Paraíso Filmes is a Portuguese mockumentary television series broadcast for two seasons of thirteen episodes each on RTP1 between 2001 and 2002, about a fictional production company set up at a bath equipment company in Trafaria.
Format In the series' opening narration, an idea was submitted to RTP's director of programming on 24 April 1974, which sought to revolutionize Portuguese cinema, however, the following day, the Carnation Revolution broke out. Twenty-six years later, the dream to make American-style film superproductions did not die. At Banheira 2000, a store that sells bathroom equipment, Túlio Gonzaga (António Feio), a wedding, baptism and funeral videographer and producer Belchior Baptista (José Pedro Gomes), lead the titular Paraíso Filmes, tasked to produce 26 feature films based on existing film archetypes. The lack of time, money and notion of making movies ultimately takes them to "interpret" the interpreters.TV highlights, Diário de Notícias, 6 September 2001, retrieved 11 September 2026
Episodes Series overview
Season 1 (2001)
Season 2 (2002)
Airing The first episode aired on 6 September 2001. Ratings were low to an extent that the series aired later at each episode, to an extent where it aired as late as 2am. Markl even joked that the series would air in the mornings.Nuno Markl: “Tenho muito orgulho em coisas que não tiveram grandes audiências.”, SAPO 24, 17 April 2022, retrieved 11 September 2026 RTP refused to air the second season.
Accolades In April 2002, the series was selected to represent RTP at the Montreux International Television Festival.Paraíso Filmes em Montreaux, Meios & Publicidade, archived 30 April 2002, retrieved 11 September 2026
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