Fernando Lopes Movies

A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.

A personal tribute to the poet Alexandre O'Neill by his dear friend Fernando Lopes.

Life of photographer Gérard Castello-Lopes, disciple of Cartier-Bresson.

With a strong documentary element, "Nós Por Cá Todos Bem" mixes professional actors with the inhabitants of a small village, telling the story of a small film crew in a village living day to day.

Doc about Lisbon

One of the first films that looks at the Portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes. From the mask called “careto” and the popular festival to the everyday reality.

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

The production and the economic and social relevance of electric cables, may be watched as abstract art to the tunes of jazz.

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

Carlos Oliveira's literary universe is re-enacted in a studio using the writer’s personal objects and manuscripts, and with the help of Luis Miguel Cintra and Fernando Lopes. Shot with the purpose to document his work in the same way Carlos de Oliveira documented his hometown in Gândara, the...

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.

A TV movie by Fernando Lopes.

A film by Fernando Lopes.

"French television came up with the idea of Se Deus Quiser (but they didn't carry it through), which consisted in inviting six European directors to describe their homeland in a film. When my friend Jacques Dercourt contacted me - he had seen Nós Por Cá Todos Bem at Cannes - I told him I like the...

Short film by Fernando Lopes, decisive figure of the Portuguese New Wave.