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Alexandre O'Neill

Also Known As: Abade de Jazente

Biography: Alexandre O'Neill was born on December 19, 1924 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a writer and poet of Irish descent.

Department: Writing

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Adult: No

Birthday: December 19, 1924

Age: 100 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: August 21, 1986

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Overview: Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1966-01-01

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Overview: An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.)

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: es

Release Date: 1933-12-01

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Overview: Short film on the creation of an agricultural cooperative in the village of Sever do Vouga.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1971-01-25

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Overview: The film sought to portray a relatively unknown and isolated rural world and, through a highly politicized discourse, affirmed the genuineness of “folk culture.” Representative of the new documentary film movement that developed in Portugal after the revolution, the movie encouraged the local retrieval of the Caretos tradition. A ritual that seemed to be doomed by the conjoined impact of emigration, the colonial war and the crisis of agriculture was thus brought back to life. - Paulo Raposo

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1976-06-14

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Overview: Dina (Maria Santiago) is a teenager brought up by her grandmother, employed as a housekeeper for a fairly well-off family. Since Dina only has her grandmother, she spends her time fantasizing about her life and reading comic-book love stories -- activities that do nothing to improve her dim perspective of reality. Due to these handicaps and her own inexperience, she gets involved with Django (Luis Lucas), a shady character who decides to use her as bait to attract men and then rob them. One day when both are in a taxi with robbery in mind, the driver gets suspicious so Django shoots him, and so does Dina. She escapes and runs away -- though it seems like she has learned too little too late. This story unfolds against a time of upheaval in Portugal (mid-1970s) when the military government is formulating a constitution and social changes are happening everywhere.

Genres: Crime Drama Romance

Original Language: pt

Release Date: 1983-04-29

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