In an inclined street of a popular Lisbon quarter, Alfama, an old blind man has lost his box, where he keeps the charity alms and his money from the sale of touristic gifts. All that he keeps in that old box one can say that it is all that he can live from. The blind man’s daughter, always distracted with the housework, falls into a pile of clothes that she washes for her clients. Her unemployed husband (like most of his friends) lives from the blind man alms and from his wife work. When the charity-box disappears, it all ends in a violent, almost tragic, conflict. Finally, the blind man daughter escapes from all that familial charges she had to put up with for a long time.
- Berlin International Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival – Directors' Fortnight
Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015) was a legendary Portuguese filmmaker whose career spanned over 80 years—from silent cinema to the 21st century. Known for his poetic, philosophical, and highly original style, Oliveira directed acclaimed works such as "Aniki-Bobó", "The Rite of Spring", and "Abraham’s Valley", often blending literature, theatre, and history. Celebrated at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, he received numerous international awards, including the Honorary Palme d’Or. Oliveira remained creatively active well past 100, leaving behind a singular legacy in world cinema.
- O conquistador conquistado – 2012 – Short film
- Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl – 2009
- Belle Toujours – 2006
- Magic Mirror – 2005
- Blind Man’s Bluff – 1994
- Abraham’s Valley – 1993
- Day of Despair – 1992
- The Divine Comedy – 1991
- No, or the Vain Glory of Command – 1990
- The Cannibals – 1988
- My Case – 1986
- The Satin Slipper – 1985
- Lisboa Cultural – 1983 – Short film
- Visit or Memories and Confessions – 1982
- Doomed Love – 1978
- Benilde or the Virgin Mother – 1975
- Past and Present – 1972
- Romance de Vila do Conde – 1968 – Short film
- Rite of Spring – 1963
- A Caça – 1963 – Short film
- O Pão – 1959 – Short film
- As pinturas do meu irmão Júlio – 1959 – Short film
- O Pintor e a Cidade – 1956 – Short film
- Aniki-Bóbó – 1942
- Famalicão – 1941 – Short film
- Portugal já faz automóveis – 1938 – Short film
- Hulha Branca – 1932 – Short film
- Douro Faina Fluvial – 1931 – Short film
Luís Miguel Cintra
Isabel Ruth
Glicínia Quartin
Ruy de Carvalho
Beatriz Batarda
Screenwriter: Manoel de Oliveira, based on the play of the same name by Prista Monteiro
DOP: Mário Barroso
Editors: Manoel de Oliveira, Valérie Loiseleux
Costume Design : Lurdes Rocha
Sound: Jean-Paul Mugel
Producer: Paulo Branco
Production: Mandragoa Filmes, Gemini Films, La Sept cinéma
World Sales: Luxbox
