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 |
| Sound | Ricardo Leal | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Patrícia Saramago | Editor |
| Sound | Philippe Morel | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Screenplay |
| Sound | Xavier Bonneyrat | Sound Editor |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Sound | Antoine Bonfanti | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Pedro Melo | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Edmundo Díaz Sotelo | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | John Fewell | Foley Artist |
| Production | Alexandre Valente | Production Manager |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Diana Coelho | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jorge Lopes | Assistant Director |
| Art | Paula Migalhada | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Migalhada | Wardrobe Designer |