Francis Selleck

Francis Selleck

Movies for Francis Selleck...

Ruth
Title: Ruth
Character: Turista Francês
Released: May 3, 2018
Type: Movie
This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.
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E o Tempo Passa
Title: E o Tempo Passa
Released: March 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Teresa is a soap-opera actress. Meeting again an old passion brings her back apparently lost memories, leading her to question not only her love life but also her career options. In the studio, the daily work is spiced by the frenzy group of younger actors. After all, they all ask the same question: where does happiness lies?
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Crónica Parisiense
Title: Crónica Parisiense
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Paris, March 1939. While the march of the Nazi troops makes itself heard throughout Europe, exiled artists and intellectuals from all over the world still converge in the French capital. Portuguese composer Fernando Lopes-Graça is among them, sharing this cosmopolitan environment, on the verge of rupture. A happy coincidence brings him into the presence of the man he considers his master, the intransigent Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. For Lopes-Graça, the occasion presents itself as a unique opportunity to show Bartók his scores...
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Title: Maison close
Character: Bayle
Released: October 4, 2010
Type: TV
Paris, 1871. This is a story of the women trapped in a luxury brothel, 'Paradise'. The very young Rose came to Paris in search of her mother, former prostitute. She is trapped and forced to enroll in Paradise. Vera is 35 years. She knows that the end of her career as a prostitute is near. She is betting everything on the Baron Du Plessis, her main client, and the only one able to redeem her debt. Hortense is the owner of Paradise. She must take care of her girls and resist pressure from a suburban thug who is charging her money.
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The Dead Queen
Title: The Dead Queen
Character: D. Manuel
Released: May 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Royal romance and epic tragedy feature in this historical drama about Pedro I of Portugal and his lover, Ines de Castro. Their legendary, doomed love story is explored, as well as the darkness surrounding Pedro's powerful, sadistic father.
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Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Title: Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Character: Le prêtre
Released: January 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Agnès Dormes, a famous opera singer, saves Julie, a baby girl who was about to be sacrificed during a black mass. Twenty years later, the baby has turned into a beautiful energetic twenty-year-old young lady determined to find out about her origins. In Avignon, Julie manages to meet Agnès and discovers on the occasion she is not her real mother. A series of adventures will ensue and at a time Julie is nearly burned on the stake. But she eventually achieves her end and can marry, a street performer close to her heart.
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Volpone
Title: Volpone
Character: Le Prince
Released: December 1, 2004
Type: Movie
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A Venetian swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
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Title: A Ferreirinha
Character: Kopke
Released: September 24, 2004
Type: TV
The life of Antonia Ferreira (popularly known as "Ferreirinha") from her widowhood to her death, including her role in the production and marketing of the Port wine.At the same time it's told the love story between Camilo Castelo Branco and Ana Plácido.
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The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
Title: The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
Character: Domestique Nevers
Released: December 25, 2003
Type: Movie
France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.
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Tomorrow Belongs to Us
Title: Tomorrow Belongs to Us
Character: Professor Favet
Released: August 13, 2003
Type: Movie
On the eve of the summer vacations, Marc (16 years old) only dreams of one thing: seduce Sonia. Tonight, he has decided to confess his love for her. But while he performs a balancing act to impress her, he is taken by a dizzy spell and is victim of a fainting spell. He is rushed to the hospital and the doctors discover that he has leukemia. A race against time begins: the disease and Sonia's love become Marc's two challenges.
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Il court, il court, le furet...
Title: Il court, il court, le furet...
Character: Rémy
Released: May 24, 2003
Type: Movie
Married for three years, Pierre and Marion are now divorcing. During umpteenth mediation with the judge, both explained how their love for each other faded away little by little.
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Les frangines
Title: Les frangines
Character: Le notaire
Released: October 26, 2002
Type: Movie
After the death of her father, the model Alix Castelac discovers that she must share the will, and the family property, with a half-sister hidden by the name of Noémie Boileau, a truck driver.
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Sex Is Comedy
Title: Sex Is Comedy
Character: Production Manager
Released: June 5, 2002
Type: Movie
A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise.
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The Garden of Redemption
Title: The Garden of Redemption
Character: German in church
Released: May 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
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Solo de Violino
Title: Solo de Violino
Character: Théramène
Released: November 29, 1990
Type: Movie
Adelaide Coelho da Cunha, daughter of the founder of the newspaper "Diário de Notícias", married to Alfredo da Cunha, then director of this newspaper, and mother of José, who is 20. This educated, cultured woman, falls in love with the chauffeur, who is youger than her and from a different social background. This passion leads to confronting the established order of things and the standards of social behaviour of a wife and mother. She may at the same time be heroine and victim of her own courage in deciding to make a final break from the whole family status and run off with the chauffeur. When his wife runs off with the chauffeur, Alfredo da Cunha with the aid of some of the eminent doctors of the day, has her declared irresponsible and incapable of administering her assets, and on this pretext he has her inprisoned in a mental hospital.
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Love Comedy
Title: Love Comedy
Released: October 31, 1989
Type: Movie
According to the book Journal Particulier de Paul Léautaud, the love story that was born between him and Marie D., whom he met at the Mercure de France in 1922, on the occasion of an article she wrote to appear.
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Luísa e os Outros
Title: Luísa e os Outros
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
The tumultuous lives of a woman and her three daughters who used to live in Paris, and are now living in Bairro Alto.
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Kagemusha
Title: Kagemusha
Character: Priest
Released: April 26, 1980
Type: Movie
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.