01 SEP 2020

TITO AND THE BIRDS

A film by Gustavo Steinberg, Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto Dias

Ten-year-old Tito has lived alone with his mother since his father, a prodigious inventor, disappeared without a trace. When a strange epidemic caused by fear spreads to the population, Tito realizes that the cure for the disease is, in some way, related to the investigations of the parent. That is how, never letting himself be infected by the fear of the unknown, the brave boy ventures on an unforgettable mission to save the world.
Directed by the Brazilians Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto and Gustavo Steinberg, an animated film that features the voices of Denise Fraga, Mateus Solano, Matheus Nachtergaele and Otávio Augusto.

Animamundi Festival - Best Children's Film
Annecy Festival
Monstra

BRA, 2018
Genre: Drama, Animation
Classification: M / 6
Running time: 73 '

08 SEP 2020

GOODBYE, LENINE!

A film by Wolfgang Becker

Autumn 1989. Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Alex's mother has a heart attack and goes into a coma. Capitalism's triumph happens while it is unconscious. When he finally wakes up, in the summer of 1990, the GDR has ceased to exist and Berlin is totally transformed. Determined to protect her at any cost and afraid that she will have a heart attack again if she knows what happened, Alex decides not to tell her that the Wall fell ...

Berlin Festival - Blue Angel Award

GERMANY, 2003
Comedy genre
Classification: M / 12
Running time: 118 '

15 SEP 2020

VARIATIONS

A film by João Maia

The portrait of the life of António Ribeiro, barber and figure of the Lisbon movement in the 70s, who pursued his dream of becoming a singer and composer, despite not knowing anything about music, and who would eventually become the eccentric António Variações.

PORTUGAL, 2019
Genre: Drama, Biography
Classification: M / 12
Running time: 109 '

22 SEP 2020

PARADISE, PROBABLY

A film by Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman, director and protagonist of this story, leaves Palestine and ventures into the world, certain of the need for a change in her life. However, however distant he may be from his native land, the truth is that everything seems to make a point of reminding him of where he comes from: the police, the border control agents, the various manifestations of racism or the looks of strangeness that he awakens in others. Despite constant efforts to leave the past behind and start a new life, nothing seems to work, since everything takes you back to your origins.
A comedy that reflects on the weight of identity and nationality.

FR / QATAR / ALEM / CAN / TURQ / PALESTINA, 2019
Comedy genre
Classification: M / 12
Running time: 102 '

29 SEP 2020

PABLO NERUDA'S WALLET

Based on the book Il Postino by Antonio Skármeta, THE PABLO NERUDA'S CARTEIRO portrays the friendship between the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and a humble young postman.

In 1952, Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) is forced, for political reasons, to live in exile on a small Italian island, where he meets Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), son of fishermen aimlessly in life, madly in love with the most beautiful woman in the city but too shy to tell you how you feel about her. Gradually Neruda teaches Mario love, life and poetry so that he can win the heart of his beloved.

A fun romantic comedy and a tribute to the love that has marked an entire generation!

Óscar - Award for Best Soundtrack & Nomination for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay
BAFTA - Awards for Best Director and Best Foreign Film

ITA / BEL / FRA, 1994
Genre: Drama, Romance
Classification: M / 12
Running time: 116 '

CINEMA SCREENINGS - FIKE 2020 - connecting Short films, directors and festivals

September 8th

Who cut the lights, a film by Jorge Vendinha and Lucas Simões, 5 '

September 15th

The Timeless, a film by Lucas Simões, 7 '

September 22

Pó de Slaughterhouse, a film by Carolina Lecoq, 16 '

September 29

The Centenary of the Pro Évora Group, a film by Carolina Lecoq, 16 '