Jorge Silva Melo Movies

A train trip with a mother and her son, to whom she speaks.

This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel...

Xavier returns to Lisbon after a military stint, determined to lead a meaningful life, only to find his world closing in on him.

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters...

"Essay on the Military and the Power", a phrase that also belongs to the title of "Gestures & Fragments", sums up the spirit of the film, based on...

Summer of 1964. The professor Carlos and the couple Dário and Alda spend time together in the beach during vacations. Away from the colonial...

Ana Vieira's place in Portuguese art is unusual: working the trail, the shadow, the passage of light (or bodies?), the reflection, the overlap, the...

One night Jorge will meet with a Japanese industrialist, who will allow him to abandon his teaching position and resume his chemical work. However,...

A woman arrives home, apparently coming from her job, and sets out about house chores and placing every object around her with extreme care. The only...

Catalyst in the story of crossed paths is a 1957 Ford Fairlane being driven through Portugal’s Alentejo region to a new owner. Film’s...

A father and a son. The father will be seventy years old, the son is in his twenties. The son drives the father to the hospital. Classical music in...

Jorge Silva Melo's follow-up to his 2007 documentary film "Nikias Skapinakis - O Teatro dos Outros".