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List Of Highest-grossing Portuguese Films
The following is a list of highest-grossing Portuguese films at the Portuguese box office. It only includes films released since 2004. __TOC__ List References {{Film box office Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ... Highest-grossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Train To Lisbon (film)
''Night Train to Lisbon'' is a 2013 internationally co-produced English-language drama film directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons. Based on the 2004 novel ''Night Train to Lisbon'' by Pascal Mercier and written by Greg Latter and Ulrich Herrmann, the film is about a Swiss teacher who saves the life of a woman and then abandons his teaching career and reserved life to embark on a thrilling intellectual adventure that takes him on a journey to the very heart of himself. The film premiered out of competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Walking over a bridge on the way to his school in Bern, Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss professor of philosophy, notices a young woman in a red coat standing on the railing, about to leap. Dropping his briefcase, he runs and pulls her down. She helps him gather the papers that have spilled from his briefcase and accompanies him to the school where he teaches. But instead of waiting to talk, she leaves during the middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sei Lá
''Sei Lá'' is a 2014 Portuguese romantic comedy film directed by Joaquim Leitão and based on a novel of the same name by Margarida Rebelo Pinto. It stars Leonor Seixas. Cast * Leonor Seixas * Rita Pereira *Pedro Granger *Rui Unas *Tino Navarro *António Pedro Cerdeira *Paula Lobo Antunes Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game '' EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a s ... Reception In '' Públicos Ípsilon, Jorge Mourinha gave the film a rating of "bad" and Vasco Câmara gave it a rating of "mediocre". References External links * 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films Films based on Portuguese novels Films directed by Joaquim Leitão Portuguese romantic comedy films 2010s Portuguese-language films {{Portugal-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contraluz
''Backlight'' (Portuguese: ''Contraluz'') is a 2010 Portuguese–American mystery and action drama film directed by Fernando Fragata. It stars Joaquim de Almeida, Evelina Pereira, and Scott Bailey. ''Backlight'' was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2010. Cast * Joaquim de Almeida – Jay * Evelina Pereira – Helena * Scott Bailey – Matt * Michelle Mania – Lucy's mother * Skyler Day – Lucy * Joseph Hagler (as Joey Hagler) – Daniel * Donovan Scott Donovan Scott (born September 29, 1947) is an American character actor best known for his role as cadet Leslie Barbara in the 1984 film ''Police Academy (film), Police Academy'', in which he was part of an ensemble cast led by Steve Guttenberg. ... – Old farmer * Ana Cristina de Oliveira – Motel Receptionist References External links * 2010 films 2010 action drama films American action drama films Portuguese action films 2010s mystery drama films English-language Portuguese films Portugue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Life (film)
''Second Life'' is a 2009 Portuguese movie directed by Miguel Gaudêncio and produced by Alexandre Valente. It stars Piotr Adamczyk, Lúcia Moniz, Pedro Lima, Paulo Pires and Sandra Cóias Sandra Cóias is a Portuguese actress, known for Tu e Eu (2006), Terra Mãe (1998) and A Grande Aposta (1997). She began her career in 1997. Her ability to work in 5 languages gives her a skill that is rare. Alongside her professional career, as an .... It was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2009. External links References {{Portugal-film-stub 2009 films Films shot in the Algarve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bela E O Paparazzo
''Beauty and the Paparazzo'' (Portuguese: ''A Bela e o Paparazzo'') is a 2010 Portuguese movie directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos starring Soraia Chaves Soraia Chaves (born 22 June 1982 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress and model. She became famous with the role of Amélia in the film ''O Crime do Padre Amaro'' and the role of Maria in her next film, ''Call Girl''. She also played the role of Raq ... and Marco d'Almeida. It was the highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2010. External links References {{Portugal-film-stub Portuguese romantic comedy films 2010 films 2010s Portuguese-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Os Gatos Não Têm Vertigens
''Cats Don't Have Vertigo'' ( pt, Os Gatos Não Têm Vertigens) is a 2014 Portuguese film directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos. Cast * Maria do Céu Guerra as Rosa * João Jesus as Jó *Nicolau Breyner as Joaquim * Fernanda Serrano as Luísa Production The film was shot in Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr .... References External links * * Films directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos Films set in Portugal Films shot in Lisbon Portuguese comedy-drama films 2014 films Sophia Award winners {{Portugal-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Aventura Na Casa Assombrada
''Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada'' is a 2009 Portuguese film directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva. Cast * Sara Salgado * Thales Egidio * Francisco Areosa * Margarida Martinho * Mariana Martinho * César Brito César Gonçalves de Brito Duarte (born 21 October 1964), known as César Brito, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in the village of Barco in Covilhã, Brito started playing for local Sporting Clube, ... References External links Official website * Reviewat Público 2009 films Portuguese adventure films Films based on children's books Films directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva Portuguese comedy films {{portugal-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virados Do Avesso
''Virados do Avesso'' is a 2014 Portuguese comedy film directed by Edgar Pêra. It was released on 27 November 2014. Cast *Diogo Morgado *Nicolau Breyner *Rui Unas * Nuno Melo *Rui Melo Rui or RUI may refer to: Names * Rui (surname) (芮), a Chinese surname * Rui (given name), a given name Places * Rui (state) (芮), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty * Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, Ind ... Reception As of 11 January 2015, it was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film of 2014 at the Portuguese box office, with €550,441.04, and also the second with most admissions, with 106,736. Also, as of 14 January 2015, it was the 10th highest-grossing Portuguese film at the Portuguese box office since 2004, with €573,149.88, and the 11th with most admissions, with 111,144. On '' Público'', Jorge Mourinha gave the film a grade of "mediocre". References External links * 2014 comedy films Portuguese comedy films Films directed by Edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Leão Da Estrela
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plural ''oes''. History Its graphic form has remained fairly constant from Phoenician times until today. The name of the Phoenician letter was '' ʿeyn'', meaning "eye", and indeed its shape originates simply as a drawing of a human eye (possibly inspired by the corresponding Egyptian hieroglyph, cf. Proto-Sinaitic script). Its original sound value was that of a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the cognate Arabic letter ع ''ʿayn''. The use of this Phoenician letter for a vowel sound is due to the early Greek alphabets, which adopted the letter as O "omicron" to represent the vowel . The letter was adopted with this value in the Old Italic alphabets, including the early Latin alphabet. In Greek, a variation of the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
