Recollections of the Yellow House (Portuguese: Recordações da Casa Amarela) is a 1989 Portuguese film directed by João César Monteiro.
[1] João de Deus, a middle-aged man, lives in a cheap boarding house in an old part of Lisbon.
He relies on Franz Schubert's music and films to stave off misery.
He is sent to a mental hospital, but he eventually manages to escape through the sewers.
It was awarded the Silver Lion at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.