Past and Present

Past and Present (1972)

ComedyDrama

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

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Writer: Manoel de Oliveira

Casts

	Maria de Saisset as Vanda, a widow
	Manuela de Freitas as Noémia
	Bárbara Vieira as Angélica
	Alberto Inácio as Ricardo
	Pedro Pinheiro as Firmino
	António Machado as Maurício
	João Bénard da Costa as Honório
	José Martinho as Fernando
	Alberto Branco as Doctor
	Agostinho Alves as
	António Beringela as
	Carlos de Sousa as
	Pedro Efe as
	Cândido Lacerda as

Crew