O Pátio das Cantigas

Lately, Portuguese cinema has been a bit bad; But in the 1940s the films were fantastic, and this movie proves completely. Fantastico, one of the best musicals and best comedies ever. Highly recommend, great for movie lovers

This is it! The best Portuguese film ever! As a Portuguese cinema lover, it is kind of sad for me to say this about a movie made in 1942, but since this is not a debate about the present Portuguese cinema I will just go straight to the point. This movie is not just a fabulous piece about Lisbon and the way it was for the working class back in the 40's. This a fabulous comedy with fabulous gigs performed by even more fabulous actors. Vasco Santana and António Silva played unforgettable rolls that still today are remembered by us all.

This is one of the most hilarious films ever made in Portugal. It's full of those little jokes everybody remembers, even today! The actors transformed this, rather simple story, into a masterpiece! This movie is a definite "must see".

One of the best comedies in Portuguese cinema. A very funny movie, with the two best comedy actors from Portugal of all time, Vasco Santana and António Silva. I believe that true cinema in Portugal ended in the sixties and this film is the pinnacle of this period. I recommend this film to all the people, who wants to know our country and our culture in the middle of the fifty's.

This is one of the Portuguese movies you must watch before you die.

Sometimes i wonder where are the great movies of today, and we need to go way back to find something like this.

With a luxury enrolment of great and timeless portuguese actors this movie shows exactly the portuguese way mixt with other cultures.

It gives a 2 hour fun on where you laft, cry, fell good it as it time passes without you even notice.

It focues on the dereivations of diferent families and their problems but all mixed in a very well told story where on the end every one lives happy ever after.

Movies like this are timless and you will see it and repeat it over and over again.

If you want to find the real portuguese soul embebed in a movie, this is it.