The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis 2020 Directed by João Botelho O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis
Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Language
Portuguese
Spoken Language
Portuguese
Gnere
Drama
Production Company
Ar de Filmes
Release Date 1 October 2020
129 mins
Cast
Chico Diaz
Ricardo Reis
Victoria Guerra
Marcenda
Catarina Wallenstein
Lídia
Luís Lima Barreto
Fernando Pessoa
Dinarte Branco
Colega Dirigente
João Barbosa
Victor
Márcia Breia
Vizinha 1
Luísa Cruz
Vizinha 2
Gustavo Vargas
Rámon
Luís Lucas
Velho 1
Ricardo Aibéo
Dirigente Sindical
Marcello Urgeghe
Doctor
Cláudio da Silva
Polícia
Pedro Lacerda
Orador
Paulo Filipe
António Lopes Ribeiro
Dinis Gomes
Motorista
Hugo Mestre Amaro
Gerente Salvador
André Gomes
Director-Adjunto
Rui Morisson
Dr. Sampaio
Solange Santos
Carlota
Rafael Fonseca
Bagageiro
Hugo Silva
Empregado Martinho
José Martins
Velho 2
Francisco Tavares
Revisor
Alexandra Rosa
Viúva
Carolina Serrão
Filha
Bruno Ferreira
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