Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his daughter-in-law, Sofia, but it is the absence of João, son and husband, that worries them.Gebo seems to be hiding something, especially to Doroteia, who is anxiously waiting to see her son again. Sofia is also waiting for her husband to come home, and yet she fears him. All of a sudden, João arrives and everything changes.
Director:
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer:
Manoel de Oliveira
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Michael Lonsdale as Gebo |
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Claudia Cardinale as Doroteia |
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Jeanne Moreau as Candidinha |
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Leonor Silveira as Sofia |
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Chamico |
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Ricardo Trêpa as Joao |
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Luis Inacio as |
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Bastien Guio as |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Production | Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Sound | Henri Maïkoff | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Production | Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Editing | Valérie Loiseleux | Editor |
| Art | Isabelle Girard | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Francisco Pinhão Botelho | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Júlia Buisel | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Joaquim Carvalho | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adelaide Maria Trêpa | Costume Design |
| Writing | Raul Brandão | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Tiago Matos | Sound Editor |
| Art | Christian Marti | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Estelle Tolstoukine | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferouz Zaafour | Makeup Artist |