Les Lignes de Wellington (2012)
En septembre 1810, les troupes napoléoniennes, emmenées par le Maréchal Masséna, envahissent le Portugal. Lors de la bataille de Buçaco, Masséna est défait. Pour autant, Portugais et Britanniques, sous le commandement du Général Wellington, battent en retraite. Wellington espère ainsi attirer l’ennemi à Torres Vedras, où il a fait bâtir des lignes de fortifications infranchissables. Cette stratégie, couplée à une opération de terre brûlée, plonge les populations civiles dans l’exode. Accompagnant les soldats dans leur marche, tout un peuple subit au quotidien les déchirements de la guerre et progresse à travers les villages en ruines, les forêts incendiées et les cultures dévastées. Certains réaffirment leur volonté de résister à l’envahisseur, d’autres profitent du désarroi général pour laisser libre cours à leurs bas instincts.
Directeur:
Valeria Sarmiento
écrivain:
Carlos Saboga
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Nuno Lopes as Sargento Francisco Xavier |
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Soraia Chaves as Martírio |
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Marisa Paredes as D. Filipa Sanches |
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John Malkovich as General Wellington |
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Carloto Cotta as Tenente Pedro de Alencar |
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Victoria Guerra as Clarissa |
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Marcello Urgeghe as Major Jonathan Foster |
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Jemima West as Maureen |
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Afonso Pimentel as Zé Maria |
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Miguel Borges as Manuel Penabranca |
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Mathieu Amalric as Barão Marbot |
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Melvil Poupaud as Marechal Massena |
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Filipe Vargas as Vicente de Almeida |
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Adriano Luz as Bordalo |
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João Arrais as Idiot |
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Elsa Zylberstein as Irmã Cordélia |
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Vincent Perez as Lévêque |
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Albano Jerónimo as Abade |
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Gonçalo Waddington as Zanaga / Espião |
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Catherine Deneuve as Severina |
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Isabelle Huppert as Cosima Pia |
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Michel Piccoli as Leópold Scheitzer |
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Chiara Mastroianni as Hussardo |
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Malik Zidi as Octave Ségur |
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Maria João Bastos as Maria de Jesus Almeida |
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Joana de Verona as Brites |
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Victor Gonçalves as Ajudante |
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Pedro Lacerda as Soldado Francês |
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Ricardo Aibéo as Sentinela |
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Miguel Monteiro as Capitão Saavedra |
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Elmano Sancho as Soldado Francês |
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Manuel Wiborg as Ti Miguel |
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Paulo Pires as Alberto |
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Dmitry Bogomolov as Polaco |
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João Saboga as Chefe |
| Crew | João Gaspar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Directing | Valeria Sarmiento | Director |
| Writing | Carlos Saboga | Screenplay |
| Art | Isabel Branco | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephen Malho | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Luca Alverdi | Editor |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Nuno Mesquita | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Paulo MilHomens | Script Supervisor |
| Art | João Dourado | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Íris Peleira | Makeup Department Head |
| Editing | Valeria Sarmiento | Editor |
| Camera | André Szankowski | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Pedro Salgado | Stunts |