A Estrangeira (1982)
The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as Totonno, a low-level, petty criminal anxious to move up a somewhat crooked ladder. Rising to the rank of the "dons" -- Don Raffaele (Carmine Ippolito) or Don Gennaro (Pasquale Cenammo) -- is not an easy task, as Totonno is about to find out. In the meantime, Paula (Belinda Lee) provides a romantic distraction, and another would-be entrepreneur opts for the straight and narrow. This uneven feature offers some colorful performances but the sum is less convincing than its parts.
Director:
João Mário Grilo
Writers:
João Mário Grilo, Teresa Azevedo, Michael Graham.
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Fernando Rey as André |
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Teresa Madruga as Eva |
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Mariana Villar as Ana |
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Maria de Medeiros as Ana as a Child |
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Diogo Dória as Jorge |
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Artur Semedo as Nunes |
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Simone de Oliveira as Clara |
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João César Monteiro as |
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Pedro Efe as |
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Isabel Alves de Carvalho as |
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Nuno Carinhas as Manuel |
| Directing | João Mário Grilo | Director |
| Writing | João Mário Grilo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Teresa Azevedo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Graham | Screenplay |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Sound | António Victorino de Almeida | Music |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Branco | Costume Design |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Teresa Caldas | Editor |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Raimundo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Couto | Hairstylist |
