Overview

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Top Cast

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Maria de Saisset

Vanda, a widow

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Manuela de Freitas

Noémia

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Bárbara Vieira

Angélica

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Alberto Inácio

Ricardo

Pedro Pinheiro

Firmino

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António Machado

Maurício

João Bénard da Costa

Honório

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José Martinho

Fernando

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Alberto Branco

Doctor

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Agostinho Alves

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António Beringela

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Carlos de Sousa