Maria Cabral
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Maria Cabral.
Born: April 24, 1941
Place of Birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Known For
The Circle
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters financial difficulties and finds herself involved with shady characters, a situation that leads to a mysterious murder. The net closes around her.
A Portuguese Farewell
In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier family meets in peace.
No Man's Land
Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living smuggling money, gold and goods across the border, plans to emigrate to Canada. Mali, a pretty young Algerian woman who lives in France and works in Switzerland, would like to be anywhere except where she is. Louis, born on a Swiss farm and trained as a clockmaker, would give anything to leave his mistress, Lucie, and move in with Mali.
O Recado
Lúcia is courted by António, from the same social class, although she keeps a loving memory of Francisco, a half-adventurer marginal.
Lives
Lives is the story of a middle-aged couple that dwells the night, the heroin and small tricks.
Screen Tests with Maria Cabral and César Monteiro
Never-before-seen footage of Monteiro’s first film tests for an unfinished project with Maria Cabral, a legendary actress from the Portuguese Cinema Novo movement and a perfect match for Monteiro’s French New Wave–inspired footage. – Museum of Modern Art
Filmography
as Laura
as L'auto-stoppeuse
as Diana
as Lúcia
as Marta