Incomplet. A huge crowd attends a bullfight in a Doze Ribeiras parish square, located in the Angra do Heroísmo municipality in the Terceira Island, Azores. Some people defy the bull.
The film depicts the 3-day excursion of a group of workers of the newspaper “Diário de Notícias” to the aforesaid sites.
Images of several sports practised in Figueira da Foz: tennis, skating, barrels race, string game, auto and horse riding. Boa Viagem Mountain, “Vela” and the Cedar Woods.
Touristic sites of Figueira da Foz: streets, Casino, Hotel, City Hall, monuments, Palace Alorna and references to nearby towns.
Description of the extension work on the routes undertaken by the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Norte de Portugal (“Rail Company of the North of Portugal”).
The film shows a farmstead owned by Silveira Leitão where several animals are raised (pigs, sheep, lambs, oxen, horses, bulls and cows) among the pasture and turnip cultivation.
A patriotic rally in support of the Government attended by students of schools and universities from Lisbon, Oporto and Coimbra.
Non-fiction film on the aforesaid locations, in the region of Serra da Estrela ("Star Mountain Range", the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal).
Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
Film frame.
Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
Film frame.
Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
Film frame
Film frame
Film poster of the first public screening of films directed by Aurélio da Paz dos Reis.
Notes on the non-fiction and newsreels films and on its audience reception.
A praise to the film ‘A Cidade de Thomar’ upon its reprise. Commentary on the film’s reception.
Notes on a Gaumont’s delegation visit to Portugal to film monuments, landscapes and typical places
A letter to the periodical on the authorship of the film «Angola» (1930).
Criticism on the weaknesses of the Portuguese documentary films included by law in every cinema-shows.
On the film potential in the domain of tourism. An incentive for that type of film.
On some weaknesses of the protection law stipulating the inclusion of 100 m footage of Portuguese documentary films in commercial scéances.