Three Less Me (1988)
A young woman, working as sales-girl at a shopping center's music shop, wants someone with whom to share her secrets. A distant mother separating from her father, an aunt who emigrated to France, and her pre-adolescent sister, can't do - neither the boyfriend. Such a confident arrives unexpectedly - but then there are three of them, one too much. One leaves, but then another young man arrives, and there are three again. One must go. A sad young adult love story, told in the first person, singular - and ultimately alone, under the rain.
Director: João Canijo
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Rita Blanco as Rita |
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Anne Gautier as Anne |
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Pedro Hestnes as António, the Kleptomaniac |
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Isabel de Castro as Isabel, Rita's Mother |
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João Cabral as Fernando |
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Manuela de Freitas as Ana, Rita's Aunt (voice) |
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Paulo Rocha as The Melomaniac |
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Paulo Branco as |
| Writing | João Canijo | Writer |
| Directing | João Canijo | Director |
| Writing | Paulo Tunhas | Writer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Sound | José Mário Branco | Music |
| Editing | Jaime Silva | Editor |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Art | Zé Branco | Art Direction |
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Producer |
| Editing | Sabine Franel | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Tanner | Makeup Artist |
| Production | João Canijo | Associate Producer |
| Camera | José Luís Carvalhosa | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zé Branco | Costume Design |