Cinematography: César de Sá

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by César de Sá. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


A Song of Lisbon

1933 · Movie · 85 min. · Portugal

Direction José Cottinelli Telmo

Cast Maria Albertina · Silvestre Alegrim · Henrique Alves · Fernanda Campos

Plot Vasco (Vasco Santana) is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts from Trás-os-Montes, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. In fact, he devotes himself...

7.0

77 votes

7.0

77 votes

The Cruel Father

1941 · Movie · 114 min. · Portugal

Direction António Lopes Ribeiro

Cast Vasco Santana · Francisco Ribeiro · Leonor Maia · Barroso Lopes

Plot Everything is on the way for the annual performance of the Grandella's Store Theatre Group, "Os Grandelinhas", with the play "O Pai Tirano". That's when Chico Mega discovers that his...

6.9

23 votes

6.9

23 votes

O Pátio das Cantigas

1942 · Movie · 105 min. · Portugal

Direction Francisco Ribeiro

Cast Antonio Vilar · Maria das Neves · Vasco Santana · Francisco Ribeiro

Plot A portrait of the relations between neighbours in a Lisbon courtyard. A story made of small episodes of humour, friendship, rivalry and love.

6.8

37 votes

6.8

37 votes

O Cerro dos Enforcados

1954 · Movie · 118 min. · Portugal

Direction Fernando Garcia

Cast Alves da Costa · Helga Liné · Arturo Semedo

Plot XV century. D. Afonso, an old jealous noble, orders all to leave when the woman, D. Leonor, goes to church to pray to the Virgin of Mercies.

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Chaimite

1953 · Movie · 157 min. · Portugal

Direction Jorge Brum do Canto

Cast Jacinto Ramos · Jorge Brum do Canto · Emilio Correia

Plot From the military planning to front-line operations of discover conquest of Mozambique by the Portuguese, to counter the Vatuas insurgency of 1894, when they were led by Gungunhana, a cunning...

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Not rated

Ribatejo

1949 · Movie · 115 min. · Portugal

Direction Henrique Campos

Cast Virgilio Teixeira · Eunice Muñoz · Vasco Santana · Alves da Costa

Plot It is the story of two men in love with the same woman and fighting each other in and out of the arenas of bulls.

Not rated

Not rated