Desert Rose (1989)
Drawing on a wide mosaic of texts from figures like Montaigne and Kafka, literary and philosophical fragments are used to illustrate and reflect on the human condition. It is a tribute to the landscape and the people who inhabit the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal, portraying the region not just as a physical space, but as a place where imagination and reality intertwine.
Directors:
Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis.
Writers:
António Reis, Margarida Cordeiro.
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Francisco Nascimento as |
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Ana Umbelina as |
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Balbina Ferro as |
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Cristina de Jesus as |
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Ana Maria Martins Guerra as |
| Directing | Margarida Cordeiro | Director |
| Writing | António Reis | Screenplay |
| Production | José Mazeda | Producer |
| Production | Acácio de Almeida | Producer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Margarida Cordeiro | Screenplay |
| Directing | António Reis | Director |
| Art | José Vian | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Margarida Cordeiro | Editor |
| Art | Margarida Cordeiro | Art Direction |
| Editing | António Reis | Editor |
| Sound | Denis Séchaud | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | António Reis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarida Cordeiro | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | António Reis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivan Coletti | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Luís Alvarães | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Engineer |