Once upon a time, there was this boy who wanted to be part of the World, sharing ideas, thoughts, and all that goes with a thing called life!
What an amazingly Portuguese movie! It’s the story of one of the greatest pop/folk Portuguese artist of the last century, António Variações!
He was a visionary, not only in music, mixing pop with fado, in a unique and original way, but with its persona, the way he lived, the way he became himself!
A must-watch to music fans and those of you wanting to know this oddly extraordinary Portuguese icon!
Oh, and congratulations to Sérgio Praia, with its iconic Variações performance!
Mulheres da Beira (1923)
A Severa (1930)
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935)
Maria Papoila (1937)
Aldeia da Roupa Branca (1938)
A Canção da Terra (1938)
A Rosa do Adro (1938)
João Ratão (1940)
… with Vasco Santana
O Pai Tirano (1941)
Ala-Arriba! (1942)
Aniki Bóbó (1942)
O Pátio das Cantigas (1942)
Amor de Perdição (1943)
Fátima, Terra de Fé (1943)
A Menina da Rádio (1944)
A Vizinha do Lado (1945)
José do Telhado (1945)
Camões (1946)
Um Homem do Ribatejo (1946)
Capas Negras (1947)
Fado, História d’uma Cantadeira (1947)
O Leão da Estrela (1947)
Ribatejo (1949)
Cantiga da Rua (1950)
Frei Luís de Sousa (1950)
O Grande Elias (1950)
Sonhar é Fácil (1951)
Eram Duzentos Irmãos (1952)
Madragôa (1952)
Nazaré (1952)
Saltimbancos (1952)
Os Três da Vida Airada (1952)
Comedy … António Silva and others …
Chaimite (1953)
Duas Causas (1953)
Rosa de Alfama (1953)
Agora É Que São Elas (1954)
Filming of the magazine “Agora É Que São Elas”, performed only by women, taken to the scene at Teatro Avenida …
O Cerro dos Enforcados (1954)
O Costa d’África (1954)
Quando o Mar Galgou a Terra (1954)
O Dinheiro dos Pobres (1956)
Vidas sem Rumo (1956)
O Tarzan do 5º Esqº (1958)
Sangue Toureiro (1958)
A Costureirinha da Sé (1959)
O Passarinho da Ribeira (1959)
O Miúdo da Bica (1963)
Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca (1963)
A Canção da Saudade (1964)
Belarmino (1964)
Fado Corrido (1964)
O Lampião da Estrela (2000)
Herman José
Pathé was an open-air theater, located where the later Batalha cinema came to do.
The first silent films in the city were shown at Pathé. It was the only cinema.
At the beginning of the XXth century people said: “Let’s go to Pathé!”, instead of saying, let’s go to the cinema.
The projectionist for the films was Mr. César, best known as Cesinha.
Pathé-Baby was a 9.5 mm film format that, unlike other formats (8, 16, 35 or 70 mm), did not have the drag holes on the side of the film, but in the middle, between each two images.
As a result, the image size was almost equal to 16 mm, as it took advantage of the entire width of the film.
It had the disadvantage that the drag hook easily left the site and damaged the film. To minimize this, some projectors had two drag hooks, which “caught” two successive holes.
The format was relatively popular, and there were even representatives of the brand. In Oporto, it was in Santa Catarina, not far from Via Catarina, but on the opposite side.
Best greetings for everyone, especially those from Oporto or in some way connected to INVICTA.
Film from Oporto and Minho about 100 years old.
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