20 Essential Films for an Introduction to Portuguese Cinema

"Starting in 1933, with "A Canção de Lisboa," the Portuguese Golden Age would last for the next two decades. In 1942, Manoel de Oliveira's first feature film predated Italian neorealism by a few years with its realist style. In the 1960s, a Portuguese avant-garde film movement was born during the dictatorship, breaking away from the prevailing ideology, and showing realism in film in the vein of Italian neorealism and the French New Wave.
The above-mentioned time periods are represented on this list by some of Portugal's best directors who, in a broader perspective, capture the Portuguese mood and people, as well as the various genres and styles—from the "Golden Age" to the most recent accomplishments".
Films are in reverse order.

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