Agustina Bessa-Luís Movies
- 1993
Abraham's Valley
Abraham's Valley7.41993HD
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's...
- 1981
Francisca
Francisca7.51981HD
The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.
- 1996
Party
Party6.51996HD
The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his...
- 2019
The Portuguese Woman
The Portuguese Woman6.42019HD
North of Italy, the von Kettens dispute the forces of the Episcopate of Trent. Herr Ketten seeks marriage in a distant country, Portugal. After their...
- 2023
A Sibila
A Sibila72023HD
In the mid-20th century, a troubled relationship between Germana, a young writer, and Quina, her aunt who lives in the northern Portuguese...
- 1998
Anxiety
Anxiety6.41998HD
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro...
- 2008
True and Tender is the North
True and Tender is the North5.12008HD
Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the...
- 1993
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Visit, or Memories and Confessions7.51993HD
A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.
- 2001
Porto of My Childhood
Porto of My Childhood6.72001HD
Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.
- 1995
The Convent
The Convent5.41995HD
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the...
- 2006
No Tempo do Cinema
No Tempo do Cinema02006HD
A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.
- 2006
Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror6.42006HD
Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him...
- 2002
The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle4.92002HD
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.
- 2005
The Conquest of Faro
The Conquest of Faro52005HD
Arriving in a hotel in the city of Faro, a couple learns there are no available tables left. When another couple agrees to share a table, they spark...
- 2006
Conversazione a Porto
Conversazione a Porto02006HD
A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.
- 1978
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho01978HD
The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and...