Cristina Carvalhal
Acting
Biography
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Place of Birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Known For
Two Dragons
Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanatti) goes to have dinner with her daughter (Beatriz Batarda). Terrorised by the possibility of being turned into Chop Suey, the dog passes a frightening night, running through the restaurant and hearing the telenovela-like conversations taking place at the different tables. With the camera placed in the dog’s perspective, this short film acts as an amusing panorama of Lisbon society at the end of the 20th century.
Arabian Nights
Some of the chapters from Arabian Nights are adapted to a modern Portugal in this epic.
Sinais de Fogo
The film presents us with a reflection on the Spanish Civil War in the Portuguese society, At a time when Salazar ruled.
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his promise of murdering his new wives after their wedding night. Scheherazade tells King Shahryar her stories but these are not those in the book. As in the book, these stories are tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events.
Xavier
Xavier returns to Lisbon after a military stint, determined to lead a meaningful life, only to find his world closing in on him.
The Daughter
Ricardo Monteiro is a successful television producer specialising in reality shows. He is 45 years old and he has just received an award for the most popular television show of the year, when he receives an ultimatum from his 18-year-old daughter Leonor. If he does not come home that same evening to celebrate her birthday he will never see her again. Ricardo is distracted by business or other commitments and he is too late for the last flight home. When he returns next day the apartment is empty and Leonor is gone. At first Ricardo thinks that it is only a game, but there are no phone calls or messages and after a while he gets worried and starts looking for her. He discovers that she has quit school without telling him and that she has lost all contact with her old friends. She has become a complete stranger.
Step by Step
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 is their oyster, Nogueira knows that, for him, most doors have long closed.
Jogos Cruéis
Two families affected by cyber bullying. The feelings of shame, rebellion, and guilt of the actors in the story, Vasco and Raquel, and the difficulty of the parents in perceiving the reality in which the children live.
Naked City
Showing reality like it is... What happens when a promising and smart young woman is suddenly called upon to lead he most sophisticated police force in the country. To Ana Belmonte, this is the promotion of her lifetime, to the Criminal Police, this is a shake-up in their deep-seated hierarchy. This young inspector will be confronted with crimes that are tough to crack, where everyone is a suspect and leads can lead to the most unexpected places. But she’ll also have to face the jealousy and anger within her own department, where there are as many allies as there are enemies, and she’s a woman in a men’s world. Having been promoted by her former stepfather and national director Alberto Machado, Ana is going to permanently change the lives of those around her, whether they like it or not.
Ramiro
Ramiro is a bookstore owner in Lisbon and a poet in perpetual creative block. He lives, somewhat frustrated, somewhat conformed, between his shop and the tavern, accompanied by his dog, his faithful drinking companions and his neighbors: a pregnant teenager and her grandmother recovering from a stroke. He would gladly continue living this quiet and somewhat anachronistic routine if events worthy of a soap opera did not invade his bubble.
Filmography
as Isabel
as Médica / Sereia
as Sofia Dias
as Inês
as Joana
as Rosa
as Raquel
as Maria Helena
as Police Officer
as Pedro's Wife
as Clarisse Guerra (Locutora)
as Rita Tiago Ramos
as Eduarda
as Dr. Rita Duarte
as 1st Friend
as Helena Amado
as Maid
as Ricardina
as Maria
as Júlia
as Eulália
as Rosa