This epic drama is set in a violent context. It’s 19th century Portugal, and Napoleon’s troops led by General Massena (Melvil Poupaud, who has acted for Raúl Ruiz since childhood) are being pushed ...
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, Portuguese and ...
In this occasional column, Michael Atkinson tells about the best movies you can stream right now over the web. Act fast, because these movies tend to come and go from the web. Ah, well: Netflix has ...
film profile] — only just cut down to 150 minutes from the three-part mini-series to be 20 minutes longer — is the project that Raúl Ruiz was working on when he died. Portuguese producer Paulo Branco ...