Mariana Ricardo
Writer · Lisbon, Portugal
Movies10
Movie7.0DramaRomanceLisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Tabu
2012 · 179 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
In the year when cinema was paralyzed in Portugal due to lack of funding, a group of friends embarks on a mysterious expedition to see wolves in their natural habitat, but ends up being trapped in a house without much to do. The night goes by and the expedition’s main goal seems increasingly compromised until the biologist who promised them adventures shows up.
Movie6.3DramaA love triangle between two boys and a girl who drift through life from a rugby game, to a pool party, to the beach.
Movie5.6DramaRita is fifteen and spends the summer between warm afternoons of teenage love and party nights with her friend Sara. From Portugal to the South Pacific, the pleasures of this routine will take a turn when the young girl visits the art show of a new neighbor in the local community.
John From
2016 · 16 votes
Movie6.1DramaCrista, Carloto and João are building an airy greenhouse for butterflies in the garden. The three of them share household routines, day after day… And they are not the only ones.
Movie5.7DramaThis is the way you hold the racket to play a forehand. Just move your arm back, the left shoulder facing the ball, step forward with your left foot, hitting the ball.”
Movie3.6MusicFantasyManuel bids farewell to his routine and boards a 15th century vessel under pirate law. Treason on board triggers a series of terrible events our protagonist overcomes while keeping his moral principles intact.
Movie5.6ComedyMusicThe start of Luís Rovisco’s old age isn’t exactly cheerful. Already in his sixties, he’s still roaming the country by himself, carrying out his tasks — increasingly less real — as sales director for the company SegurVale. Sadness, resignation? Not with the songs Luís makes up behind the wheel, and that take over this film from start to finish.
Technoboss
2019 · 15 votes
Movie6.5DramaComedyA family gathers to celebrate Christmas.
Movie6.0DramaComedyAn interpretation of the life of Francis of Assisi.