A True and Faithful Account (1989)
The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure interests between rural aristocratic families in the North. Brás is a ruined man, a bohemian with a reputation for violence and erratic behaviour. Antonia’s fortune is the first sacrifice made by the young wife. Fascinated by the man who humiliates and ill-treats her, she follows him in a pilgrimage to increasingly barren lands, to increasingly less hospitable houses.
Director:
Margarida Gil
Writers:
Luiza Neto Jorge, João César Monteiro, Margarida Gil.
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Catarina Alves Costa as Antónia |
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António Sequeira Lopes as Brás |
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Laura Soveral as D. Luísa |
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Jorge Rolla as Afonso |
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Cremilda Gil as Ana |
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Aurora Gaia as Senhorinha |
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Adelaide Teixeira as Conceição |
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Sónia Guimarães as Felicidade |
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Philip J. Spinelli as P. Francisco |
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Luís Cunha as P. Jerónimo |
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Luís Santos as D. Sebastião |
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Joana Siza as Lisete |
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Jorge Pinto as Aires |
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Conceição Guerra as D. Leonor |
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Margarida Gil as Nun |
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Joaquim Pinto as Father |
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Henrique Espírito Santo as Jogador de Póquer |
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João César Monteiro as Jogador de Póquer |
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João Pedro Bénard as Jogador de Póquer |
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Manuel Costa e Silva as Jogador de Póquer |
| Editing | Leonor Guterres | Editor |
| Writing | Luiza Neto Jorge | Screenplay |
| Writing | João César Monteiro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Margarida Gil | Screenplay |
| Directing | Margarida Gil | Director |
| Production | Margarida Gil | Executive Producer |
| Production | Henrique Espírito Santo | Production Director |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Director |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Director |
| Production | João César Monteiro | Executive Producer |
| Production | João Pedro Bénard | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Manuel Costa e Silva | Director of Photography |