O P%C3%A1tio das Cantigas
O Ptio das Cantigas in English, The Courtyard of Songs is a Portuguese film from 1942, directed by Francisco Ribeiro, Ribeirinho, that takes place in a typical Lisbon neighbourhood during the Popular Saints festivals, through a maze of misunderstandings and innuendos, with Vasco Santana, Antnio Silva, Laura Alves and Ribeiro.
In a typical Lisbon ptio, or courtyard, by the Popular Saints festivals, a handful of plain people live their daytoday, their dreams, disappointments, passions, jealousies and joys in an almost enchanted atmosphere. Alfredo is a good lad whose brother Carlos, flirts with frivolous Amlia. Her sister, Suzana, is in turn in love with Alfredo. Narciso, Rufinos father and his partner in the neighbourhoods caf, is a chronic drunkard and a guitar virtuoso. Rosa, a merry widow that sells flowers, is in turn courted by Narciso and by the unpleasant and arrogant Evaristo, the grocer, father to envious and spoiled Celeste. The rivalry between Narciso and Evaristo reaches its height in a dance night at the courtyard that ends in a veritable camp battle. At long last all is settled between the several loving couples and life goes on serenelly in the courtyard.Some gags became household references, such that of Vasco Santana returning home drunk and trying to light his cigarette from a street lamp, that will guide him to bed, or the teasing of Antnio Silva with Evaristo, tens c disto?. ........
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