Overview of articles
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A volta ao mundo quando tinhas 30 anos
Loving, captivating portrait of the director’s father based on the latter’s 1970 round-the-world journey.Published on: -
Soy tóxico
A splendid post-mega-disaster wasteland zombie film based on a comic book which, in turn, was inspired by an earlier attempt to film the same story.&nPublished on: -
Terril
Painstaking analysis of the peculiar geography of Charleroi, forever marked by the 1956 mining disaster and the ecological rebirth that followed.Published on: -
És a nossa fé
Only a true football fan like Pêra could make a film so in awe of the supporter’s spectacle – and so mystified by it.Published on: -
Symphony of the Ursus Factory
Workers at the closed-down Ursus tractor factory relive their working lives though re-enactments. The symphony they create is an ode to a passionate cPublished on: -
Spione
Even though Spione set the tone for all later espionage films, nevertheless this silent thriller shot by Fritz Lang after Metropolis can still be regaPublished on: -
KINORAMA − Cinema Fora de Órbita
What will cinema become in the future – and where will it happen? In this mad mix of research/enquiry/essay, Pêra offers a plethora of ansPublished on: -
God of the Piano
Concert pianist Anat goes to extremes to ensure her son follows in the footsteps of her demanding father, a famous composer.Published on: -
Koko-di Koko-da
Two lovers who have grown apart because of sorrow find themselves in an endless nightmare during a camping trip.Published on: -
salt, pepper to taste
A young woman seeks to escape the suffocating atmosphere at home and wanders the streets of Baku, portrayed as a wonderful blue-grey city.Published on: