Screenplay: José Regio

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by José Regio. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Benilde or the Virgin Mother

1975 · Movie · 106 min. · Portugal

Direction Manoel de Oliveira

Cast Maria Amélia Matta · Jorge Rolla · Varela Silva · Gloria de Matos

Plot Benilde, the play's eccentric heroine, turns up unexpectedly pregnant but insists she has never been with a man. Her devout family and the curious townsfolk naturally fixate on immaculate conception.

7.6

101 votes

7.6

101 votes

The Fifth Empire – Yesterday As Today

2004 · Movie · 127 min. · Portugal

Direction Manoel de Oliveira

Cast Ricardo Trepa · Luis Miguel Cintra · Gloria de Matos · Miguel Guilherme

Plot This film is based on the theatrical play El Rei Sebastião, by José Régio. He was a critic, poet, playwright, novelist and essayist; he was and is a major figure,...

6.3

58 votes

6.3

58 votes

Mon cas

1986 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Manoel de Oliveira

Cast Bulle Ogier · Luis Miguel Cintra · Axel Bogousslavsky · Fred Personne

Plot Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film, third in the perspective of a film of...

6.2

53 votes

6.2

53 votes

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio (S)

1965 · Documentary · 16 min. · Portugal

Direction Manoel de Oliveira

Cast José Regio

Plot The camera shows the vivid paintings by late Júlio Régio, with a narrative by his brother, while guitar tunes underline the mood and rhythm of the cinematography.

5.8

32 votes

5.8

32 votes

Fado: Lisboa 68 (S)

1968 · Documentary · 16 min. · Portugal

Direction António de Macedo

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