Manuela de Freitas – MRQE

Vai~E~Vem

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

João Vuvu, lives alone in a house that requires regeneration but due to being alone he is unable to do the work. On his son’s release from prison and João’s ensuing deception triggers a series of somber events.

A Portuguesa

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

North of Italy, the von Kettens dispute the forces of the Episcopate of Trent. Herr Ketten seeks marriage in a distant country, Portugal. After their honeymoon journey back home, Ketten leaves again for the war. Eleven years elapsed Rumours are running about the presence of that ‘foreigner’ in the castle. Some say she’s a heretic. Until one day, the Bishop of Trento ends up dying and, with the signature of peace, falls the background of von Ketten’s life. Will the Portuguese win, where death seems to be moving in?

Antes Que o Tempo Mude

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

As Bodas de Deus

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy’s girlfriend through a roll of the dice.

Le Bassin de J.W.

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two actors performing in Strindberg’s “Inferno” as God and Lucifer, find themselves competing in real life as well. One of them, Henrique, has spiritual obsession with John Wayne and his way of walking. He and de Dieu, his fellow actor who plays Lucifer and also directs the Strindberg play, engage in a philosophical and spiritual tug-of-war, especially when they meet an author named God, who has plans for another drama to feature both actors.

Recordações da Casa Amarela

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor man, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city’s waterfront.

Três Menos Eu

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young woman, working as sales-girl at a shopping center’s music shop, wants someone with whom to share her secrets. A distant mother separating from her father, an aunt who emigrated to France, and her pre-adolescent sister, can’t do – neither the boyfriend. Such a confident arrives unexpectedly – but then there are three of them, one too much. One leaves, but then another young man arrives, and there are three again. One must go. A sad young adult love story, told in the first person, singular – and ultimately alone, under the rain.