Gloria (1999)
Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.
Director: Manuela Viegas
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Vicente |
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Raquel Marques as Glória |
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Francisco Relvas as Ivan |
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Ricardo Aibéo as Mauro |
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Paula Só as Noémia |
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Isabel de Castro as Teresa |
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Carlos Melo as Nursing Orderly |
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Katia Leclerc O’Wallis as Woman |
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Pedro Duque as Man in the Pub |
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Joaquina Furtado as Grandmother |
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Norberto Barroca as Voice of Vicente |
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Fernando Heitor as (voice) |
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José Nascimento as Man in the Balcony |
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Pedro Alpiarça as Augusto |
| Production | Amândio Coroado | Producer |
| Writing | Joaquim Sapinho | Writer |
| Editing | Manuela Viegas | Editor |
| Directing | Manuela Viegas | Director |
| Writing | Manuela Viegas | Writer |
| Camera | Jean-Michel Humeau | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sérgio Matos | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Editor |
| Art | Ana Louro | Production Design |
| Sound | Nuno Carvalho | Sound Recordist |
