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. 5 -

    Pratas Conquistador

    1917, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    Um Chá nas Nuvens

    1917, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 9 -

    Mal de Espanha

    1918, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 11 -

    O Comissário de Polícia

    1919, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 23 -

    Cláudia

    1923, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 39 -

    A Canção de Lisboa

    1933 — a.k.a. A Song of Lisbon, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 41 -

    Maria Papoila

    1937, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 43 -

    Aldeia da Roupa Branca

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 45 -

    O Pai Tirano

    1941 — a.k.a. The Tyrannical Father, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 46 -

    O Pátio das Cantigas

    1942 — a.k.a. The Courtyard of the Ballads, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 50 -

    O Costa do Castelo

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 51 -

    A Menina da Rádio

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 55 -

    O Leão da Estrela

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  14. 62 -

    Perdeu-se um Marido

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 63 -

    A Costureirinha da Sé

    1959 — a.k.a. My Little Seamstress, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 65 -

    Dom Roberto

    1962 — a.k.a. The Puppeteer, in 1 top list Check
  17. 73 -

    O Passado e o Presente

    1972 — a.k.a. Past and Present, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 97 -

    Crónica dos Bons Malandros

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 106 -

    Recordações da Casa Amarela

    1989 — a.k.a. Recollections of the Yellow House, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 120 -

    Elles

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 124 -

    As Bodas de Deus

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  22. 137 -

    Vai~E~Vem

    2003 — a.k.a. Come and Go, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 141 -

    Tudo Isto É Fado

    2004 — a.k.a. Fado Blues, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source