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António da Cunha Telles

António da Cunha Telles

Producer, also director, writer and editor · Died November 23, 2022, aged 87 · Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

António Cohen da Cunha Telles was born on February 26, 1935 in Funchal, Madeira. He studied Medicine in the University of Lisbon. He went to Paris around 1956, studying film-making at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques (IDHEC), graduating in 1961. His directing debut was made with the documentary "Os Transportes" (1962), and starts activity as a producer, becoming one of the essential names of the Portuguese New Cinema (Novo Cinema) movement. He produces "Os Verdes Anos" (1963) by Paulo Rocha and "Belarmino" (1964) by Fernando Lopes. In 1970, Cunha Telles directed his first feature-film, "O Cerco". Meanwhile, he established a distribution company (Animatógrafo) which becomes responsible for a revolution in the kind of cinema seen in Portugal in the first half of the 1970s. Eisenstein, Tanner, Jorge Sanjines, Littín, Glauber Rocha, Vigo, Gilles Carle, Karmitz, among others, became more familiar to the Portuguese audience through that distributor.

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Born
February 26, 1935
Died
November 23, 2022 (aged 87)
From
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Works as
Producer, also director, writer and editor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 125 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are António da Cunha Telles' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Society
22%
Bonds
18%
Survival
14%
Morality
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
9
Warm
5
Romantic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch António da Cunha Telles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for António da Cunha Telles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

125 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Cherchez la Femme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Simon Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Born with a Thunderstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Rouge Brésil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • América (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Under My Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Chamo-me António da Cunha Telles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Amor Cego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Sweet Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Dores & Amores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • How to Draw a Perfect Circle(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Dead Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • True and Tender is the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • The Easy Way(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalking Land(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fragile(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mystery of Sintra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Theresa: The Body of Christ(2007)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Codename: Sintra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Production Executive

  • Hotel Tívoli(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flesh of My Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Entre o Desejo e o Destino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Fin de curso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Co-Producer

  • Volpone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Julie, chevalier de Maupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Maria e as Outras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Le pays des enfants perdus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Anatomy of Hell(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Immortals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Producer

  • Il court, il court, le furet... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Aurélien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Pact of Silence(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wounded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Ruy Blas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Les Frangines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Sex Is Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Associate Producer

  • Justice de femme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Mausolée pour une garce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • 8 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • A Man is not a Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Anjo Caído (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Mais Tarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Querida Mãe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • História do Cinema Português (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Invisible Circus(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Les Filles à papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Cavaleiros De Água Doce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Delegated Producer

  • Amor Perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Bird Watcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Aniversário (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • A Noiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Hijos del viento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer

  • Alta Fidelidade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Associate Producer

  • Mustang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Monsanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Delegated Producer

  • Amo-te Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Quasimodo d'el Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Jaime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Dribbling Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Co-Producer

  • Bocage, the Triumph of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Fatima(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death in Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Foreign Land(1995)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Les Bidochon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Co-Producer

  • Clubbed to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Un asunto privado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Associate Producer

  • Fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Antártida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • La rage au cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Une femme dans la tourmente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Le Cœur étincelant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Paraíso Perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Eagle and the Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Passagem por Lisboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Revenge of the Musketeers(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge of the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Here on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Rosa Negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Coma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Shuttlecock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Feu Adrien Muset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Belle Epoque(1992)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dark at Noon(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Charlots Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Requiem for a Daffodil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • 1871 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Co-Producer

  • Dédé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Comédie d'amour(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Street of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • Le commissaire épate le FBI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Associate Producer

  • Contrainte par corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Ennemis intimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • The Jester(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ballad of Dog Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Exit-exil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • Saudades Para Dona Genciana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • To Catch a King(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Guns and the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Continuar a Viver ou Os Índios da Meia-Praia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Meus Amigos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • O Cerco(1970)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Seven Bullets for Selma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Change of Life(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Alta Velocidade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Sunday Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • Catembe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • The Wheat and the Tares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Enchanted Isles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • The Circular Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Crime of Aldeia Velha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Executive Producer

  • Belarmino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Soft Skin(1964)

    Associate Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Green Years(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Portuguese Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 123 titles from 1963 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Foreign Land (1995)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Belle Epoque (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 123: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting8 of 123: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting5 of 123: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing114 of 123: 108 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thEditing4 of 123: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 123: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

123 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1960s13 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s36 · 2 acting · 34 crew2000s47 · 1 acting · 46 crew2010s9 · 3 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do António da Cunha Telles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Hotel Tívoli (2007)

92nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Foreign Land (1995)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is António da Cunha Telles' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does António da Cunha Telles work with?

People who share at least 2 of António da Cunha Telles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Isabel Ruth shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers