"O Ciclista
O homem que pedala, que ped'alma
com o passado a tiracolo,
ao ar vivaz abre as narinas:
tem o por vir na pedaleira."
Pois que por venha, pois então!
três velhos amigos e uma mesa de café junto à janela

(Girl with a pearl earring, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665)
The Lodger (1926 - Silent)
Starring: Ivor Novello and Marie Ault
Taut thriller of a lodger accused of murder by a jealous detective.
The Ring (1927 - Silent)
Starring: Carl Brisson and Ian Hunter
Jealous lovers and an angry prizefighter combine in this suspenseful film.
Easy Virtue (1927 - Silent)
Starring: Isabel Jeans and Ian Hunter
Drama of a woman torn between her alcoholic husband and suicidal lover.
Champagne (1928 - Silent)
Starring: Betty Balfour and Gordon Harker
Gorgeous cinematography and classic story of a rich father trying to teach his daughter an important lesson make this a must-see for many Hitchcock fans.
The Farmer's Wife (1928 - Silent)
Starring: Jameson Thomas and Lillian Hall-Davies
A farmer, his wife, and the housekeeper in a classic romantic triangle.
Manxman (1929)
Starring: Carl Brisson and Anny Ondra
Timeless story of love and betrayal on the Isle of Man.
Blackmail (1929)
Starring: Anny Ondra and John Longden
First British sound picture features tale of a blackmailed Scotland Yard inspector.
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
Starring: Sara Allgood and Edward Chapman
Adaptation of Sean O'Casey's seriocomic play of life in Dublin slums.
Murder! (1930)
Starring: Herbert Marshall and Nora Baring
When a lone juror believes the defendant in a murder trial is innocent, he's determined to find the real killer himself.
Skin Game (1931)
Starring: Edmund Gwenn and Jill Esmond
Two families-- one wealthy, one poor-- battle over land in this saga.
Rich and Strange (1932)
Starring: Henry Kendall and Joan Barry
A leisurely trip around the world for a wealthy couple is interrupted by a shipwreck.
Number 17 (1932)
Starring: Leon M. Lion and Anne Grey
This comic thriller follows the escapades of a luckless hobo who happens on a thief's hidden fortune.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Starring: Leslie Banks and Edna Best
Political adventure-thriller of an American couple caught in an assassination plot later remade by Hitchcock himself.
The 39 Steps (1935)
Starring: Madeleine Carroll and Robert Donat
Spies, murder and mistaken identity combine in this espionage thriller.
Secret Agent (1936)
Starring: Madeleine Carroll and John Gielgud
Tension-filled thriller explores spies in the English countryside.
Sabotage (1936)
Starring: Sylvia Sidney and Oscar Homolka
This comic thriller features a theater cashier who suspects her husband is a terrorist.
Young and Innocent (1937)
Starring: Derrick DeMarney and Nova Pilbeam
A man accused of an actress' murder is aided by a young woman in clearing his name.
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Starring: Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave
A woman is drawn into a web of intrigue when her companion on a train disappears.
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Starring: Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara
Suspenseful melodrama focuses on daring orphan who uncovers smugglers' ring.
Rebecca (1940)
Starring: Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
Adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous novel of a couple tormented by the presence of the husband's dead wife.
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Starring: Joel McCrea and Laraine Day
An unsuspecting crime reporter gets swept up in an international espionage conspiracy in this fast-paced adventure.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Starring: Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery
Hilarious screwball comedy about the merry mishaps that befall a couple after they discover they weren't legally married.
Suspicion (1941)
Starring: Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine
Subtle suspense and fine-drawn tension in this mystery of a wealthy woman who suspects her playboy husband wants to murder her.
Saboteur (1942)
Starring: Priscilla Lane and Robert Cummings
False accusations of murder and sabotage leads to some surprising consequences in this chilling film.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Starring: Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright
Woman suspects her loving uncle of murder. Hitchcock's own personal favorite.
Bon Voyage & Aventure Malgache (1944)
Starring: John Blythe
Directed by Hitchcock for the war effort in Britain during WWII, this pair of short films details a British pilot behind enemy lines.
Lifeboat (1944)
Starring: Tallulah Bankhead and William Bendix
Psychological thriller about survivors trapped on a lifeboat with limited supplies. Features nail biting suspense and fine performances.
Spellbound (1945)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck
An amnesiac impersonating a famous psychologist. The doctor who wants to save him-- even if he is guilty of murder.
Notorious (1946)
Starring: Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
A classic tale of love and betrayal-- an FBI agent must send the woman he
loves to seduce a Nazi conspirator.
The Paradine Case (1947)
Starring: Gregory Peck and Alida Valli
Courtroom melodrama about a lawyer who falls for his client.
Rope (1948)
Starring: James Stewart and Farley Granger
Compelling tale of murder between friends, famed for its basis on Leopold & Loeb case and experimental cinematography.
Under Capricorn (1949)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten
Period drama details saga of an English lady who falls in love with her cousin.
Stage Fright (1950)
Starring: Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich
Drama student accused of murder must battle to prove her own innocence.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Starring: Farley Granger and Ruth Roman
A must-see classic, this tale of strangers who take on each other's murders builds to a nail-biting climax.
I Confess (1953)
Starring: Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter
Thoughtful character study of a priest who hears a murderer's confession-- only to fall under suspicion himself.
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Starring: Ray Milland and Grace Kelly
An heiress and her husband's oh-so-perfect plot to kill her make up this taut thriller.
Rear Window (1954)
Starring: James Stewart and Grace Kelly
One of the Master's finest-- a photographer laid up with a broken leg finds himself caught up in his neighbors' lives-- and one of their murders.
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Starring: Grace Kelly and Cary Grant
Romance and intrigue combine in a seaside resort when a reformed jewel thief is suspected of a rash of burglaries.
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Starring: Edmund Gwenn and John Forsythe
In this black comedy, a small town has a big problem-- a body that won't stay put.
The Wrong Man (1956)
Starring: Henry Fonda and Vera Miles
It's noir à la Hitchcock in this stark, gritty tale of a wrongly-accused jazz musician.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Starring: James Stewart and Doris Day
Hitchcock's edge-of-your-seat remake of his own 1934 movie involves Americans caught up in an assassination plot.
Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock (1958)
Starring: James Stewart and Kim Novak
Considered Hitchcock's masterpiece-- caught in a never-ending spiral of deception and obsession, a private detective must discover the truth behind the death of the woman he loved.
North by Northwest (1959)
Starring: Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint
Heart-stopping suspense abound in this tale of an innocent man mistaken for a notorious spy.
Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock (1960)
Starring: Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
The seminal horror film of a young man tormented by his past-- and his mother.
The Birds (1963)
Starring: Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren
Terror strikes out of nowhere when birds begin mysteriously attacking anyone and anything in their way.
Marnie (1964)
Starring: Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren
A beautiful kleptomaniac and the man who loves her clash in this psychological thriller.
Torn Curtain (1966)
Starring: Paul Newman and Julie Andrews
Bewildering his wife, friends, and colleagues, an American physicist defects-- or does he?
Topaz (1969)
Starring: John Forsythe and Frederick Stafford
Danger and intrigue abound in this complex espionage thriller.
Frenzy (1972)
Starring: Jon Finch and Barry Foster
The Master at his most shocking in this black comedy about a series of strangulations.
Family Plot (1976)
Starring: Karen Black and Bruce Dern
A phony psychic faces off with a jewel thief in this thriller/comedy.
(Ginjal, 2003)Escuto passos no empedrado e a névoa que desce sobre os telhados, como um lençol. Dirás que é uma imagem poética mas é apenas a rua, quase vazia, em noite de chuva. Recolho algumas palavras desta mesa onde nos temos encontrado, a horas ímpares, como dizer que “nunca nos despedimos completamente, mesmo quando partimos sem retorno”. Releio os versos de João Cabral de Melo Neto:
contra o amor
que mastiga e cospe como qualquer boca,
que tritura como um desastre."
Tomai lá do Pacheco! Mais palavras? Para quê? Só se forem estas, do poema "Últimos desejos" (in A Musa Irregular, do livro Variações Em Sousa de 1987; utilizo a edição da saudosa Hiena, Lisboa, 1991, p.152):


Não me apetece escrever muito – já quase tudo se escreveu e se disse e, finalmente, é mesmo uma questão de consciência. Apenas quero deixar registado que, no próximo dia 11 de Fevereiro, votarei SIM no referendo sobre a despenalização da IVG. SIM, pela liberdade responsável de todos; SIM, pela saúde das mulheres; SIM, contra o cinismo. Acrescento apenas que, sobre o assunto, vale a pena seguir a sugestão do empenhado respirar e ler esta reportagem na edição de hoje do DN.
Dizem que até neva. Descubro um poema e rapto alguns versos, sorrateiro, como essa neve que diz que disse.
"Não há guarda-chuva
contra o poema
subindo de regiões onde tudo é surpresa
como uma flor mesmo num canteiro.
Não há guarda-chuva
contra o amor
que mastiga e cospe como qualquer boca,
que tritura como um desastre."
Regressa a chuva. Mas como regressa, se nunca deixou de aguar?
(depois de algumas palavras de LP)
Dizes um belo poema com facas e laranjas que também pode ser de unhas e dentes nessa pele. Sabemos como são doces ou amargos os gomos, às vezes com uma pitada de acidez que arrepia. Sabemos que, como as palavras, o sumo pode escorrer dos lábios para o queixo, até deslizar pelo pescoço, a pedir, digamos, alguma criatividade linguística. Mas – repara! -, tal como mordemos e chupamos as laranjas, dizemos quase tudo, quase sempre, com cuidado, para evitar salpicos e nódoas maçadoras.
Procuro nos bolsos os restos da paisagem. Passo os dedos pela cara lisa, estranhando-me, vagamente outro. Uma voz comenta, sobre o meu ombro (dentro de mim?): começam assim muitas pinturas abstractas e algumas guerras civis. Respondo, ainda sem sorrir: um dia, da falta de sentido que há nisto tudo, nascerá a desejada tranquilidade. Coloco num cachimbo os restos da paisagem e arrisco um fósforo.






