“TIFF” wrote:
Magnificently acted and orchestrated, João Canijo’s family saga, Blood of my Blood, depicts the harshness of life in inner city Lisbon and the sacrifices that two women are willing to make for their family. Marcia is determined to end the cycle of poverty for her family and when she discovers that her daughter is dating an older professor, she will stop at nothing to end this unwelcome relationship.Read More »
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João Canijo – Sangue do Meu Sangue AKA Blood of My Blood (2011)
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João Canijo – Sapatos Pretos AKA Black Shoes (1998)
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Dalila is married to Marcolino, a jeweller in a small provincial town. She is not getting younger. The life she leads leaves her frustrated.
Dalila’s husband is violent. She’s had enough. She decides to give herself a provocative make-over.
And provocative she becomes. Quickly, she finds herself a lover. And then announces that she has to have an operation for breast cancer. In fact, she’s having cosmetic surgery. She thinks her breasts are too small.Read More » -
João Canijo – Noite Escura AKA In the Darkness of the Night (2004)
2001-2010DramaJoão CanijoPortugalJoão Canijo latest movie adapts a Greek tragedy “Ifigénia en Aulis” to a provincial Portuguese family that has to deal with the Russian Mafia after a deal went wrong. In a place where everything is bought and sold even the youngest daughter may have to be offered for prostitution to make up for a deal that went terribly wrong. “Noite Escura” deals with the emotions of a small family that runs a provincial whorehouse, having to sell their youngest in order to survive.Read More »
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João Canijo – Filha da Mãe AKA Lovely Child [+ Extras] (1990)
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The bitch is called Maria and she is a sweet child. She has no father and does not like her mother. She has a boyfriend who is a bandit who would like to change his class.There are two more bandits: a very tall singer and a guy from Oporto who is a very short and a full of life’s experiences. Neither of these two do much thinking, one even less than the other.Read More »