João Diogo

Island of Loves (1982)

This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China. The writer married a Chinese woman after he left his wife and family to go live in Macao. Later, he moved to Japan where he fe ...

Doomed Love (1979)

A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives. ...

Maria's Hours (1979)

Maria, a blind girl apparently raped by her stepfather, is held in an isolated and dilapidated hospice, desperately awaiting a miracle by Our Lady of Fátima. Turned over by Angela, her aunt, into the care of Dr. Firmino, an imposing doctor, she will suffe ...

A Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A História (1978)

In an imaginary future, Portugal consists of an association of states - North and South - with zones of specific influence. City under vigilance, Lisbon is inhabited by a repressed and militarized population. Maria and António stand out in this city and s ...

Paths (1978)

Parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers, each couple on the run across different regions of the country and during increasingly contemporary time periods. ...

O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas (1978)

The disastrous attempts of D. Lucas Telmo Midões to achieve in 1981 the independence of the Berlengas islands - lost eight centuries ago, during the conquests of D. Afonso Henriques. ...

O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores (1977)

O Outro Teatro proposes a look at the independent theater manifestations that came in the wake of the pioneering gestures of Teatro Experimental do Porto. ...

Areia, Lodo e Mar (1977)

A documentary about a small touristic village in Algarve, Southern Portugal. ...

O Princípio da Sabedoria (1976)

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. ...

Continuar a Viver ou Os Índios da Meia-Praia (1976)

The film documents the start, and difficult progress of a house cooperative in the fishermen's village of Meia Praia, during the revolutionary process in Portugal, from April 25, 1974 until mid-1976. ...

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle; however, her distressed bourgeois family decides that Benilde has lost her mind. ...

A Procissão dos Bêbados (1975)

What Shall I Do With This Sword? (1975)

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the army. ...

Jaime (1974)

Jaime, a poem of suffering and loneliness, describes the existence and pictorial work of a man isolated in a psychiatric hospital. ...

Meus Amigos (1974)

Filmed just before the Carnation Revolution of 1974. Dark portrait of a group of friends who used to be colleagues at the University in 1962. Ten years later, they have lost all their ideals. With Lisbon on the background they discuss politics, love, cultu ...

The Vow (1973)

José and Maria, a young, devout couple in a remote Portuguese fishing village, take a vow of chastity on their wedding night to honor a religious pact. Their commitment is pushed to the breaking point when they rescue a mysterious, wounded stranger and br ...

Fragments of an Alms-Film (1972)

Maria works in a German umbrella factory as the foreman of the production sector. João Lucas has given up on living a normal life and practically lives in bed, in the midst of green plants. His father expressly desired that his son film this eccentric dai ...

Nojo aos Cães (1970)

Black and white with color photography is used to tell the story of 12 would be demonstrators waiting for re-enforcements to show them the way. the group spends their time talking about love, religion, sex and the war. The meeting degenerates into a drunke ...

The Circle (1970)

A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters fi ...

Seven Bullets for Selma (1967)

World peace is at stake if a spy-ring obtains the electronic device ...

Sunday Afternoon (1966)

Reflections on life and death unfold through the eyes of Jorge, the head doctor of the Haematology Department, whose world is plunged into despair when he falls in love with Clarisse, a woman suffering from advanced leukemia. ...

What Shall I Do With This Sword? (1975)

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the army. ...