Beatriz Costa

  • José Cottinelli Telmo – A Canção de Lisboa AKA A Song of Lisbon (1933)

    1931-1940ClassicsComedyJosé Cottinelli TelmoPortugal

    Quote:
    How happy and proud they are those two ladies back in their Tras-os-Montes region! Thanks to them, their bright nephew can study medicine in Lisbon and may already have become a physician. Little do they know. Not only has Vasco wasted his time drinking, dancing and picking up girls but he has just failed his examination. To crown it all, his two aunts announce their visit. Totally distraught, Vasco tries to make them believe he is already a doctor, but they are not taken in and decide to cut off their support from him…Read More »

  • Chianca de Garcia – Aldeia da Roupa Branca AKA The Village of White Clothes (1939)

    1931-1940Chianca de GarciaClassicsMusicalPortugal

    Quote:
    Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, “Uncle” Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, “Uncle” Jacinto’s son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between “Uncle” Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances.Read More »

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