Based on one of the most important and popular works of Portuguese literature, Doomed Love was recently revealed to North American audiences as one of de Oliveira’s greatest works. Closely following Camilo Castelo Branco’s eponymous novel from 1862, de Oliveira creates a radical and unprecedented fusion of theatre, literature and cinema, which, according to Jonathan Rosenbaum, is rivaled only by von Stroheim’s Greed. In this doleful tale of forbidden passion, the doomed love of the title belongs to Teresa Albuquerque and Simão Botelho, whose feuding aristocratic families pave the way for a deadly ménage- à-trois when another woman steps in to take Teresa’s place. De Oliveira credits Straub-Huillet’s Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach as one of the major influences on the film, which is told through a bold series of tableaux vivants. Like the other works in his “Tetralogy,” Doomed Love makes great use of omniscient narration and a host of distancing effects (static camera, lack of close-ups), “paring things down to the unspectacular, so that when something dramatic does flare up . . . the result is tremendous” (Elliott Stein). The film was originally shot on 16mm and made for Portuguese TV where it unsurprisingly floundered and was subjected to scorn. But its mythic status grew and when a 35mm blow-up was theatrically released some time later, this film maudit was hailed as a European masterpiece, ensuring that de Oliveira was “recognized as one of the great modern filmmakers” (Randal Johnson). No cinephile can afford to miss this date with Doomed Love. (Cinematheque Ontario)

Based on one of the most important and popular works of Portuguese literature, Doomed Love was recently revealed to North American audiences as one of de Oliveira’s greatest works. Closely following Camilo Castelo Branco’s eponymous novel from 1862, de Oliveira creates a radical and unprecedented fusion of theatre, literature and cinema, which, according to Jonathan Rosenbaum, is rivaled only by von Stroheim’s Greed. In this doleful tale of forbidden passion, the doomed love of the title belongs to Teresa Albuquerque and Simão Botelho, whose feuding aristocratic families pave the way for a deadly ménage- à-trois when another woman steps in to take Teresa’s place. De Oliveira credits Straub-Huillet’s Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach as one of the major influences on the film, which is told through a bold series of tableaux vivants. Like the other works in his “Tetralogy,” Doomed Love makes great use of omniscient narration and a host of distancing effects (static camera, lack of close-ups), “paring things down to the unspectacular, so that when something dramatic does flare up . . . the result is tremendous” (Elliott Stein). The film was originally shot on 16mm and made for Portuguese TV where it unsurprisingly floundered and was subjected to scorn. But its mythic status grew and when a 35mm blow-up was theatrically released some time later, this film maudit was hailed as a European masterpiece, ensuring that de Oliveira was “recognized as one of the great modern filmmakers” (Randal Johnson). No cinephile can afford to miss this date with Doomed Love. (Cinematheque Ontario)

六年前，怀孕的李若男（蔡亘宴 饰）、陈立东（林敬伦 饰）和陈振原（温庆禹 饰）秉着破除迷信的态度进入了陈家村，据说那里供奉着不可冒犯的神明。陈立东和陈振原因为传入了祭坛所在的禁地而招致了灭顶之灾，李若男虽然逃过一死，精神却受到了极大的冲击。 　　此事过后，李若男生下了一个女儿，因为怕触犯禁忌，李若男将女儿寄养在孤儿院中。之后，李若男一直接受着心理治疗，一晃眼就是六年过去。当李若男觉得一切都已经平息之后，她将女儿陈乐瞳（黄歆庭 饰）接回了自己身边，哪知道女儿刚到家没多久，家中便屡屡出现可怕的异像，年幼的陈乐瞳似乎和曾经陈家村所供奉的神明有着千丝万缕的联系。

若男和朋友组成影像团队，六年前闯入邪教仪式中的禁地，触怒了沉睡的邪灵，所有人接二连三离奇死于非命。本片改编自发生在高雄的真实事件，当时一家六…

持田哲志和好朋友们因为准备文化祭而留在学校，他们七人玩起了讲鬼故事的游戏，不久老师带着哲志的妹妹来了，催他们回家。临走前，喜欢鬼故事的班长提议他们用咒符玩“幸福的幸子”，来祈祷他们七人友谊永存，永远在一起。然而当他们举行完仪式，奇怪的事情发生了，教室突然猛烈摇晃起来，一阵巨响后地面轰然坍塌，所有人都掉了进去。　　等他们醒来后，发现自己身处一个古旧的小学校舍里，这所废弃学校门窗紧闭，恐怖诡异。直美发现了昏迷的世以子，二人随后一起行动，企图离开这个可怕的校舍。但是更可怕的事情在后面等着她们，受害者一个个地出现。在这所名为“天神小学”的古老学校里，究竟是谁操控着这一切……

夏日午后，刚子与嫂子在河边发现死鱼及异常水迹，追踪时遭遇巨大黑影攻击。随后家中牲畜接连惨死，留下水迹与勒痕，奶奶警告是河中生物报复。三人联合猎人王叔追踪，发现实为罕见大鲵。设陷阱捕获后，本欲杀之，奶奶劝解因果，最终将其放归深山，风波平息。

爷爷与孙子刚子捕获了一只罕见巨鳄，自此，家族接连遭遇诡异事件深夜怪响、血色井水、牲畜暴毙、家人身上浮现神秘纹路所有迹象都指向当地古老的在偏远闭塞的沼泽村落，自此，家族接连遭遇诡异事件深夜怪响、血色井水、牲畜暴毙、“老石壳”诅咒。

封闭山村里，远嫁的刘小翠唯与大黄狗阿黄相依为命，这是她异乡唯一的感情寄托。丈夫王凯赌博后昏迷不醒，赤脚医生一句 “阿黄有灵性、能报恩”，让愚昧公婆动了杀狗给儿子 “补身” 的念头。刘小翠拼死阻拦，却被婆婆灌下迷药，醒来时阿黄已遭杀害分食。惨剧彻底击垮刘小翠，她自此疯癫痴傻，而王家的厄运才刚开场 —— 诡异诅咒从啃下第一口狗肉时便悄悄缠上。

小伙山中射伤黑乌鸦，夺走窝中宝玉，被禁忌野兽盯上家中诡事频发！阿亮在深山偶然捡到一块神秘古玉后，一家陷入诡异诅咒的故事。自得到这块布满爪痕的玉开始，乌鸦成群结队、日夜纠缠，家中怪事频发：死鸡、噩梦、药中被下毒等。

小亮与小芳在一次山林狩猎中，他们违背祖训射杀了带崽的母狐，从此家中怪事频发猎物离奇失踪牲畜惨遭残害黑影夜半袭扰村中老人警示他们触怒了山灵，兄妹俩在恐惧与愧疚中踏上追踪真相之路。随着调查深入，他们发现所有线索都指向一个神秘黑影。