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 |
| Production | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Couto | Hairstylist |
| Art | Eduardo Anahory | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Joaquim Pedro Jacobetty | Sound Design Assistant |
| Production | Ricardo Cordeiro | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Mario Soares | Electrician |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Costume Design |
| Editing | Monique Rutler | Editor |
| Writing | Agustina Bessa-Luís | Novel |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Camera | Gabriel Lopes | Still Photographer |
| Art | António Casimiro | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Camera | Elso Roque | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Raimundo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria do Rosário de Castro | Seamstress |
| Camera | Alexandre Santos | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Carlos Santana | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Rosado | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Zé Branco | Assistant Decorator |
| Production | Jorge Alves | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Joaquim Pedro Jacobetty | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Nuno Martins | Location Manager |
| Directing | Jaime Silva | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Director |
| Sound | João Paes | Original Music Composer |