Edgar Pêra
Overview of films
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Early Works
Explore a selection of Edgar Pêra’s first shorts – and discover therein the mission statement(s) behind his cinema.
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Visions in Concrete and Stone
A programme dedicated to Portuguese architecture, exploring ruins of the future, visions of the past and current disasters.
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Where the Masses Chant
From the stadium to the streets, from fandom to citizenship: a programme celebrating all the meaningful things we do together – and their per
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Arquitectura de peso
On the absurdities of a country riddled with economic crisis trying to look powerful and important by way of architectural grand-standing.
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The Baron
A Dracula-esque nobleman reigns with terror over his fiefdom’s commoners. Horror meets musical comedy. Disquieting political allegory.
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O trabalho liberta?
Since the Nazis infamously proclaimed at Auschwitz I that ‘Labour Liberates’, work has lost all positive values and notions. What now?<
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SWK4
A portrayal of Futurist writer Almada Negreiros without any cultural reservations. Provocative, in defense of lust, debauchery, frenetic daily expe
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Stadium (phantas-mix)
Why does Braga’s Estádio Municipal evoke thoughts of Roman circuses and Estado Novo hubris? Is FIFA the Quinto Império realised
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Mar Portuguez
Portugal’s latest entry in the international sub-genre of fishing documentaries is set to Fernando Pessoa’s eponymous poem. Screens bef
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Os túneis da realidade
After the works of artist João Queiroz met the musings of neuro-philosopher Robert Anton Wilson, life will never look the same.
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O homem-pykante – Diálogos com Pimenta
A multifaceted tribute to polymath Alberto Pimenta: poet, translator (Thomas Bernhard, among others), performer/performance artist, provocateur, po
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A janela (Maryalva mix)
One Don Juan – six actors; and his six lovers – one actress. Lots of strange things are happening along the Bica funicular.