The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020)
Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Director:
João Botelho
Writer:
João Botelho
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Chico Diaz as Ricardo Reis |
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Victoria Guerra as Marcenda |
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Catarina Wallenstein as Lídia |
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Luís Lima Barreto as Fernando Pessoa |
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Dinarte Branco as Colega Dirigente |
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João Barbosa as Victor |
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Márcia Breia as Vizinha 1 |
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Luísa Cruz as Vizinha 2 |
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Gustavo Vargas as Rámon |
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Luís Lucas as Velho 1 |
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Ricardo Aibéo as Dirigente Sindical |
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Marcello Urgeghe as Doctor |
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Cláudio da Silva as Polícia |
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Pedro Lacerda as Orador |
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Paulo Filipe as António Lopes Ribeiro |
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Dinis Gomes as Motorista |
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Hugo Mestre Amaro as Gerente Salvador |
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André Gomes as Director-Adjunto |
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Rui Morisson as Dr. Sampaio |
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Solange Santos as Carlota |
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Rafael Fonseca as Bagageiro |
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Hugo Silva as Empregado Martinho |
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José Martins as Velho 2 |
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Francisco Tavares as Revisor |
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Alexandra Rosa as Viúva |
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Carolina Serrão as Filha |
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Bruno Ferreira as Voz da Rádio (voice) |
| Crew | Armando Chouriço | Generator Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Gago | Hair Designer |
| Directing | João Botelho | Director |
| Camera | João Ribeiro | Director of Photography |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Designer |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Manager |
| Directing | António Pinhão Botelho | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pedro Ramalhete | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Dray | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ricardo Lameiras | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Marco Oliveira | Additional Grip |
| Writing | José Saramago | Novel |
| Writing | João Botelho | Screenplay |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Bernardes | Music |
| Art | Cláudia Lopes Costa | Set Decoration |
| Art | Carlos Subtil | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Sara Braz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joana Niza Braga | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tiago Inuit | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miguel Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Caldeira | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Costa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita de Castro | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Soraia Guilherme | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danila Hatzakis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Rodrigues | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fátima Sousa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anderson Uzual | Hairstylist |
| Production | Maria João Dinis | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Tomás Novais Castro | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Ana Costa | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Fabienne Couvreur | Painter |
| Art | Thelma de Jerusalém | Property Master |
| Art | António Gavinho | Painter |
| Art | Cinara Pisco | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Paulo Abelho | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Miguel Coelho | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Joana Eufrázia | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Pedro Maurício | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Miguel Miranda | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Hugo Peralta | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Filipe Pereira | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Pedro Rainho | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Pedro Vicente | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Fábio Alas | Additional Grip |
| Camera | Pedro Arial | Grip |
| Camera | Luísa Ferreira | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | António Godinho | Electrician |
| Lighting | Donato Melo | Electrician |
| Camera | Manuel Ramos | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ricardo Simões | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ricardo Simões | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madalena Braga | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlota Capitão de Sousa | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donzilia Faria | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mendes | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Joana Pereira | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Sofia Rodrigues | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joana Veloso | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Jennifer Mendes | Colorist |
| Art | João Alves | Location Scout |
| Directing | Paulo Guilherme | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ana Bordalo | Administration |
| Production | Ivan Coletti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sílvia Guerra | Production Accountant |
| Production | Marta Valente Lopes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marta Moreira | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karina Queiroz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Hugo Saiote | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rute Santos | Production Assistant |
| Production | Pedro Augusto Almeida | Production Assistant |
