Keeper of Herds

    The Keeper of Herds

    The Keeper of Herds

    01999HD

    A documentary about a family of goat herders in Portugal and the relationship between man and animals.

    The Keeper of Herds
  • 2015
    Ashes and Embers

    Ashes and Embers

    Ashes and Embers

    4.82015HD

    Certainly an outstanding case of beauty and mystery, this short film by Mozos creates a strange alloy of literature and cinema, and not in the way...

    Ashes and Embers
  • 2013
    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    5.42013HD

    1920s. Vitalino, a small farmer from São Vicente sees his father die of the epidemic which decimated the country. Some years later, of all the...

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
  • 2011
    Journey to Portugal

    Journey to Portugal

    Journey to Portugal

    6.72011HD

    Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year with Greco, her husband who is also a doctor. Upon arrival at Faro airport she is the...

    Journey to Portugal
  • 2022
    Worth Your Weight in Gold

    Worth Your Weight in Gold

    Worth Your Weight in Gold

    02022HD

    Oscar, a renowned hypnotherapist, uses the last moments in his hotel room to say goodbye to the vertiginous Mercedes and rid old Norberto of his...

    Worth Your Weight in Gold
  • 2024
    Os Terríveis

    Os Terríveis

    Os Terríveis

    02024HD

    Os Terríveis
  • 1988
    Tall Stories

    Tall Stories

    Tall Stories

    6.31988HD

    12-year-old Miguel is punished because he has not done his homework properly: he must stay at his aunt's inn for holidays. First bored, then a...

    Tall Stories
  • 2015
    João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved

    João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved

    João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved

    7.52015HD

    Director Manuel Mozos draws an intimate portrait of João Bénard da Costa, programmer, critic, actor and, for 18 years, director of the...

    João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved
  • 2003
    Dead Man's Memories

    Dead Man's Memories

    Dead Man's Memories

    4.42003HD

    A policeman lunching with his daughter is present when a dead body washes up on shore. He investigates, leading him down a twisted and muddled path...

    Dead Man's Memories
  • 2017
    Beyond the Mountains

    Beyond the Mountains

    Beyond the Mountains

    02017HD

    In love with Trás-os-Montes and with his Guide of Portugal as a source of inspiration, Miguel looks for stories for his new documentary. One...

    Beyond the Mountains