Tabu / O Som E A Furia presents co-production with Komplizen Film Gullane Shellac and ZDF/ARTE, a film by Miguel Gomes ; directed by Miguel Gomes ; written by Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo ; produced by Luis Urbano, Sandro Aguilar.
Miguel Gomes directs this romantic drama, which pays homage to the silent films of F.W. Murnau and Robert J. Flaherty. Filmed in black and white, the film is divided into two parts, the first half takes up the story from the point of view of Pilar (Teresa Madruga), a middle-aged political activist w...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
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| Series: | Palace Films collection.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | Miguel Gomes directs this romantic drama, which pays homage to the silent films of F.W. Murnau and Robert J. Flaherty. Filmed in black and white, the film is divided into two parts, the first half takes up the story from the point of view of Pilar (Teresa Madruga), a middle-aged political activist whose neighbour Aurora (Laura Soveral) is a senile old lady with a gambling addiction and a propensity to tell colourful tales about her past in Mozambique. As Aurora's health starts to decline, she asks Pilar to track down a man called Ventura (Henrique Espírito Santo), with whom she had a passionate affair as a newly-married young woman. The second part of the film details the affair between the beautiful young Aurora (Ana Moreira) and her Portuguese lover (Carloto Cotta), revealing their secret passion that unfolded in Africa over half an century previously. |
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| Item Description: | DVD release of the 2012 motion picture. Anamorphic widescreen 1.33. Winner Fipresci Prize & Alfred Baeur Prize Berlin 2012 ; Official Selection tiff. Toronto International Film Festival ; NYFO50 The 50th New York Film Festival ; Winner Best Film of 2012 French Critics Association. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD video, PAL, region 4, Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | M - Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. NOTE: Sex scenes. |