AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
Sexyloutak
Absolutely the worst movie.
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
rrsthebest56
This movie is bad in every single aspect. Actors, direction, script... Many people think that this is a good film... for what? For the director. yeah yeah good... Oliveira is 103 years old, so for that he is the best director in the world. The Portuguese cinema is not this crap films... If you want to see Portuguese movies, you have two options: first: you are mad and you have to go to the doctor, or second, watch the old Portuguese movies. At least, they are enjoyable, happy... this film, my God, it's the worst movie I have seen until today! If you like cinema, the real cinema, that the actors, the director, the script are good and the movie is enjoyable, don't watch this. It's a complete waste of time.
jesca
This film, as many on Manoel de Oliveira filmography, was made on a small budget, and it shows.Nevertheless tells a story based on a investigation that proves Colombo was Portuguese. Under a secret mission (working for Portuguese crown) trying to create a diversion for Spanish.Whilst Portuguese were making huge profits from the India maritime route (through South Africa), and knowing South America richness (gold, wood, and many other valuable goods), Spanish were sent on a (supposedly) wrong direction.Bad luck (or not?!?) they found new land. Carabean islands including Cuba. This is what makes it all interesting: this island was named be Colombo wish; why? Because there's a small village in Portuguese Alentejo, named...you guessed: Cuba! And there are also investigations showing this theory has every aspect to be right. Of course, Portuguese XVth century intelligence tried to delete all traces to Colombo genealogy.And there is no interest (Spanish and Italian) to investigate this theory deeply. That's why Colombo is still and hero claimed by many (Spain, Italy and USA) although the truth is probably a completely different story...
r_aferreira
The movie has terrible actors. Even young actors from the Portuguese soap-operas are better. Well, when most of actors are from the family, the best actors from this movie are then the American secondary actors. It is more than obvious that this movie was made only to get some money to pay the holidays of all Oliveira's family to USA and Madeira. The sound is awful, as well as the image. A kid could do a movie with a better argument. In the end, everybody becomes convinced that Colombus wasn't Portuguese with again terrible arguments! The movie cannot has 1/10, since it has still one funny part: "Oh Silvia!..." when the old actress (director's wife) forgets her lines. A terrible pseudo-nationalist movie, as a old men's crank.
filipa_gd
I wasn't expecting much of this movie, not that it was an Oliveiras', I really respect his work, but because of what i read about it.He had this story he wanted to tell and made a decision about how to do it. A risky and brave decision. It's not made to please a massive public nor the artistic cinema lovers. It sometimes looks like a thesis presentation or a documentary with perfectly shooted scenes.It's a journey that takes you along with a couple in the quest for the true nationality of the man who discovered the American continent. And an appeal to keep fresh in our memories the golden age of Portugal's history.For those who say that looks artificially due to the unnatural dialogs, you're right. But it's suppose to. The characters talk to you through the screen telling you that the world is small, finite and theones who first notice that where the Portuguese. I think that was thepoint of the movie. And for that matter, the cinematography was amazinglycontextualised.A Portuguese movie about Portugal, by the main reference of this country's cinema. And if you were born here, you should watch it.
