Doclisboa2026 - Earth to the Moon | Ala-Arriba!
Doclisboa2026 - Terra à Lua | Ala-Arriba!
Cinema 5€
Thursday 22 October · 19:15
Doclisboa 2026 screens the copy restored by Cinemateca Portuguesa of Ala-Arriba!, José Leitão de Barros' 1942 landmark portraying a Póvoa fishing community through the forbidden love between a sardine fisherman and a young woman. Screening on 22 October at São Jorge, Room M. Oliveira.
Synopsis Screenings 22 OCT / 19.15, São Jorge, Room M. Oliveira Ala-Arriba! José Leitão de Barros • 1942 • Portugal • 91’ • DCP Restored copy Ala-Arriba! portrays the life of a fishing community in Póvoa, mixing professional actors with local inhabitants in the story of the forbidden love between a sardine fisherman and a young woman, in a plot marked by social divisions and by the moral and religious codes of that community. A landmark of Portuguese cinema, the film stands out for its formal boldness and for anticipating the dialogue between documentary and social fiction. Digitised and restored copy by Cinemateca Portuguesa, Museu do Cinema as part of the FILMar project, integrated into the European EEA Grants 2020-2024 funding mechanism. Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€