Margarida Cordeiro

Portuguese filmmaker Margarida Cordeiro and her partner Antonio Reis are noted for their beautiful representation of the Portuguese countryside. This the primary focus of their films sometimes comes at the expense of plot and dialogue, which are only minimally presented. To search for the real culture of Portugal, the plots are centered upon the daily work of natural women in pastoral settings—far from the male-inspired filth and mad mechanization of the cities. —Sandra Brennan, Rovi