An absorbing account of life and traditions, unrecorded by previous history, on the tiny volcanic island of Corvo (pop. 400) in the Portuguese Azores. “Tirelessly engrossing.” — Village Voice. Best Doco, San Francisco Film Festival 2012.
Films — by Language
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Bulgarian
- Burmese
- Cantonese
- Danish
- English
- English Intertitles
- French
- Georgian
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kanak
- Kazakh
- Korean
- Luganda
- Mandarin
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Rider Speak
- Romanian
- Russian
- Sango
- Setswana
- Shanghainese
- Spanish
- Te reo Māori
- Thai
- Tibetan
- Tongan
- Ukrainian
- Yiddish
Portuguese
Neighbouring Sounds
O som ao redor
This drama of life on a sheltered prosperous street in Recife is the year’s most striking and compelling Brazilian movie. “Stunning… The kind of thrilling discovery that makes festival-going worthwhile.” — Film Comment
Songs
As Canções
In Eduardo Coutinho’s irresistible documentary a rich array of inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, men and women of all ages and ethnicities, tell us about their favourite song – then sing it themselves, a cappella.
Tabu
A great 50s love affair is recalled today in this heady, playful and inimitably Portuguese romantic drama. Stars Ana Moreira and Carloto Cotta are incandescent. “It’s simply glorious – giddy and pulse-quickening.” — The Telegraph