João Canijo — great cinema and sadness
And as Canijo's latest films show: what happens on screen is not a lesser or false life; it is another life — another possibility.

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And as Canijo's latest films show: what happens on screen is not a lesser or false life; it is another life — another possibility.

From 'Ganhar a Vida' to the diptych 'Viver Mal e Mal Viver', journalist Pedro Henrique Miranda of Sábado magazine looks back on the career of director João Canijo, a defining figure in Portuguese cinema, who died this Thursday, aged 68.

Throughout his filmography, João Canijo has developed an attentive and profound perspective on the world of women. Sangue do Meu Sangue is one of the most intense expressions of that exploration — a raw portrait of family relationships, sacrifice and love. We revisit the 2011 conversation with the director and the film's protagonists.

The CNN Portugal commentator and former Minister of Culture remembers the filmmaker, who died aged 68.

Portuguese film director João Canijo has died aged 68.
