Umberto D. by Vittorino de Sica 1952 | Italy | M12 | 1h29 It was De Sica’s favourite film, Bazin considered it one of the greatest in the history of cinema, Chaplin cried when he saw it. Buñuel wrote that ‘it was one of the best films that neo-realism had produced’. The new Italian Christian … Continued
Fellini 8 1/2 by Federico Fellini 1963 | Italy, France | M12 | Drama | 2h18 Marcello Mastroianni, Fellini’s alter ego, plays Guido Anselmi, a director going through a crisis of inspiration. During a stay at a spa, all his ghosts appear to him, as if in dreams, mixed with the real people who frequent … Continued
Sirât by Oliver Laxe 2025 | Spain, France | M16 | 1h55 Laxe’s new film was an explosive moment at the last Cannes Film Festival, leaving viewers spellbound and winning the Jury Prize. Some spoke of a cocktail mixing Antonioni and Tarkovsky with Miller’s Mad Max and some of Friedkin’s cinema. Between mystery and nightmare, … Continued
Forever Young / Les Amandiers Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 2022 | France | Drama | M14 | 2h06 Paris, late 1980s. Stella, Victor, Adèle and Étienne, young actors in their twenties, have just been admitted to one of France’s most prestigious theatre schools, Les Amandiers, founded by Patrice Chéreau. These young people take their first steps … Continued
Banzo by Margarida Cardoso 2024 | Portugal, France, Netherlands | M14 | 2h07 1907. Afonso starts a new life on a tropical African island as a plantation doctor, where he has to treat a group of servants ‘infected’ with Banzo, the nostalgia of the enslaved. Dozens die, either from starvation or suicide. For fear of … Continued
Lavagante (The Lobster) by Mário Barroso 2025 | Portugal | Drama | 1h32 A story of love and deception, set against a backdrop marked by the actions of the political police under the Salazar dictatorship, censorship, persecution and imprisonment, and the student revolt of the early 1960s. The last screenplay by António-Pedro Vasconcelos, adapted from … Continued
Almost two decades later, Diamanda Galás returns to the stage of Theatro Circo for a concert that reaffirms the Greek-American artist’s status as an essential figure of the avant-garde music and one of the most mysterious creators of contemporary creation. With a career of more than four decades, Galás is recognized for her unique voice, … Continued
This conversation will offer a critical reflection on the 50 years of independence of Portuguese-speaking African countries, using the documentary Independência (2015) by Angolan director Mário Bastos as a starting point to explore anti-colonial processes, the construction of national identities and the legacy of these movements in today’s context. The aim is to bring together … Continued
Adilson is an opera in five acts directed by Dino D’Santiago, with libretto by Rui Catalão, commissioned for BoCA — Biennial of Contemporary Arts. This original work follows the journey of a man of African descent, born in Angola to Cape Verdean parents, who has lived in Portugal for over 40 years — without ever … Continued
For over three and a half decades, Encontros da Imagem has stood out as an essential medium for the dissemination and creation of photography in Portugal. Since its first edition in 1987, this international photography and visual arts festival has brought together classic, established and emerging artists from the local, national and international scene in … Continued
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