Manuel Mozos
Directing
Biography
Manuel Mozos (born June 1959, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese film director. Mozos studied history and philosophy before enrolling at the School of Theatre and Cinema, where he specialized as an editor. He was responsible for the editing of several films, and in 1989, he directed Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois... In 1992, he directed his first feature, Xavier. Since then he has also directed several documentaries and video clips, including 4 Hearts, produced and released by Rosa Filmes.
Born: January 1, 1959
Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Known For
João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved
Director Manuel Mozos draws an intimate portrait of João Bénard da Costa, programmer, critic, actor and, for 18 years, director of the Portuguese Film Museum, who passed away in 2009.
Bruno Aleixo's Film
Bruno Aleixo was invited to write a biopic about his own life. Lacking ideas, he decided to ask his closest friends for inspiration. Reunited in a cafe, each of his friends suggests a different idea, more or less biographical.
Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
Scheherazade narrates three more tales, supposedly selected from the 470th, 484th and 497th nights of her ordeal: “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad!
The Portuguese Nun
A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.
How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.
Christmas Inventory
A family gathers to celebrate Christmas.
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
On 18 September 1929, José Régio sent a letter to Alberto Serpa expressing his desire to create a production company and start making films. For almost 90 years, nothing more was known: no reply was ever found and Régio never mentioned the subject again. The discovery of some old reels in a collector’s hoard seems to provide the ending to the story.
A Woman's Revenge
Roberto is one of those men to whom simulation has become the greatest art. He is an unmoved, inscrutable, mysterious man. But the truth is that Robert feels an intimate, deep tedium. The boredom of those who have already exhausted all the pleasures of life. The only thing still surprising him is the fact that nothing surprises him anymore. One evening he has an overwhelming encounter with a woman. For his own bewilderment, he discovers the sublime horrors in which the woman has sank.
Lovely Child
Maria is a sweet child. She hasn’t father and doesn’t like her mother. She has a boyfriend, A bandit who would like to change his class.
Rex Inutilis
Tiago is a final-year secondary school student who has failed to graduate twice. Despite praying to the divine, he will fail once again. Between lying to his benevolent mother and giving in to the temptation of a school trip with his girlfriend, Tiago is faced with making decisions. Tiago may not be a lost case.
Filmography
as Médico
as Manuel Mozos
as Padre Guilherme
as Montador
as Arquivista ANIM
as Bernardo
as Don Ramiro
as Import / export operator
as Mr. Moitinho de Almeida
as Detetor de Mentiras
as Narrator (voice)
as Himself
as Himself
as Invité du Mariage
as Receptionista
as Customer at 'Imperatriz'
as Presidente Duarte
as Harry
as (voice)
as Young Man at the Party
as Stationmaster
as Highschool Teacher Costa
as Man Smoking in Dressing Room (uncredited)