Francisca (1981)
Dal libro Fanny Owen di Agustina Bessa-Luís, a sua volta ispirato a fatti reali del XIX secolo. A metà del XIX secolo, nell'ambiente bohémien di Porto, lo scrittore Camilo Castelo Branco e il suo amico e rivale José Augusto si innamorano delle due sorelle Owen, Marie e Fanny. Benché innamorato di Marie, José Augusto fugge con Fanny, ma trova in alcune lettere procurategli da Camilo un pretesto per non consumare il matrimonio. Alcuni anni dopo Fanny muore lasciando il marito con l'incertezza sulla sua verginità.
Direttore:
Manoel de Oliveira
Scrittore:
Manoel de Oliveira
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Teresa Menezes as Francisca "Fanny" Owen |
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Diogo Dória as José Augusto |
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Mário Barroso as Camilo (Camilo Castelo Branco) |
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Nuno Carinhas as Marcelino de Matos |
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Manuela de Freitas as Raquel |
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Glória de Matos as Rita Owen |
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Alexandre Brandão de Melo as Raimundo |
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Lia Gama as D. Josefa |
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João Guedes as Marques |
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Cecília Guimarães as Judite |
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Adelaide João as Clotilde |
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Teresa Madruga as Franzina |
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Rui Mendes as Manuel Negrão |
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Antonio Caldeira Pires as José de Melo |
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Sílvia Rato as Maria Owen |
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Eduardo Viana as Vieira de Castro |
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José Wallenstein as Hugo Owen |
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Paulo Rocha as Doctor |
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Laura Soveral as |
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João Bénard da Costa as Duarte de Almeida |
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Francisco Brás as |
| Art | Eduardo Anahory | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Monique Rutler | Editor |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ricardo Cordeiro | Production Manager |
| Writing | Agustina Bessa-Luís | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Costume Design |
| Crew | Joaquim Pedro Jacobetty | Sound Design Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Couto | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Mario Soares | Electrician |
| Camera | Gabriel Lopes | Still Photographer |
| Production | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Executive Producer |
| Art | António Casimiro | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Camera | Elso Roque | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Raimundo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Rosado | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Zé Branco | Assistant Decorator |
| Directing | Carlos Santana | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joaquim Pedro Jacobetty | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria do Rosário de Castro | Seamstress |
| Production | Jorge Alves | Production Assistant |
| Production | Nuno Martins | Location Manager |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Camera | Alexandre Santos | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Director |
| Directing | Jaime Silva | Assistant Director |
| Sound | João Paes | Original Music Composer |