Portugal,
2011, 133 min
(Director's cut: 185 min)
Directed by:
João CanijoScreenplay:
João CanijoCinematography:
Mário CastanheiraCast:
Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Cleia Almeida, Rafael Morais, Marcello Urgeghe, Nuno Lopes, Beatriz Batarda, Teresa Madruga, Teresa Tavares, Joana Mendes (more)Plots(1)
This Portuguese box-office hit of 2011 is an intimate portrait of a Lisboan working-class family ruled matriarchically by Márcia, a woman in her forties. The director captures the generational conflicts between the family members in the claustrophobic atmosphere of a crammed house where he observes his characters in voyeur-like, long and carefully composed takes. (Summer Film School)
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