João Mário Grilo
Biography: João Mário Grilo is a Portuguese director, screenwriter, film scholar and film teacher. He was nominated for the Golden Lion in the Venice Film Festival with his 1982 film "A Estrangeira".
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 08, 1958
Deathday: N/A
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The King's Trial
1990-01-19
The King's Trial
Overview: At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-01-19
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No Tempo do Cinema
2006-05-21
No Tempo do Cinema
Overview: A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-21
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Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive
2014-05-14
Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive
Overview: “The artist, in his movement towards the ideal, upsets the stability of any one society. Society aspires to achieve stability; the artist aims for infinity. That is the artist’s responsibility and the spiritual sacrifice demanded of him.” Rui Chafes, O Perfume das Buganvílias, 2012 (19).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-05-14
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Acts of Cinema
2018-10-01
Acts of Cinema
Overview: Cinema and affections from life in images and what goes on outside the frame. 'Snapshots' of shootings and the present-day memory of directors, actors and technicians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-10-01
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A Vossa Terra
2016-04-23
A Vossa Terra
Overview: Using texts and landscapes belonging to Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles and to a life of work dedicated to landscape architecture, João Mário Grilo composes this poetic documentary about the evocative power of nature and man.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-04-23
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