O passado e o presente / Past and present

Μυθοπλασία/Fiction, Πορτογαλία, Γαλλία, Ελβετία/Portugal, France, Switzerland, 1993, 189 ́, 35mm, Έγχρ./Color, Πορτογαλικά/Portuguese

The first part of De Oliveira’s Tetralogy of Frustrated Love is a black comedy. Vanda remarries after her husband Ricardo dies in an accident. Soon after, she is bored of her new husband, Firmino, longing for Ricardo, whom she despised, when he was still alive. When Firmino also dies, Ricardo’s twin brother appears, stories are brought to light, and Vanda finds herself married again. Her marriage however is overshadowed again, by her memories of her happy days with Firmino.

Σκηνοθεσία/Direction: Manoel de Oliveira
Σενάριο/Screenplay Vicente Sanches, Manoel de Oliveira
Φωτογραφία/Cinematography: Acácio de Almeida
Μοντάζ/Editing: Manoel de Oliveira
Ήχος/Sound: Fernando Gomes, Vasco Sequeira
Ηθοποιοί/Cast: Maria de Saisset, Manuela de Freitas, Bárbara Vieira
Παραγωγός/Producer: Manoel de Oliveira
Προέλευση ταινίας/Film Source: Πορτογαλική Ταινιοθήκη- Μουσείο Κινηματογράφου/ Portuguese Cinematheque-Museum of Cinema

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