Movie Search

Luis Miguel Cintra - Movies

Abraham's Valley 1993 2 stars

    N/R, 187 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Valley of Abraham

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Cast: Leonor Silveira, Cecile Sanz de Alba, Luis Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho, Luis Lima Barreto, Micheline Larpin, Diogo Doria, Jose Pinto, Filipe Cochofel, Joao Perry, Maria Barreto

  This "Madame Bovary"-like film highlights the life of the very beautiful Ema (Leonor Silveira, with Cecile Sanz de Alba as the young Ema). Ema has great power over men and marries a weak man so that she can continue her escapades with other men–until she decides it is time to die. Overly long, but often haunting.

The Convent 1995 2 stars

    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luis Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira, Duarte de Almeida, Heloisa Miranda, Gilberto Goncalves

  This fantasy is set in a Portuguese convent called Arrabida. Michael Padovik (John Malkovich) arrives to search for evidence backing his theory that Shakespeare's plays were actually written by a Spaniard. Also at the convent are Padovik's wife, Helene (Catherine Deneuve), and four characters whose views of the search range from helpful to cynical.

The Dancer Upstairs 2002 2 and a half stars

    R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Malkovich
Cast: Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante, Elvira Minguez, Alexandra Lencastre, Oliver Cotton, Luis Miguel Cintra, Javier Manrique, Abel Folk, Marie-Anne Verganza

  Latin American policeman Rejas (Javier Bardem) tracks down a revolutionary guerilla leader while he balances his private world as a loving father, his liaison with his daughter's beautiful ballet teacher (Laura Morante), and the world of corruption in which he operates.

A Talking Picture 2003 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Cast: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, Stefania Sandrelli, Irene Papas, Luis Miguel Cintra, Michel Lubrano di Sbaraglione, Francois Da Silva, Ilias Logothetis, Ricardo Trepa

  History professor Rosa Maria (Leonor Silveira) and her eight-year-old daughter, Maria Joana (Filipa de Almeida), are enjoying a Mediterranean cruise on their way to Bombay. Rosa Maria enjoys teaching Maria Joana the history and culture of ports the ship visits, and all goes well–until the ship stops in Yemen, and terrorists are smuggled aboard. This film marks 96-year-old Director Manoel de Oliveira's 72nd year behind the camera.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Abraham's Valley (1993)
aka: Valley of Abraham
2. The Convent (1995)
3. The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
4. A Talking Picture (2003)

In The News