“Hypnotic”—The New York Times
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The Fifth Empire

Mar 30—Mar 31, 2025
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira (2004)
With Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos, Miguel Guilherme, David Almeida, Ruy de Carvalho, José Manuel Mendes, Luís Lima Barreto, Rogério Samora.

In 2004, a 96-year-old Oliveira directed his 25th feature: an adaptation of José Régio’s historical epic The Fifth King, about a boy ruler—based on the real-life King Sebastião—who plans to make Portugal the world's fifth empire. Laden with rich dialogue and replete with palace intrigue and scheming talk of world dominion, Oliveira’s film features a gorgeously ornate castle and stand-out lead performance from the director’s own grandson Ricardo Trêpa.

“Hypnotic”—The New York Times

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      RUNNING TIME

      127min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Portuguese with English subtitles

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