Inspired by the work of Bertolt Brecht and filmed in Porto's former industrial slaughterhouse, A Santa Joana dos Matadouros is a meta-cinematic essay about the labor market in times of economic crisis in Europe. The film explores the possibilities of cinema in its relationship with theater and brings together a cast of professional actors, amateurs, renowned artists from various disciplines, and a group of unemployed residents of Vale de Campanhã.
A Theater student named Laras witnesses her friends rehearsing for a performance. At the s...
While performing the role of Oedipus on stag...
Eusebio José Fernández López Reboredo Bergamín is a teenager in the 1960s whose dream ...
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Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to...
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Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Pric...