Cinematic Discoveries Following the Footsteps of O Homem dos Olhos ...

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town - Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and the 'Sagres' on the Tagus river, to the new commercial districts.

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

Adaptation of a novel by Júlio Dinis, depicting the romantic and rustic life in Portugal, circa 1863.

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Las tres gracias perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

The (too brief) life, the (ardent) loves and the (too early) death of Maria Severa Onofirana (1820-1846), better known as "A Severa", a beautiful gypsy who, besides being a prostitute, sang in the taverns of the Mouraria area in Lisbon, and is said to have created the "Fado" style.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Severa perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: José Leitão de Barros

Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria, Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel, Aurélia's son, which makes the two young people the new Romeo and Juliet. As for Falacha, he succumbs to social pressure and commits suicide...