João César Monteiro Movies

One of the adventures of João de Deus.

Artur is in Lisbon for his holidays, wonders aimlessly, and is picked up by Rui, a young man who is into marketing and advertising. Joana is in...

A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant.

Fernanda, António and Quim are travelling by train to a provincial Portuguese industrial city. Fernanda, a teacher, agrees to replace a...

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the...

The film follows soldiers escape and wander, talk, and drift aimlessly.

The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot...

Lord knows where João de Deus has been. He's come home wounded in the head. He's got a bit of the soundtrack to Johnny Guitar in his head....

In this highly theatrical TV production, Monteiro again draws on the world of folklore – and, more precisely, on the widespread sexual...

João de Deus receives a treat from a friend, unclogs his bathtub, and contemplates Lisbon from his window.