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