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It is on May 9th that Portuguese cinemas will receive another wave of unmissable premieres, including the return of “Planet of the Apes”.
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- In Portugal, cinema premieres take place on Thursdays;
- This week, May 9th will bring the release of “Abigail”, “O Sabor da Vida” and other titles;
- But the big highlight is “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”, the new film in this Oscar-nominated saga.
Starting this Thursday, Portuguese cinemas will welcome “The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”, by Wes Ball, which marks the return to our screens of the beloved “Planet of the Apes” saga. According to Wes Ball, “We had to really decide if we had anything good here. And I think we have. We have a reason to exist, we are not just a part four, we are our own thing. We tried to honor what came before, with the previous trilogy, but also with the original 1968 film.
In addition to the premiere of a new “Planet of the Apes”, there is also a new horror film with Melissa Barrera, an award-winning work at the Cannes Festival, a Portuguese film that promises to surprise and much more.
From “Abigail” to “Planet of the Apes”, these are the premieres arriving in Portuguese cinemas from today May 9:
Synopsis: A carefully selected group kidnaps the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful leader of the criminal underworld. All they have to do to obtain the 50 million euro ransom is watch the child, a ballerina, at night. In an isolated mansion, the kidnappers begin to disappear and discover, to their horror, that they are locked up with an unusual girl.
Cast: Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Angus Cloud
Genre: Thriller / Horror
We Still Have Tomorrow, by Paola Cortellesi
Synopsis: In post-war Rome in the 40s, divided between the optimism of liberation and misery, lives Delia, a woman dedicated to Ivano and mother of three children. These are the roles that define her and she is content with that. While her husband Ivano acts as the authoritarian head of the family, Delia finds solace in her friend Marisa. The family prepares for the engagement of their eldest daughter, Marcella, who sees marriage as a way out of a better life. However, the arrival of a mysterious letter gives Delia the courage to question her and her family’s fate and, perhaps, find her own freedom…
Cast: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiore Vergano
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Race for Glory, by Stefano Mordini
Synopsis: The incredible true story behind the 1983 World Rally Championship. In an authentic confrontation of David against Goliath, we see how the courageous drivers of Team Lancia, led by the charismatic Cesare Fiorio, faced the powerful Team Audi, headed by Roland Gumpert , in one of the greatest rivalries in the history of sport.
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Volker Bruch, Daniel Brühl
Genre: Drama / History
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes by Wes Ball
Synopsis: Many years after Caesar’s reign, apes have become the dominant species and live harmoniously, while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical leader builds his empire, a young monkey embarks on a journey that will lead him to question the teachings he has received about the past and make decisions that will define the future of apes and humans. It is the long-awaited return of the praised “Planet of the Apes” saga to cinemas.
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, William H. Macy
Genre: Adventure/ Action/ Science Fiction
A Couple, by Frederick Wiseman
Synopsis: A film about a long-term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is Sofia. They were married for 36 years and each wrote a diary. Despite living together in the same house, they wrote letters to each other frequently. Tolstoy insisted that they read their diaries aloud to dinner guests. They were also a dysfunctional couple with passionate moments of reconciliation. The film is Sofia’s monologue about the joys and difficulties of their life together, freely taken from letters they addressed to each other and diary entries.
Genre: Drama / History / Romance
Richard and Painting, by Barbet Schroeder
Synopsis: “Ricardo and Painting” is the intimate and luminous portrait, drawn by Barbet Schroeder, of his friend Ricardo Cavallo, who dedicated his entire life to painting. From Buenos Aires to Finisterre, passing through Paris and Peru, the film invites us to delve into the history of painting and great artists, and to discover the life of this exceptional man, who, totally committed to his passion for art and enormous generosity, he transmits this passion to the children of the Breton village where he ended up settling.
Genre: Documentary
The Taste of Life, by Tran Anh Hung
Synopsis: Eugénie, an exceptional cook, has been working for the famous gastronome Dodin for 20 years. Over time, the common practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration gave rise to a loving relationship. From this union, increasingly delicious and delicate dishes were born, which even amaze the great personalities of this world. However, Eugénie, eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her…
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Patrick d’Assumçao
Genre: Drama/Romance
Cândido – The Spy who came from Football, by Jorge Paixão da Costa
Synopsis: Film inspired by the life of Cândido de Oliveira, journalist, founder of the newspaper “A Bola”, national football coach, spy who helped the Allies in the fight against the Nazis and political prisoner.
Cast: Tomás Alves, Filipe Vargas, Teresa Tavares
Genre: Drama / Action
Are you looking forward to seeing another film from the “Planet of the Apes” saga in Portuguese cinemas?
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