
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. "Suzy," from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the '30s when a young courtesan dies on the operating table. "Mother of the River" is from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life.
Cast

Luis Miguel Cintra
Son

José Pinto
Father

Isabel Ruth
Marta

Leonor Silveira
Suzy

Diogo Dória
Him

Rita Blanco
Gabi
David Cardoso
The Friend

Leonor Baldaque
Fisalina

Ricardo Trêpa
Boyfriend

Irene Papas
Mother
Leonor Araújo
Girl

Afonso Araújo
Boy
Fernando Bento
Fisalina's Father
João Costa Menezes
Guest

Adelaide Teixeira
Stepmother

Manoel de Oliveira
Tango Dancer
Agui Pinto
Unknown

Clara Nogueira
Maid
Crew

Manoel de Oliveira
Director, Screenplay

Agustina Bessa-Luís
Writer
Prista Monteiro
Writer
António Patrício
Writer
Valérie Loiseleux
Editor

Renato Berta
Director of Photography

Paulo Branco
Producer
Isabel Branco
Production Design, Costume Design
Philippe Morel
Sound Designer
Jean-François Auger
Sound Mixer
Margarida Amaro
Set Decoration
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