Fragile as the World (2001)
An impossible love. Two young people who love each other. Vera and João can’t find in this life the space, time, or identity to resolve their love story.
Director:
Rita Azevedo Gomes
Writer:
Rita Azevedo Gomes
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Maria Gonçalves as Vera |
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Bruno Terra as João |
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Sophie Balabanian as Vera's Mother |
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Manuela de Freitas as Avó |
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João Bénard da Costa as Avô |
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Carolina Villaverde as Luzinha |
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Carlos Ferreira as Vera's Father |
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Mário Barroso as Narrator (voice) |
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Maria Celestino da Costa as Vera Menina |
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Nuno Nunes as Vera's Brother |
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Marta Costa as Vera's Friend |
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Margarida Lacerda as Friend |
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Henrique Branco as Friend |
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Filipe Ferreira as Friend |
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João Amorim as Friend |
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Francisco Grave as Hunter |
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Leonor Coutinho Cabral as |
| Directing | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Director |
| Writing | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Screenplay |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrícia Saramago | Editor |
| Sound | Antoine Bonfanti | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Xavier Bonneyrat | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ricardo Leal | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Pedro Melo | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Philippe Morel | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Art | Paula Migalhada | Set Decoration |
| Production | Diana Coelho | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Alexandre Valente | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jorge Lopes | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Fewell | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Edmundo Díaz Sotelo | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Migalhada | Wardrobe Designer |