The Courtyard of the Ballads

Nobody in this Lisbon courtyard keeps a secret for long, and the neighbours seem to prefer it that way. Evaristo (António Silva) and Narciso (Vasco Santana) share the yard with Ms. Rosa (Maria das Neves), Amália (Maria Paula) and Carlos Bonito (António Vilar), and the days fill up with small rivalries, small kindnesses and a few romantic tangles. Francisco Ribeiro sets it during the Marchas Populares, when the whole courtyard is in the middle of its festivities.