Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, with its rooms, its furniture, what plays out there and what has already played out there. From one room to another, from one era to another, the film delves deep into this enclosed space, a kind of suffocating box.
Directed by André Gil Mata
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Cast
Eva Ras
Alzira (80)
Márcia Breia
Beatriz (75)
Dinis Gomes
Augusto (45 / 60 / 80)
Catarina Lacerda
Piano Teacher
Pedro Bernardino
Alzira's Father
Cláudia Rola
Alzira's mother
Ângela Marques
Maria
Manuel Nabais
André (adult)
Gina Macedo
Alzira (40 / 55)
Luísa Guerra
Alzira (teen)
Olívia Silva
Alzira (child)
Gisela Matos
Beatriz (young)
Raimundo Cosme
Augusto (young)
Catarina Carvalho Gomes
Julieta
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