2013
Portuguese Film Week
Portuguese Film Week
Writers in Film
Portuguese Cinema Week in UCC
March 11th to 15th
Films in Portuguese with English subtitles
All Welcome - Admission Free
Sessions start at 6:15pm
Florbela (Florbela) Directed by Vicente Alves do Ó, 2011 (119min)
Tuesday, March 12th
A Costa dos Murmúrios (The Murmuring Coast) Directed by Margarida Cardos, 2004 (122min)
Based on the homonymous novel by Lydía Jorge (1946) set against the backdrop of Mozambique's war of independence in the 1960s.
Wednesday, March 13th
West Wing 5
A Corte do Norte (The Northern Land). Directed by Joao Botelho, 2008 (122min)
Cinema adaptation of the homonymous novel by Augustina Bessa-Luís (1922) inspired by the life of 19th Century Portuguese theatre actress Emília de Sousa.
Thursday, March 14th
Kane Building G18
O Estranho Caso de Angélica (The Strange Case of Angelica). Directed by Manuel de Oliveira, 2010 (97min)
Recently deceased beautiful Angelica comes back to life through the lenses of a young photographer's camera... This is one of Oliveira's most recent films. The master of Portuguese cinema is still, at the young age of 104, producing an average of one film per year!
Friday, March 15th
Boole 2
José e Pilar (Jose and Pilar). Directed by Miguel Gonçalves, 2010 (117min)
Documentary on José Saramago (1922 - 2010), the Nobel Laureate Portuguese writer (1998), and his wife, Pilar del Río.