José Manuel Mendes Movies

  • 2021
    The Metamorphosis of Birds

    The Metamorphosis of Birds

    The Metamorphosis of Birds

    6.62021HD

    Filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories of her ancestors. Her naval officer grandfather, Henrique, who married her grandmother,...

    The Metamorphosis of Birds
  • 2010
    Mysteries of Lisbon

    Mysteries of Lisbon

    Mysteries of Lisbon

    72010HD

    The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a...

    Mysteries of Lisbon
  • 2022
    Just Retired 2

    Just Retired 2

    Just Retired 2

    5.2342022HD

    Marilou and Philippe decide to show their grandchildren their new holiday home in Portugal. But once there, they discover to their horror that the...

    Just Retired 2
  • 2008
    Heiko

    Heiko

    Heiko

    6.32008HD

    A 70-year-old man is in a relationship with a young man named Heiko. It is a fetishist relationship taken to extreme exoticism.

    Heiko
  • 2015
    Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    72015HD

    In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out...

    Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
  • 2020
    The Last Bath

    The Last Bath

    The Last Bath

    5.42020HD

    A nun is called upon to adopt her 15-year-old nephew, and as a consequence religious, familial and sensual love become entangled.

    The Last Bath
  • 2010
    The Strange Case of Angelica

    The Strange Case of Angelica

    The Strange Case of Angelica

    6.52010HD

    A photographer, Isaac is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter Angélica. When he looks at her through...

    The Strange Case of Angelica
  • 2000
    Love Torn in a Dream

    Love Torn in a Dream

    Love Torn in a Dream

    7.52000HD

    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...

    Love Torn in a Dream
  • 1992
    No Dia dos Meus Anos

    No Dia dos Meus Anos

    No Dia dos Meus Anos

    5.51992HD

    This Portuguese movie directed by João Botelho, is part of The Four Elements series. This is the second episode, The Air.

    No Dia dos Meus Anos
  • 1988
    The Cannibals

    The Cannibals

    The Cannibals

    6.81988HD

    This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. It was commissioned by the Portuguese master of...

    The Cannibals
  • 2016
    An Outpost of Progress

    An Outpost of Progress

    An Outpost of Progress

    6.32016HD

    At the end of the nineteenth century, two inexperienced Portuguese colonizers, with a vague intention of civilizing the colonies, disembark in a...

    An Outpost of Progress
  • 2004
    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    62004HD

    Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make...

    The Fifth Empire
  • 1995
    Paraíso Perdido

    Paraíso Perdido

    Paraíso Perdido

    51995HD

    Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets...

    Paraíso Perdido
  • 1993
    Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

    Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

    Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

    01993HD

    Macau 1897. Life is easy for Portuguese settlers. Young reveler Francisco Frontaria is deemed as irresponsible for all his partying and boozing....

    Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
  • 2002
    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    4.92002HD

    Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

    The Uncertainty Principle
  • 1999
    A Hora da Liberdade

    A Hora da Liberdade

    A Hora da Liberdade

    4.21999HD

    Based on the events which took place the night of April 24th, 1999 in Portugal. This is the story of the Coup d'État which put an end to the...

    A Hora da Liberdade
  • 2022
    Índia

    Índia

    Índia

    6.52022HD

    Tiago, a tour guide with a broken heart leads Karen, a grieving and aging Brazilian woman, around a Lisbon of strange suicidal heroes. Tiago lives...

    Índia
  • 1986
    A Girl in Summer

    A Girl in Summer

    A Girl in Summer

    4.71986HD

    It is the end of summer and Isabel is a relationship with Diogo. She don't quite know what she wants from her life going forward as her father gets...

    A Girl in Summer
  • 2021
    Empty Hands

    Empty Hands

    Empty Hands

    02021HD

    Empty Hands