City of Pirates (1984)
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
Director:
Raúl Ruiz
Writer:
Raúl Ruiz
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Hugues Quester as Toby |
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Anne Alvaro as Isidore |
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Melvil Poupaud as Malo, the Boy |
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André Engel as Fisherman |
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João Bénard da Costa as Father |
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Clarisse Dole as Mother |
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André Gomes as Police Lieutenant |
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Luis Gaspar da Silva as Police Corporal (uncredited) |
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Vasco Pimentel as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Directing | Raúl Ruiz | Director |
| Editing | Rudolfo Wedeles | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Valeria Sarmiento | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zé Branco | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Branco | Costume Design |
| Writing | Raúl Ruiz | Screenplay |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Art | Isabel Branco | Production Design |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Loublier | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Monique Soussan | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Jorge Caldas | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Raimundo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Massoud Hattou | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mário Castanheira | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Luis Gaspar da Silva | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Claudio Martinez | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | José Maria Vaz da Silva | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Paulo Soares | Electrician |
| Production | Carmo Canelas | Production Secretary |
| Production | António Gonçalo | Unit Manager |
| Production | Anne-Marie La Toison | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alain Nahum | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Rafael de Sousa | Gaffer |
| Camera | François Ede | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Omar Elaïdi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | José António Loureiro | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | João Pequeno | Electrician |
| Sound | Alexandre Myrat | Conductor |
| Directing | Armanda Bacelar | Script Supervisor |
| Production | João Pedro Bénard | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tony Jessen | Production Assistant |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |