Lisbon in our days. Scenes from the life of Ramiro, a lonely antiquarian. Almost accidentally, Manuel Mozos weaves a melancholic network of day-to-day, yet significant occurrences around “his” Ramiro: looks of resignation, tenderness and desire, empathetic contacts with his neighbour Amelia, who recovers from a stroke; her pregnant granddaughter Daniela, whose father is in pris...
The imaginative gaze of filmmaker Miguel Gomesbrings to the screen a fundamental text of Brazilian literature, Rebellion in the Backlands, Euclides da Cunha’s account of the 1897 war between the nascent Republic’s army and the native inhabitants of Canudos. This epic movie on the end of the symbiosis between humans and nature has faced major obstacles due to the complex politic...
「一千零一夜」最终曲《一千零一夜III：迷醉之人》，皇后雪哈拉莎德再次现身，因担心失去说故事的能力，计画逃离皇宫，并述说最后的故事。米格尔戈麦斯改以文字说明故事背景，将影像赋予诗意，令此片富有文学性与民族色彩，并透过纪录片式的观察，呈现荒谬之中的凄凉写实，为当代葡萄牙留下了不可言喻的浮世意象。
代表葡萄牙参赛奥斯卡的《一千零一夜》二部曲《一千零一夜II：孤独之人》，不同首部曲的天马行空，改以沉稳的叙事反映社会现实，透过小狗「迪克西」的角度，看尽现代人的冷漠与伪善， 富饶趣味地包装社会议题，同时为寂寞带来全新语言。狗儿充满灵性、惊喜的表现，毫无悬念地夺得本届坎城影展「狗狗金棕榈」奖，超级吸睛。
深受国际影坛瞩目的葡萄牙导演米格尔戈麦斯，继享誉国际的《金色八月天》、《禁恋》后，以长达383分钟的新作《一千零一夜》三部曲，呈现当代葡萄牙的众生相。首部曲《一千零一夜I：不安之人》以天方夜谭中诉说故事的皇后雪哈拉莎德展开，藉由三段故事描绘富人、穷人、强者、鲁蛇、小偷和诚实的人，如何在金融风暴下存活下来。米格尔戈麦斯结合现实主义色彩与冷调幽默的讽刺笔触，犀利批判**的财政计画，令人大呼精彩。
