Porto Santo (1997)
A technical problem aboard a transatlantic flight forces a plane to land in Porto Santo, the small island of Madeira's archipelago where, according to a legend, Christopher Columbus the 15th century navigator, lived for a while and entertained a sexual relationship with a widow and her nubile daughter. A girl photo journalist profits to stay the extra-needed days for repair, to visit the island - and eventually she'll become part of complex relationships among some of the secluded people of the island. Also, a yacht lost in the high seas in 1947 reappears from the misty horizon 50 years later - to unite Fanny and João, a contemporary navigator.
Director: Vicente Jorge Silva
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Leonor Silveira as Fanny |
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Ana Zanatti as Maria |
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Beatriz Batarda as Mariana |
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Carlos Martins Medeiros as João, the Navigator |
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José Eduardo as Old man |
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João Didelet as Tourist |
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Luísa Barbosa as Tourist |
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António Cara D'Anjo as Police officer |
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António Plácido as Police officer |
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Alexandre Melo as Aircraft commander |
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Carlos Subtil as Flight attendant |
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Miguel Silva as José, Mariana's husband |
| Camera | Mário de Carvalho | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Vicente Jorge Silva | Director |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Writer |
| Writing | Torcato Sepulveda | Writer |
| Writing | Vicente Jorge Silva | Writer |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Production | João Montalverne | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Editing | Francisco Villa-Lobos | Editor |
| Sound | Raquel Jacinto | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Branko Neškov | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Vicente Jorge Silva | Editor |
| Sound | Pedro Melo | Sound Editor |
| Editing | João Braz | Assistant Editor |