A Portuguesa

The Portuguese Woman

2018 136 min. Portugal Rita Azevedo Gomes

Official Section - Feature films

Director
Rita Azevedo Gomes

Screenplay
Rita Azevedo Gomes

Cinematography
Acácio de Almeida

Producer
Rita Azevedo Gomes, António Câmara Manuel

Cast
Clara Riedenstein, Marcello Urgeghe, Rita Durão, Ingrid Caven, Pierre Léon, Luna Picoli-Truffaut

Synopsis
Adaptation of Robert Musil’s novel, Die Portugiesin. North of Italy, the von Ketten dispute the forces of the Episcopate of Trent. Herr Ketten seeks marriage in a distant country, Portugal, to stop fuelling the existing political conflicts. After their honeymoon journey back home, Ketten leaves again for the war. Eleven years later, rumours are running about the presence of 'the Portuguese woman' in his castle...

Format
DCP, Color

World Sales-Distribution
Basilisco Filmes

Filmography
FILMOGRAFÍA SELECCIONADA / SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:

2018 A PORTUGUESA / THE PORTUGUESE WOMAN
2016 CORRESPONDÊNCIAS / CORRESPONDENCES
2012 A VINGANÇA DE UMA MULHER / A WOMAN’S REVENGE
2001 FRÁGIL COMO O MUNDO
1990 O SOM DA TERRA A TREMER

Notes
Festivals: Mar del Plata, Berlin

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