Best Portuguese Films - Instituto Camoes

Best Portuguese Films - Instituto Camoes's icon

Created by lampadatriste.

Favorited 30 times, disliked 0 times, added to 29 watchlists.

Composed by feature films from 1907 to 2006 and a few short films from the silent period in Portugal, this list was commissioned by Instituto Camões.

1-37 - silent period
38-156 - feature films

Instituto Camões (Camoes Institute) was created in 1992 for the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture world-wide. The list was organized by José de Matos-Cruz, a Portuguese writer, journalist, editor, high-school teacher, investigator, encyclopedist. Since 1980 he works at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon. He is a prominent historian of the Portuguese cinema.

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Best Portuguese Films - Instituto Camoes list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 99 -

    Le soulier de satin

    1985 — a.k.a. The Satin Slipper, in 1 top list Check
  2. 86 -

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 17 -

    Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca

    1921, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 112 -

    Vale Abraão

    1993 — a.k.a. Abraham's Valley, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 18 -

    Amor de Perdição

    1921 — a.k.a. Love of Perdition, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 108 -

    Aqui D'El Rei!

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  7. 137 -

    Vai~E~Vem

    2003 — a.k.a. Come and Go, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 93 -

    A Ilha dos Amores

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 91 -

    Francisca

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 31 -

    Fátima Milagrosa

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 60 -

    Chaimite

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 154 -

    Juventude Em Marcha

    2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 124 -

    As Bodas de Deus

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  14. 71 -

    A Cruz de Ferro

    1968 — a.k.a. The Iron Cross, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 96 -

    O Crime de Simão Bolandas

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 64 -

    O Primo Basílio

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 146 -

    Espelho Mágico

    2005 — a.k.a. Magic Mirror, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 50 -

    O Costa do Castelo

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 133 -

    O Princípio da Incerteza

    2002 — a.k.a. The Uncertainty Principle, in 1 top list Check
  20. 14 -

    Vida Nova

    1919 — a.k.a. Os 30 Milhões, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 135 -

    Os Imortais

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 129 -

    Palavra e Utopia

    2000 — a.k.a. Word and Utopia, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 49 -

    Amor de Perdição

    1943 — a.k.a. Ill-Fated Love, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 27 -

    As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor

    1924, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 89 -

    Manhã Submersa

    1980 — a.k.a. Morning Undersea, in 1 top list Check
  26. 140 -

    O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje

    2004 — a.k.a. The Fifth Empire, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 156 -

    Transe

    2006 — a.k.a. Trance, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 88 -

    Kilas, o Mau da Fita

    1980 — a.k.a. Quilas, the Bad of the Picture, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 128 -

    Capitães de Abril

    2000 — a.k.a. April Captains, in 1 top list Check
  30. 106 -

    Recordações da Casa Amarela

    1989 — a.k.a. Recollections of the Yellow House, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 55 -

    O Leão da Estrela

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  32. 46 -

    O Pátio das Cantigas

    1942 — a.k.a. The Courtyard of the Ballads, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 103 -

    O Bobo

    1987 — a.k.a. The Jester, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 98 -

    O Lugar do Morto

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 92 -

    Silvestre

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 53 -

    Camões

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 58 -

    Frei Luís de Sousa

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 57 -

    Heróis do Mar

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 42 -

    A Canção da Terra

    1938 — a.k.a. The Song from Earth, in 1 top list Check
  40. 120 -

    Elles

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 73 -

    O Passado e o Presente

    1972 — a.k.a. Past and Present, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 121 -

    Tentação

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 45 -

    O Pai Tirano

    1941 — a.k.a. The Tyrannical Father, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 123 -

    Os Mutantes

    1998 — a.k.a. The Mutants, in 1 top list Check
  45. 132 -

    Quem És Tu?

    2001 — a.k.a. Who Are You?, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 126 -

    Jaime

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 72 -

    O Cerco

    1970 — a.k.a. Besieged, in 1 top list Check
  48. 82 -

    Deus Pátria Autoridade

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 56 -

    Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira

    1947 — a.k.a. Mouraria, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 122 -

    Inquietude

    1998 — a.k.a. Anxiety, in 2 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 156 movies

Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source