MALAPATA: Um Filme de Diogo Morgado - Trailer Oficial (Portugal)

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MALAPATA retrata a história de dois homens que vivem a experiência que quase todos nós em algum dia fantasiámos ter: ganhar a Lotaria.

Uma comédia leve, em registo real e em torno de dois indivíduos que, de um dia para o outro, vêem as suas vidas dar a maior das voltas ao ficarem alegadamente milionários, e que, levados pelo entusiasmo, fazem as maiores e mais disparatadas excentricidades.

Sorte…ou falta dela, a verdade é que tudo estará prestes a mudar para estes dois heróis. A partir do momento em que percebem que são vítimas de uma extranha e inexplicável MALAPATA. Os mais bizarros e infortúnios azares quase lhes acaba por custar a vida.

Que MALAPATA é esta? Por que é que isto lhes está a acontecer? Carlos e Artur vão perceber que isso será talvez o início do fim. Pelo caminho percebem também que as melhores coisas da vida não se compram. 

 

MALAPTA ESTREIA 16 DE MARÇO NO CINEMA.

 

 

--Sara

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Check out the posters and trailer for "Virados do Avesso!"

(courtesy of "Virados do Avesso" Facebook Page)

There are now a couple of posters and a trailer for Diogo's upcoming comedy film, "Virados do Avesso," which will be opening in theaters in Portugal on Thursday, November 27th.  

(courtesy of "Virados do Avesso" Facebook Page)

"Virados do Avesso" ("Turned Inside Out") is a comedy in which Diogo's character, a gay man, wakes up one morning with no memory of his orientation OR his partner, who he has been with for 5 years.  Hilarity ensues as he begins to act as a single, straight bachelor who loves to party, much to the dismay of his very confused partner (played by Jorge Corrula.)  Below is the trailer for "Virados do Avesso," which has a couple of seconds that make it not perfectly suitable for work, but it needs no translation to make you laugh.  :)

(courtesy of Veja Cinema Em Português on YouTube)

Make sure to follow the "Virados do Avesso" Official Facebook Page for all the latest updates on the film, which again hits theaters in Portugal on November 27th.  No word yet if we will get a chance to see the film here in the U.S., but fingers crossed! :)

--Sara

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"Perto de Mais" trailer and premiere screening info

(images courtesy of Perto de Mais' FB page)

"Perto de Mais" ("Too Close") -- a short film Diogo shot in January of this year, is set to premiere in Portugal next month, AND an intriguing trailer has been released for the short as well.

(video courtesy of PertodeMais filme/YouTube)

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Trailer for "Born to Race: Fast Track"

(photo courtesy of Borntoracemovie.com)

A trailer for Diogo's upcoming movie "Born to Race: Fast Track" has just been released!

(trailer courtesy of BornToRaceMovie's YouTube Channel)

Who's excited to see this movie?!  Go Enzo!  J

If you aren't already, make sure to follow @BornToRaceMovie on Twitter, on Facebook at facebook.com/BornToRaceMovie and on their official Born To Race Movie Instragram page to get all the latest updates directly from them!

Also check out the "Born to Race: Fast Track" page here on the blog for even more pictures & information about the movie.

--Sara

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Clip of the Day -- Diogo Does His Own Stunt!

Anyone who has seen the Crucifixion scene in "The Bible" knows that Diogo is a fearless actor.... but today's "Clip of the Day" is another perfect example of that.

For his role as "João Caldas Ribeiro" in the 2010 SIC TV drama series, "Laços de Sangue" ("Blood Ties"), Diogo decided to do one of his own stunts, despite his fears.  The stunt?  Jumping off of a cliff.... literally.  

(photo courtesy of SAPO)

He discussed doing the daring stunt in an interview with SIC TV, and right under the clip, you will find a translation of the interview, once again thanks to our own fearless heroine, @MsLiliana.

 (clip courtesy of Diogomorgadofans' YouTube Channel)

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Trailer for "Break" -- A Film by Diogo Morgado

So today's "Clip of the Day" was actually inspired by yesterday's awesome guest "Throwback Thursday" posts by blog contributors @Celena229 and @Jodiedebb, who both featured projects where Diogo's co-star's was Lúcia Moniz.  Many of you commented here, via e-mail and with tweets about being fans of Lúcia, so I wanted to share with you another project she and Diogo collaborated on more recently.... a short film called "Break."

I say collaborated, because Diogo is not her co-star in "Break."  He is actually her director.  In fact, Diogo not only directed "Break," he also wrote it.  According to a tweet he posted in 2011, that's when Diogo began working on "Break," and it was his first time stepping behind the camera.  

Along with Lúcia Moniz, "Break" stars Diogo's good friend Rui Unas (who also co-starred with Diogo in the 2010 Spanish film, Miami Blue.)

Though "Break" has not debuted in its entirety yet, here's a trailer/teaser for this short film written and directed by Diogo:

(video courtesy of Rui Unas' YouTube Channel)

In case you are wondering, Lúcia's line in the trailer is "what are you doing here?"  (Thank you, @MsLiliana.)

I have to say, as a lover of film, to me, Diogo is an impressive filmmaker.  He's really good at using imagery (and music/sounds) to create and tell a story.  I know, you all want to see him in front of the camera, but there's no reason he can't be a hyphenate, aka writer/director/actor and do both.  :) 

Not sure what the status is of "Break" in terms of completion or when/where it will air in full, but I will let you know if that changes.

Oh and if want to see just how good of friends Diogo and Rui Unas clearly must be, check out this hilarious (even without translation) clip of Rui being interviewed as Diogo as Jesus that aired recently on a comedy show on Portuguese TV:

(clip courtesy of RTP/YouTube)

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

--Sara

"Throwback Thursday!" By Guest Blog Contributor, @Celena229

(Note from Sara: Today's first of two "Throwback Thursday" posts comes from our friend and guest blog contributor Celena, aka @Celena229, so please show her some love over on Twitter or in the comments section here.  Thanks, Sara)

Hi, fellow Diogo fan friends! I am Celena, (aka @Celena229), guest contributor to the blog.  I am excited to share my first "Throwback Thursday" post with you.  I think it's safe to say that we all agree what a talented actor Diogo is... and after much research that talent is evident in his many roles before his portrayal of Jesus in "The Bible." 

Today's "Throwback Thursday" is from 2007 -- a movie called "The Italian Writer" (“A Escritora Italiana.”) Diogo plays "Joseph," a tormented American seminarian who is a member of Opus Dei. In the future, Joseph enters a bookstore in search of an Italian writer. As he searches for the name, he recounts the story of a woman he met 30 years ago. While in Lisbon, Portugal Joseph meets Giulia, an Italian writer. The two are immediately attracted to one another. Giulia is in Lisbon on a mission -- to find a woman who her father had a relationship with many years ago. Joseph is intrigued by her story and proposes that he and Giulia make the most of their 12-hour train delays (due to the Pope’s visit to Portugal) to try and find the woman. Lucia Moniz, who plays Giulia, also starred in “Vingança” with Diogo.

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