27 film adaptations of 27 short stories by Portuguese authors, brought to the screen by national screenwriters and directors.
The set of 27 films brings us literary insights from 200 years ago to today on the habits, customs and trends of Portuguese society, on screen through contemporary eyes and senses; in surprising, emotional, extended narratives.
Alexandre Herculano, Fernando Pessoa, Eça de Queiroz, Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Miguel Torga, José Saramago, Lídia Jorge, Maria Ondina Braga, Mário de Carvalho, Rui Zink…
27 looks, from literature to cinema, about who the Portuguese, here and around the world, were and are.