Manoel’s Destinies (1984)
When the child Manuel wanders into a garden that is off-limits to him, he meets an unidentified fisherman, and another boy -- the boy is actually himself several years down the road. Manuel experiences three different versions of his encounters in the garden, revealing that fate can have several twists and turns in one's life, depending on decisions that are made early on.
Director: Raúl Ruiz
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Ruben de Freitas as Manuel(7 years old) |
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Teresa Madruga as Manuel's Mother |
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Fernando Heitor as Manuel's Father |
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Marco Paulo de Freitas as Manuel(13 years old) |
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Diogo Dória as Captain Araujo |
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Cecília Guimarães as Tante |
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Vasco Pimentel as Professor |
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José de Freitas as Pecheur |
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Aurélie Chazelle as Marilina |
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Miguel Silva as Roque |
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Pedro M. Ruivo as Pedro |
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Pedro Fernandes as João |
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Clara Rolim as Clara |
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Luis Gaspar da Silva as Pianiste |
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Tony Jessen as Motorist de la Tante |
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Vasco Sequeira as Pauvre |
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Armanda Bacelar as Femme Aveugle |
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Rafael de Sousa as Fils Pauvre |
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José Antônio Gomes as Pauvre |
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Isabel Branco as |
| Art | Isabel Branco | Production Design |
| Writing | Leonor Pinhão | Idea |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Production | António Vaz da Silva | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Branco | Costume Design |
| Writing | Raúl Ruiz | Writer |
| Production | Arthur Neves | Executive Producer |
| Production | Arthur Neves | Producer |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Music |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zé Branco | Costume Design |
| Camera | José Luís Carvalhosa | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | António Vaz da Silva | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Rudolfo Wedeles | Editor |
| Production | Armanda Bacelar | Production Manager |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound |
| Directing | Raúl Ruiz | Director |
| Writing | João Botelho | Idea |
| Production | João Pedro Bénard | Production Manager |
| Camera | Massoud Hattou | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Brisson | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Luis Gaspar da Silva | Assistant Director |
| Camera | François Ede | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | José Maria Vaz da Silva | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claudio Martinez | Editor |