The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- José Fonseca e CostaDirector
- Sérgio GodinhoOriginal Music Composer
- Augusto SobralWriter
- José Fonseca e CostaWriter
Cast
- António BeringelaBeringela
- Ana ZanattiLianor
- Maria Alice VergueiroÁfrica
- Fernando LoureiroBoanova
- Sérgio GodinhoCamolas
- Luís BarradasSoldado Mudo
- João GuedesD. Gonçalo
- Zita DuarteJoana
- Maria Alice VergueiroAma
- Fernando GusmãoCamponês
- Artur SemedoCapitão da GNR
- Pedro EfeOperário em Greve