Agustina Bessa-Luís Movies

  • 1993
    Abraham's Valley

    Abraham's Valley

    Abraham's Valley

    7.41993HD

    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...

    Abraham's Valley
  • 1981
    Francisca

    Francisca

    Francisca

    7.51981HD

    The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

    Francisca
  • 1996
    Party

    Party

    Party

    6.51996HD

    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...

    Party
  • 2019
    The Portuguese Woman

    The Portuguese Woman

    The Portuguese Woman

    6.42019HD

    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...

    The Portuguese Woman
  • 2023
    A Sibila

    A Sibila

    A Sibila

    72023HD

    In the mid-20th century, a troubled relationship between Germana, a young writer, and Quina, her aunt who lives in the northern Portuguese...

    A Sibila
  • 1998
    Anxiety

    Anxiety

    Anxiety

    6.41998HD

    An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro...

    Anxiety
  • 2008
    True and Tender is the North

    True and Tender is the North

    True and Tender is the North

    5.12008HD

    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...

    True and Tender is the North
  • 1993
    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    7.51993HD

    A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions
  • 2001
    Porto of My Childhood

    Porto of My Childhood

    Porto of My Childhood

    6.72001HD

    Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.

    Porto of My Childhood
  • 1995
    The Convent

    The Convent

    The Convent

    5.41995HD

    The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the...

    The Convent
  • 2006
    No Tempo do Cinema

    No Tempo do Cinema

    No Tempo do Cinema

    02006HD

    A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.

    No Tempo do Cinema
  • 2006
    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    6.42006HD

    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...

    Magic Mirror
  • 2002
    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    4.92002HD

    Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

    The Uncertainty Principle
  • 2005
    The Conquest of Faro

    The Conquest of Faro

    The Conquest of Faro

    52005HD

    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...

    The Conquest of Faro
  • 2006
    Conversazione a Porto

    Conversazione a Porto

    Conversazione a Porto

    02006HD

    A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.

    Conversazione a Porto
  • 1978
    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho

    01978HD

    The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and...

    Ma Femme Chamada Bicho