João César Monteiro Movies

A satirical and delirious short which sums up the obsessions of João César Monteiro: film-making and… young women.

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....

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the...

A sentimental comedy about... toothpicks. The hero manufactures and exchanges toothpicks for countless goods because he ignores the value of money....

“I think my film represents above all the proof to those who want to understand and accept it, that poetry can’t be filmed, that it is...

Two of the best fishermen in the city, umrui aka Dj Mafia and dj bullins, went to the deepest waters of the ocean and fished for sounds never heard...

The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as...

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

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

One of the adventures of João de Deus.