Aniki-Bόbό

Ελληνική Πρεμιέρα/Greek Premiere
Μυθοπλασία/Fiction, Πορτογαλία/Portugal, 1942, 71 ́, 35mm, α/μ/b&w, Πορτογαλικά/Portugues

This first feature film of De Oliveira, a forerunner to Italian neorealism, features the story of a group of children in a poor neighborhood of Oporto. Aniki-Bόbό refers to the magic word that distinguishes police from thiefs. The leading Eduardinho has affection for Teresinha, who begins noticing the interest of a shy boy named Carlitos. When the game gets serious, the children face the consequences. The film was a commercial failure on its initial release, but today it is regarded as a classic work of Portuguese cinema.

Σκηνοθεσία/Direction: Manoel de Oliveira
Σενάριο/Screenplay Manoel de Oliveira
Φωτογραφία/ Cinematography: António Mendes
Μοντάζ/Editing: Manoel de Oliveira
Ήχος/Sound: Sousa Santos
Ηθοποιοί/ Cast: Nascimento Fernandes, Vital dos Santos, António Palma
Παραγωγός/Producer: António Lopes Ribeiro
Προέλευση ταινίας/Film Source: Πορτογαλική Ταινιοθήκη- Μουσείο Κινηματογράφου/ Portuguese Cinematheque-Museum of Cinema

*Screening along with the film “Labor on the Douro river”

* Suitable for English speaking audience