João Grosso

João Grosso

Born: October 1, 1958
in Lisbon, Portugal

Movies for João Grosso...

Second Hand
Title: Second Hand
Character: Editor
Released: June 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Jorge is a loner and a writer of popular books. At night, he looks through other people's windows and thinks that they are truly happy.
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Demain?
Title: Demain?
Character: Médecin
Released: October 16, 2011
Type: Movie
The short life of the Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini is colourfully portrayed, not as a conventional biopic, but as a visual poem which evokes the turbulent life and complex personality of the literary heroine as she develops her genius for writing.
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Kinotel
Title: Kinotel
Character: Homem
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
We don`t know much about the future world where people need to visit 'Kinotels'. But we know that going to the cinema has radically changed. It has become a computer directed kind of intimate ritual during which people enter another reality and switch personality. This is the short story of aman and a woman who visit a Kinotel.
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Title: O Dia do Regicídio
Character: Luz de Almeida
Released: February 2, 2008
Type: TV
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Land of Storms
Title: Land of Storms
Character: Jorge
Released: October 26, 1997
Type: Movie
Lena disappears mysteriously during the winter of 1976. This is the last stop on a journey that begins in colonial Mozambique on new year's eve at 1957 gives way to 1958. Ningo, a black boy brought up by Lena's parents, and her childhood friend, comes to Lisbon to help find her, at the request of Lena's mother. Using the letters that Lena has left behind as a testament to her life, in wich she has rebelled against the challenged the powers that be, Ningo discovers the identity of her kidnapper - Jorge Matos - a former secret policeman who has followed her from Lourenço Marques, motivated by morbid desire. Lena's kidnapper dies from two inexplicable snake bites to the neck, in accordance with a legend and ritual that had been part of Lena and Ningo's childhood.
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Minus 9
Title: Minus 9
Released: August 8, 1997
Type: Movie
This short film is based upon a book of tales "Exemplary Crimes" by Max Aub who, in his turn, was inspired by real testimonies that describe crimes straightforwardly. The Testimonies are individual confessions by different persons that have nothing in common but the fact that all committed murder.
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Foreign Land
Title: Foreign Land
Character: Carlos
Released: September 4, 1996
Type: Movie
After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to her native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.
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A Fachada
Title: A Fachada
Released: March 2, 1996
Type: Movie
Short film.
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Pandora
Title: Pandora
Character: Jorge
Released: February 2, 1996
Type: Movie
It's September in Lisbon… Elsa’s young daughter leaves with her father, and Teresa, a friend’s friend, comes to stay in her room. One night the two women go out and meet Raul, a vagrant lover of Elsa. A triangle takes form. They finish the night on a boat by the name of Pandora, but in the morning Raul sails away, alone. Elsa and Teresa will start a new life...
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The Jew
Title: The Jew
Released: January 16, 1996
Type: Movie
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
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Pereira Declares
Title: Pereira Declares
Character: Police chief
Released: April 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
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Tordesilhas - O Sonho do Rei
Title: Tordesilhas - O Sonho do Rei
Released: January 2, 1995
Type: Movie
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Title: Verão Quente
Character: Sérgio Vale
Released: October 11, 1993
Type: TV
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Title: Ideias com História
Character: Maomé
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: TV
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A Força do Atrito
Title: A Força do Atrito
Character: Vítor
Released: July 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Portugal 1997. A nuclear accident left the the country without energy and divided between zones, some of them interdicted because of the contamination. The economic crisis is dramatic and unemployment is almost total.
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Title: Procura-se
Character: Miguel
Released: July 3, 1993
Type: TV
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Light Traps
Title: Light Traps
Character: Macedo
Released: June 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Mário was involved in a terrorist attack in Africa. Everyone thinks it was an accident but Mário knows it wasn’t. Now, hiden in Alentejo, he knows that sooner or later " they" will find him, yet he does not want to flee with a new identity until he finds his lover Alice. "They" find him and he has to escape with the help of Matilde. A fascinating woman who will now give him shelter and pretends to help him find Alice. Time is running out for Mário and Alice.
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Title: Cinzas
Character: João Eduardo
Released: September 14, 1992
Type: TV
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Requiem for a Daffodil
Title: Requiem for a Daffodil
Character: Miguel
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Miguel is what is commonly known as a Don Juan. He seduces women and afterwards takes them to take a picture next to Torre de Belém. Or so it was until he met Bárbara.
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Title: Por Mares Nunca Dantes Navegados
Released: September 19, 1991
Type: TV