O Mal-Amado (1974)
The Soares are a bourgeois couple, living in a good neighbourhood of Lisbon, but João, their son, is not integrating well in that pattern. He attends more political meetings than classes at the Faculty of Economy, and gets a job but that's short lived because his female boss makes him her lover. He longs for the coffee shops, and the companions of old, but he doesn't get true love from anyone.
Director:
Fernando Matos Silva
Writers:
Fernando Matos Silva, João Matos Silva, Álvaro Guerra.
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João Mota as João |
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Maria do Céu Guerra as Office Manager |
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Zita Duarte as Leonor |
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Fernando Gusmão as Soares |
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Helena Felix as Mariana |
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António Beringela as |
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Maria do Rosário Bettencourt as Fado singer |
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João Matos Silva as |
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João Abel Aboim as |
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Fernando Matos Silva as |
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Pedro Efe as |
| Directing | Fernando Matos Silva | Director |
| Writing | Fernando Matos Silva | Screenplay |
| Writing | João Matos Silva | Screenplay |
| Writing | Álvaro Guerra | Screenplay |
| Sound | Luís de Freitas Branco | Music |
| Editing | Fernando Matos Silva | Editor |
| Art | Mário Alberto | Art Direction |
| Art | Mário Alberto | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Alexandre Gonçalves | Sound Director |
| Sound | Alexandre Gonçalves | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Manuel Costa e Silva | Director of Photography |
| Directing | José Nascimento | Assistant Director |
| Production | João Matos Silva | Production Manager |