João Canijo Movies

  • 1982
    The State of Things

    The State of Things

    The State of Things

    6.51982HD

    On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer...

    The State of Things
  • 1994
    Lisbon Story

    Lisbon Story

    Lisbon Story

    7.21994HD

    Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a...

    Lisbon Story
  • 1983
    In the White City

    In the White City

    In the White City

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    Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

    In the White City
  • 2011
    Blood of My Blood

    Blood of My Blood

    Blood of My Blood

    7.22011HD

    A regular family living in the outskirts of Lisbon sees the serenity of their lives shaken beyond any remedy within a week.

    Blood of My Blood
  • 1995
    The Convent

    The Convent

    The Convent

    5.41995HD

    The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the...

    The Convent
  • 2010
    Lusitanian Illusion

    Lusitanian Illusion

    Lusitanian Illusion

    6.42010HD

    Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over...

    Lusitanian Illusion
  • 2023
    Living Bad

    Living Bad

    Living Bad

    62023HD

    A hotel by the northern shore of Portugal welcomes its guests over the weekend. A man is torn between being present for his wife and the space that...

    Living Bad
  • 2023
    Bad Living

    Bad Living

    Bad Living

    6.12023HD

    In a family-run hotel, by the Portuguese northern shore, lives a group of women from different generations of the same family, whose relationships...

    Bad Living
  • 1987
    The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

    5.31987HD

    This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel...

    The Mountains of the Moon
  • 1986
    The Rose King

    The Rose King

    The Rose King

    6.81986HD

    A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.

    The Rose King
  • 1990
    Lovely Child

    Lovely Child

    Lovely Child

    6.21990HD

    Maria is a sweet child. She hasn’t father and doesn’t like her mother. She has a boyfriend, A bandit who would like to change his class.

    Lovely Child
  • 2004
    In the Darkness of the Night

    In the Darkness of the Night

    In the Darkness of the Night

    5.92004HD

    A disturbing film about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution.

    In the Darkness of the Night
  • 1994
    Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

    6.71994HD

    A blind beggar is robbed of his chest of money. The theft leads to a dramatic situation in the street where he begs every day.

    Blind Man's Bluff
  • 2012
    Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...

    Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...

    Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...

    42012HD

    This film is an attempt to disclose if Raul Brandão has left any trace, in Nespereira, Gumarães.

    Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
  • 1998
    Black Shoes

    Black Shoes

    Black Shoes

    4.61998HD

    In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case.

    Black Shoes
  • 1990
    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    61990HD

    Nogueira, a man in his fifties, is a relic of times long past. While the youngsters at the school where he works as a caretaker still think the world...

    Step by Step
  • 2016
    Los Barcos

    Los Barcos

    Los Barcos

    02016HD

    An actress travels to Lisbon representing a film where she has a secondary role, regarding nobody else was available to go. In the Q&A in the...

    Los Barcos
  • 2015
    Here in Lisbon

    Here in Lisbon

    Here in Lisbon

    52015HD

    Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are mad scientists and singing fish; lost tourist guides...

    Here in Lisbon
  • 1994
    Crystal Book

    Crystal Book

    Crystal Book

    01994HD

    This European thriller, set in Sri Lanka, attempts to expound upon the philosophical implications of life, death, and memory. JB, an academic famed...

    Crystal Book
  • 2000
    Tarde Demais

    Tarde Demais

    Tarde Demais

    5.92000HD

    A touching and tragic real life story about a group of Portuguese fishermen who get caught in the middle of a storm in the Tejo river (Lisbon) and...

    Tarde Demais