A Portuguese Farewell ( Um Adeus Português ) ( A Portuguese Goodbye )

A Portuguese Farewell (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Um Adeus Português
Alternate Title: A Portuguese Goodbye
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Portugal ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
Portugal ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
João Botelho

Written By:
João Botelho
Leonor Pinhão

Actors:
Isabel de Castro ..... Piedade
Ruy Furtado ..... Raul
Maria Cabral ..... Laura
Fernando Heitor ..... Alexandre
Cristina Hauser ..... Rosa
Henrique Viana ..... Editor
João Perry ..... Jorge
António Peixoto ..... Priest
Anamar ..... Soldier
Zé da Guiné ..... Maid
André Gomes
Cremilda Gil
António Reis
Osório Mateus
Ana Jotta

Synopsis:

In a melancholy and well-photographed tale, a Portuguese family is in mourning over the loss of one of their sons, a young man who was killed in Mozambique. During the mid-1970s, Mozambique rebelled against 450 years of Portuguese colonial domination and after much bloodshed, independence was declared in June, 1975. Black-and-white footage dramatizes that conflict. Now ten years have gone by, and the mother still cannot forget her dead son, though the topic of the war has long been dropped from conversations. She and her husband go to visit their younger son in Lisbon, and as events unfold, it becomes apparent that all these issues have taken their toll on the mother's health and psyche.

Two stories, one set in Portuguese Africa in 1973, one in Portugal, Beira Litoral and Lisbon in 1985.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 15 January, 2009.

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