Lines of Wellington (Linhas de Wellington)

Chilean director Raúl Ruiz began Lines of Wellington (Portuguese: Linhas de Wellington) but died in 2011 during pre-production, leaving his partner Valeria Sarmiento to complete this 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film set in the Napoleonic Wars. Sarmiento came aboard on the advice of John Malkovich, to whom producer Paulo Branco had first offered the job. After competing for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice Film Festival and screening at Toronto and New York as well, it became Portugal's submission for the foreign-language Oscar but was not nominated.

The story begins on 27 September 1810, when Marshal Masséna's French troops are defeated at Buçaco by General Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army. Despite the victory the allies must fall back, and the retreat leads toward the defensive works known as the Lines of Torres Vedras. Set during Napoleon's third invasion of Portugal, the film tells a series of small stories. Malkovich plays Wellington, with Nuno Lopes (Francisco Xavier), Soraia Chaves (Martírio) and Marisa Paredes (Filipa Sanches) in leading roles. Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Mathieu Amalric also appear.

Carlos Saboga wrote the screenplay and Jorge Arriagada composed the music. A longer cut of the 151-minute film aired on RTP1 from 31 March 2013 as the miniseries As Linhas de Torres.