Luís

A hushed, otherworldly encounter that drifts between centuries, rewarding patience with a quiet, literary haunting.

Directed by

João Lopes

Genres

Drama

Starring

João Lopes, Carla Maciel

Overview

A ghostly meeting with Luís de Camões, the one-eyed adventurer, widely considered Portugal’s greatest poet. Luís de Camões is considered Portugal’s national poet, an equivalent to England’s Shakespeare or Spain’s Cervantes. João Lopes’s film takes us on an otherworldly journey to Camões’s five-hundred-year-old epic Os Lusíadas, which he composed in Macau whilst he was stationed in the colony.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Art, memory, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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