Movies: Isabel Branco

  • 2012
    Lines of Wellington

    Lines of Wellington (2012)

    Lines of Wellington

    5.82012HD

    Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal....

    Lines of Wellington
  • 1984
    City of Pirates

    City of Pirates (1984)

    City of Pirates

    7.21984HD

    A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities....

    City of Pirates
  • 1993
    Abraham's Valley

    Abraham's Valley (1993)

    Abraham's Valley

    7.51993HD

    Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to ...

    Abraham's Valley
  • 2003
    A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture (2003)

    A Talking Picture

    7.12003HD

    A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter a...

    A Talking Picture
  • 2001
    I’m Going Home

    I’m Going Home (2001)

    I’m Going Home

    6.92001HD

    The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to ...

    I’m Going Home
  • 2006
    Blood Curse

    Blood Curse (2006)

    Blood Curse

    5.92006HD

    An urban family inherits an old country house located in a small village. Upon their arrival they try to adapt to the new lifestyle, but they soon learn that the village is overshadowed by superstition and mysterious folklore. As they are plagued by ...

    Blood Curse
  • 1995
    The Convent

    The Convent (1995)

    The Convent

    5.51995HD

    The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England....

    The Convent
  • 2017
    Sunbeat

    Sunbeat (2017)

    Sunbeat

    5.82017HD

    Gabriel and Iris head back to their family holiday home in Portugal with their daughters Emma and Zoé, a couple of adorable six-year-old twins, for a vacation. In the heart of the sun-drenched countryside, as the little ones swim and laugh, the coupl...

    Sunbeat
  • 2018
    The Black Book

    The Black Book (2018)

    The Black Book

    5.62018HD

    The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed by a little orphan with mysterious origins and his young Italian nurse of a similarly uncertain birth. They lead us in their wake, from Rome to Paris,...

    The Black Book
  • 1990
    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    6.21990HD

    Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973....

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command
  • 2019
    The Domain

    The Domain (2019)

    The Domain

    72019HD

    The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. The Domain delves deeply into the secrets of their homestead, portraying the historical, political, economic and social life of...

    The Domain
  • 1984
    Cheaters

    Cheaters (1984)

    Cheaters

    51984HD

    Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome wor...

    Cheaters
  • 1986
    The Rose King

    The Rose King (1986)

    The Rose King

    6.91986HD

    A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses....

    The Rose King
  • 2007
    Fados

    Fados (2007)

    Fados

    72007HD

    A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon....

    Fados
  • 2009
    This Night

    This Night (2009)

    This Night

    6.52009HD

    Werner Schroeter directed this dark and surreal tale of a man determined to save a lost lover from a grim fate at the hands of a violent mob. The city of Santa Maria is falling into chaos as an armed military faction is poised to take power in a coup...

    This Night
  • 2003
    Come and Go

    Come and Go (2003)

    Come and Go

    7.22003HD

    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....

    Come and Go
  • 1992
    The Last Dive

    The Last Dive (1992)

    The Last Dive

    71992HD

    Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said...

    The Last Dive
  • 2000
    Love Torn in a Dream

    Love Torn in a Dream (2000)

    Love Torn in a Dream

    7.42000HD

    A serious young man of free spirit is forced by his surroundings to become rich at all costs. A group of blind children tries to open the eyes of the unbelievers to the Christian faith. Retired nuns who open a brothel, to pay the running costs of the...

    Love Torn in a Dream
  • 1994
    Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff (1994)

    Blind Man's Bluff

    6.81994HD

    A blind beggar is robbed of his chest of money. The theft leads to a dramatic situation in the street where he begs every day....

    Blind Man's Bluff
  • 2024
    The Englishman's Papers

    The Englishman's Papers (2024)

    The Englishman's Papers

    6.22024HD

    Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, poet and novelist, finds out that his father left papers in the Namib desert that would help him shed light on a mystery that occurred in 1923. Through his search, he embarks on an epic tale that goes from the turn of the 19th...

    The Englishman's Papers