Best Portuguese Films - Instituto Camoes

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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.

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  1. 42 -

    A Canção da Terra

    1938 — a.k.a. The Song from Earth, in 1 top list Check
  2. 44 -

    João Ratão

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 60 -

    Chaimite

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 71 -

    A Cruz de Ferro

    1968 — a.k.a. The Iron Cross, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 96 -

    O Crime de Simão Bolandas

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source